G e n . 6 9. A n g io p t e r i s , H o ffm .
C a p s , o p e n in g b y a s lit d ow n th e s id e , s e s sile , v e r y close to o n e a n o “ }®]- h u t n o t
c o n c i e te , a r r a n g e d in lin e a r - o h lo n g o r b o a t- s h a p e d s o n n e a r th e ed g e o f th e f r o n d .
T a b . IX . fig. 69.
1 A . evecta, H o ffm . ; ca u d . e re c t, 2 -6 f t. h ig h , l J - 2 f t . th i c k ; S t . sw o lle n a n d
a r t ic u l a te d a t th e b a s e , f u r n is h e d w ith tw o la r g e l e a th e r y a u r ic le s , w h ic h r em a in
a t ta c h e d to t h e c a u d e x a f t e r i t f a l ls ; f r . 6 -1 5 f t. 1., b ip in n a te ; p in n c e 1 -3 I t. 1.,
s p r e a d in g , th e low e s t th e la rg e s t, th e r a c liis sw o lle n a t th e b a se ; p m n l 4 -1 2
in 1 J - l J in . h r ., lin e a r -o b lo n g , s e s sile o r s h o r t- s ta lk e d , th e p o in t a c u m in a t e ,
th e edo-e e n t ir e o r s lig h t ly to o th e d ; te x tu r e s u b c o r ia c e o n s ; b o th sid e s n a k e d ,
sm o o th , s h in in g ; v e in s s u b p a r a l le l ; so ri c o n s is tin g o f 8 -1 6 c a p s ., m c lo se rm v s
n e a r th e ed g e , a lm o s t h id in g th e in f e r io r f im b r ia t e d in v o lu c r e . — / f t . f i C r .
¿ .3 6 . H k . F i L E x . t , l 5 .
H ab . H im a lay a s and J a p a n to Ceylon, Madagasca r, N ew Caledonia, Queensland, an d
Society Is le s —W e can n o t d e te rm in e more th a n one clearly-marked species, b u t F re s l
defines ten , and De V rie s e six ty . T h e re is a considerable ran g e of v ariatio n in th e te x tu
r e of th e pinnæ an d closeness o f th e veins an d sori, an d th e numb e r o f capsules which
compose th e la tte r ; an d in many of tb e forms th e re is a free v e in let, which is very
v a riab le iu len g th an d d istin ctn e ss, which begins a t th e edge of th e fro n d in th e in t e r space
b etwe en th e veins pro p er, Psilodochea salic ifolia, P re s l, is an eu tire iy obscure
p lan t, supposed to h av e been g a th e red in L ah o re , said to be like Angiopteins, b u t w ith o u t
a n involucre.
G e n . 7 0 . M a r a t t ia , Sm .
C a p s, s e s sile o r s ta lk e d , 4 -1 2 , c o n c re te in b o a t- s h a p e d s y n a n g ia , w h i c h c o n s is t
o f tw o o p p o s ite row s o f c a p su le s , a n d o p e n b y s lits d ow n th e i r in n e r fa c e s . A
w e ll-m a rk e d g en u s , e x te n d in g a ll r o u n d th e w o r ld w ith in th e T ro p ic s , a n d a h ttle
ie y o n d th e so u th e rn one. T a b . IX . fig. 70-
§ E u m a r a t t i a . S y n a n g ia f u r n i s h e d w ith a n obscure fim b r ia t e d in f e r io r in v o lucre.
S p . 1 -2 .
1 . M-. f r a x i n e a . S m ith ; S t . 1 -2 f t . 1., 1 - l J in . th i c k , sm o o th , d e c id u o u s ly s c a ly
a n d sw o lle n in th e low e r p a r t ; f r . 6 -1 5 ft. 1., li ip in n a te o r c a s u a l ly t r i p in n a t e ;
p i n n c e 1 -2 f t. 1., o f te n 1 f t. b r. ; p i n n l . o b lo n g - la n c e o la te , 4 -6 in . 1., J - l J in . b r .,
th e a p e x a c u m in a t e , th e ed g e e n t ir e o r s e r r u la t e , th e b a se c u n e a te o r s lig h t ly
r o u n d e d ; t e x t u r e c o ria c e o u s ; s u r f a e e s n a k e d ; v e i n s s im p le o r f o r k e d , th e r a c h i s
o f th e p in n æ s om e tim e s s lig h t ly w in g e d ; s y n a n g i a u s u a l l y s u b m a r g in a l, in '
c lo se
r ow s , J - I J l in . 1., th e s id e s v e r t ic a l , th e re c e p ta c le lin e a r , w i th G-12 i c
c a p s .
e a c h side.
