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442 70. MARATTIA, §§§ EÜPODIUM. 71. DANÆA. 71. DANÆA. 443
m a r g in a l , J - | l in . 1., th e s id e s u l t im a t e ly s p r e a d in g , 't l i e a t t a c h m e n t o b lo n g .
S tib a s i a , P r e s l . D e V r ie se , lab. 3. / . 2 4 .
H a b . Sandwich Isles.
6. M . (G y m n o .) a la ta , S m ith ; s t. 1 -2 f t . 1., 1 in . o r m o r e th i c k d e c !d n o n s ly
s c a l y f r 3 -4 f t. h , tr ip in n a t i f id , th e low e r p m n æ th e la rg e s t, a l l ex c ep t^ tn e
lo w e s t p a i r u s u a l ly s im p ly p in n a te , th e u l t im a t e d iv is io n s J - j m . 1., a b o u t j m .
b r . o h lo n g , b lu n t o r a c u te , tlie b a s e c u n e a te , th e ed g e s e r r a te o r c r e n a te , th e
r a c h is e s w i th a v e rv d is tin c t w in g ; te x tu r e h e rb a c e o u s ; u n d e r s u r fa c e m o re o r
le s s c h a ffy : s y n a n g ia c o p io u s , s u bm a r g in a l, J - j l in . 1., th e sides e re c t, th e a t ta c l i-
m e n t o b lo n g o r r o u n d is h .— &«««/, l e . in é d it- t. 4 6 . { n o n U a d d i) . D is c o s te g ia ,
P r e s l. M . iæ v is . Sm ith , I c . t. 4 7 . M . w e inm a nm æ fo lia , L ie hm .
H a b . W e s t In d ie s, Mexico, an d G u a tem a la .—P re s l an d o th e rs assign to th is an
involucre, which we a re n o t able to d ete c t. M . loevis, Sm., is a form w ith th e rachis
smooth an d te e th of th e segments b lu n t.
§ § § E u p o d iu m , J . S m . S y n a n g ia sh o rt-sta lk e d w ith o u t a n in v o lu c re .
Sp. 7.
7 . M . (E u p o d .) K a u lfu s s ii , J . Sm . ; s t. 2 -3 f t. 1., th lc lc , n a k e d ; f r . S -4 f t . 1.,
q u a d r ip in n a t if id , th e low e s t p in 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 n
b ip i n n to f id , I f t . o r m o r e 1., 6 -8 in . h r . ; p m n l . 3 -4 in 1. th e r a c h i s very
d i s tin c tly w in g e d ; segm. o b lo n g , d e e p ly a n d b lu n t ly to o th e d , th o s e of 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 h e rb a c e o u s ( su r fa c e s n a k e d ;
n o t m a r g in a l , d e e p ly 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 .— « / . 2 n d t e n t . t. 9 5 .
M . a l a t a , R a d d i , t. 8 3 -4 . {non S m .)
H ab . W e s t In d ie s an d Columbia to E c u ad o r a n d E io J a n e iro .
G e n . 71. D a n æ a , Sm.
C a p s , s e s s i le , c o n c r e t e i n r o w s , w h i c h c o v e r t h e w h o l e u n d e r s u r f a c e o f t h e
p i n n æ o n w h i c h t h e y a r e placed,_ o p e n in g b y p o r e s a t t h e a p e x . A w e ll-m a rk ed
g en u s r e s tr ic te d to T r o p ic a l A m e r ic a , T a b . iX. f ig . 71*
1. D . s im p lie ifo lia , R u d g e ; St. o f th e b a r r e n f r , 2 -1 2 in . 1., w i th 0 -2 n o d e s ,
s lig h t ly s c a ly b e low ; b a r r e n f r . 6 -1 2 in . 1., 2 -4 in . b r ., o v a te -o b lo n g , th e a p e x
a c fo n in a te , th e ed g e e n t ir e , th e b a s e r o u n d e d o r c u n e a te ; te x tu re s u b c o r ia c e o u s ;
m id r ib b e n e a th n a k e d ; v e in s c lo se , u s u a l ly o n c e f o r k e d ; fe rU le f r . s im i la r b u t
sm a lle r , a n d th e st. lo n g e r .— R u d g e , t. 3 6 . K u n z e , t. 50.