H a b . G u in e a Coast. An g o la, Zambesi-land, M a sc a ren Isles, N a ta l, Cape Colony, N e ilg
herries, Ceylon, Ph ilip p in es, Malaccas, Po ly n esia , N ew Ze alan d , Queensland, N o rfo lk
Is la n d .—T h e typical p la n t (Smith, lo . inedit. t. 48 ; Beddome, t. 79) has pinnules 1 - lJ
in . hr., s e rru la te p iin c ip a lly a t th e apex, nume ro u s fo rk ed veins, an d submarginal sy n an g
ia , w’ith 10-12 caps, on each side. To th is belong M . sorbifolia, Bo ry , and M. elegans,
En d l. F rom th is we can n o t s ep a ra te clearly many p la n ts which h av e been reg a rd ed as
d is tin c t ; of which th e princ ipal a re M . salic ifolia, Schrad. (Kze. t. 38), in c luding M. Dre-
giana an d nalalensis, P re s l (South Africa), p innules sh a rp ly to o th ed th ro u g h o u t, often
only | - | in . b r., v ein s more d is ta n t, sy n an g ia with ab o u t 6 caps, on each side, n o t so
close or so n e a r th e edge ; M . salicina, Sm., De V rie se , ta b . 8. fig. 18 (Society Isles),
species, an d g iv e nine la rge folio p la te s to illu s tra te th e c h a ra c te rs of th e se a n d th e an a tom
ica l s tru c tu re of th e g en e ra . I n all of th em th e cau d ex is a succulent irreg u la rly -
shaped tu b e ro u s mass, u p o n which th e stems are a rticu la ted , an d th e la tte r a re fu rn ish ed
a t th e base w ith a p a ir o f la rg e flap-like auricles, which a re le a th e ry in te x tu re when dry.
colour d a rk -g re en , veins an d sy n an g ia very close, th e forme r all simple, llie la tte r long,
narrow, m a rgin al ; a p la n t from F iji, coriaceous in te x tu re , colour dark-green, veins
simple, much raised, f lin e a p a rt, sy n an g ia a th ird o r n ea rly halfway from th e edge to
th e midrib ; M . pwrpurascens, De Vriese, t. S. f. 19 (M. Ascensionis, J . Sm., H k . G. F .
t. 65, from Ascension Islan d ), a reduced fleshy form, as if grow-n in a very exposed s itu atio
n , th e fronds n o t more th a n 3-4 ft. high, lu rid -p u rp le in th e wild p lan t, lower p in n l.
often c u t down to a distinctly-winged raohis, th e auricles a t th e base o f th e stem sometim
es prod u cin g soriferous lobes lik e th e froud in te x tu re ; an d M . sambucina, Blume
(Jav a), pinnl. 2-3 in. 1., f - J in . h r., narrowed to b o th ends, very p ale bene ath, w ith d is ta n t
simple veins, small sy n an g ia placed h a lf as fa r from th e edge as from th e midrib, an d th e
raohis of th e pin næ more d is tin c tly winged th a n usual. Th e P h ilip p in e M. pellucida,
P re s l, comes v e ry n e a r th is la st, an d M. sylvatica, Blume (De V riese, t. 3. f. 23), ap p e a rs
to differ only by h av in g th e lower p in n u les aga in pinnatifid.
2. M . a tte n u a ta , L a b . ; St. 3 -4 f t. I., sm o o th ; f r . 3 -4 f t. 1., t r i p in n a t e ; p in n æ
l J - 2 ft. L, th e low e r o n e s w ith a s t a l k 6 in . 1. a n d 2 -3 p in n l . o n e a c h s id e , th e
l a t t e r w ith a te rm in a l segm. a n d 3 -4 o n e a c h s id e , w h ic h a r e 4 -6 in . 1., 1 in . o r
r a t h e r m o re In-., th e a p e x s e r r a te d , th e b a s e c u n e a te , tlie low e r o n e s s h o r tÎ
u s u a l l y
! r e c e p ta c le
. p . - ■ ■
H a b . N ew Caledonia.—T h is may n o t b e more th a n a more compound v a rie ty of th e
preceding, b u t examples rece ived re c e n tly from V ie illa rd q u ite ag re e w ith Lab ilia rd ih re ’s
specimens an d figures.
§§ G ym n o th e c a , P r e s l. S y n a n g ia sessile w ith o u t a n in vo lu c re .
S p . 3 - 6 .
3. M . (G y m n o .) cicutcefolia, K a u l f . ; st. 1 -2 f t. 1., 1 in . th i c k , sm o o th ; f r . 6 -0
f t. 1., b ip in n a te ; low e r p in n æ 1 2 -1 8 in . 1., o fte n 1 f t. b r . ; p in n l . o b lo n g - la n c
e o la te , 4 -6 in . 1., j - 1 in . b r ., th e ed g e e n t ir e o r s e r r u la t e , th e b a s e c u n e a te o r
s lig h t ly r o u n d e d ; te x tu r e s u b c o ria c e o u s ; su rfa c e s n a k e d ; v e in s d is ta n t, u s u a l l y
in p a i r s t l i a t jo i n a t th e b a s e , o n e o fte n fo rk e d ; r a e h is o f tlie p in n æ s lig h t ly
w in g e d to w a r d s th e a p e x ; s y n a n g ia a s h o r t d is ta n c e f rom tlie edge , 1 -1 4 l in . ].,
d eep c le ft, th e s id e s u l t im a t e l y s p r e a d in g , th e a t t a c h m e n t lin e a r .— M a r t . I c . t. 7 0 .
M . f r a x in e a , R a d d i , t. 8 2 . {n o n I
H a b . Braz il.—D e V rie s e a n d S tu rm define six B ra z ilian species, whioh we cannot
d istin g u ish clearly,—R a d d ia n a , polyodon, obtusidens, cicutcefolia, Verschaffeltmna, an d
podolepis. T h e la tte r is th e most u n lik e th e ty p e , an d h a s h erbac eous p in næ only 2-3
in. 1., I in. h r., an d v e ry small synangia.
4 . M . (G y m n o .) la x a , K z e . ; s t. 1-2 f t. 1., sm o o th ; f r . s e v e ra l f t. 1., b ip in n a te ;
low e r p in n oe l J - 2 f t . 1., o f te n 1 f t. h r . ; p in n l . o h lo n g -la n c e o la te , 4 -6 in . ).,
j - 1 in . h r ., th e ed g e in c is o - c r e n a te , th e b a s e c o r d a t e ; te x tu r e s u b c o r ia c e o n s ;
s u r fa c e s n a k e d ; v e in s in p a i r s t h a t jo i n a t o r n e a r th e b a s e , b o th som e tim e s
f o r k e d ; ra c h is s lig h t ly w in g e d to w a r d s th e a p e x ; s y n a n g ia q u it e close to th e
ed g e , j - 1 lin . 1., th e s id e s a lw a y s e r e c t, tlie a t t a c h m e n t lin e a r .— K u n z e , t. 9 5 .
P r e s l, S u p p l. te n t. p . 1 5 . l o w e , 8 . t. 7 7 . M . m a c ro p h y ll a , H o r t.
H a b . Mexico, Liehold 6 2 .—Tbis an d tb e preceding have en tire ly th e h a b it of
M . fra x in e a .
5. M . (G y m n o .) D o u g la s ii, B a k e r ; st. 3 -5 f t. 1., th i c k , sm o o th ; f r . 6 -8 f t. I.,
t r ip in n a t if id , th e lo w e r p i n n æ m u c h th e la rg e s t, a l l e x c e p t th e low e s t p a i r
s im p ly p in n a te , 6 -8 in . 1., 2 -3 in . h r ., th e r a c h i s f la tte n e d a n d n a r r o w ly w in g e d
th r o u g h o u t , th e p in n l . u s u a l l y u n d e r 1 in . 1., J in . h r ., lin e a r-o h lo n g , w i th h ro a d
b lu n t te e th , th e b a s e c u n e a te ; p in n l . o f th e low e s t p in n æ a g a in p in n a tif id ; te x tu r e
th i c k - h e r b a c c o u s ; su r fa e e s n a k e d ; s y n a n g ia 1 to e a c h lo b e o f th e p in n u le s , su b -
3 K
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