H ab . G u ian a an d N o rth B r a z il.-O n e of o u r specimens is p a rtia lly fe rtile on ly . T h e re
a re ab o u t 100 capsules in th e c e n tra l synangia, an d 80,000 to an e n tire trond.
2 . D . tr ifo lia ta , R e ic h . ; s t. o f b a r r e n f r . a b o u t 1 in . 1., w i th 1 n o d e , s lig h t ly
s c a lv h e low : b a r r e n f r . w ith a n o b lo n g - la n c e o la te e n t ir e te rm in a l, p m n a 8 -1 2
in . 1., 3 in . b l'., a n d o n e o r tw o p a i r s o f s im i la r b u t sm a lle r l a t e r a l o n e s ; te x tu re
c o ria c e o u s ; su rfa c e s g lo s sy ,, th e r a c h is n a k e d , n o t -winged, sw o lle n a t th e n o d e s ;
v e in s close, u s u a l l y o n c e fo rk e d , c a s u a l ly a n a s tom o s in g ; f e r t i l e f r . o n a lo n g e r s t.,
th e p in n æ sm a lle r .— K z e . A n a l . 4 . t. 2.
H ab . G u ian a ; g a th e re d by H o stm an n an d S chomburgk.—P e rh a p s n o t really d is tin c t
from th e p receding.
3 . D . tr ic h om a n o id e s . S p r u c e , M S S . ; st. o f b a r r e n f r . u n d e r 1 in . 1., f i i r f u -
ra c e o u s , c o n tin u o u s ; b a r re n f r . 3 -4 in . 1., 1 in . b r ., w i th a b o u t 12 p m n æ o n e a c h
s id e , th e c e n tr a l o n e s J in . 1., 2 lin . b r ., o b lo n g , s h o r t- s ta lk e d th e b a s e ro u n d e d ;
colour d a r k - g r e e n ; te x tu r e p e l lu c id o - h e r b a c e o u s ; v a n s s im p l e ; r a c h is w itl i a
d is tin c t c risp e d w in g th r o u g h o u t ; fertile f r . o n lo n g e r s t. th a n th e b a r r e n o n e s,
a n d th e p in n æ m o re d is tin c tly s ta lk e d a n d n o t so c lo se .—Moore, In d . F il. p . 2 88.
H ab . T a rap o ta , E a s t P e ru , Spruce 4710.
4 . D. Leprieurii, K z e . ; st. 6 -9 in . 1., s le n d e r, n e a r l y n a k e d , w i th 3-4 d is tm c t
a r t ic u l a tio n s ; barren f r . 6 -9 in . 1., 3 -4 in . h r ., w i th a b o u t 6 se ssile pinnæ o n
e a c h sid e, w h ic h a r e l J - 2 in . 1., j in . h r., o h lo n g - f a lc a te , th e ed g e c risp e d , th e
lo w e s t p a i r n e a r ly e q u a llin g th e o th e r s ; texture su b c o ria c e o u s ; veins v e r y fine
a n d close, u s u a l l y o n c e fo rk e d ; rachis s le n d e r , sw o lle n a t th e n o d e s , s lig h tly
w in g e d u p w a r d s ; fertile f r . o n a lo n g e r st. th a n th e b a r r e n o n e , th e p in n æ
s im i la r , b u t sm a lle r .— Kse. t. 60 .
H a b . G u ian a an d th e Amazon V a lley .—This forms th e section Arthrodanoea of P re sl,
ch a ra cte rized by a d is tin c tly a rtic u la te d stem.
6 . D. humilis, M o o re ; St. o f b a r r e n f r . 2 -4 in . 1., fu r fu r a c e o u s , w-itli 0-1 n o d e ;
barren f r . a b o u t 1 f t. 1., 2 -3 in . h r ., w i th 1 6 -2 5 c lo se pinnæ o n e a c h sid e, th e
c e n tr a l o n e s I J in . 1., J - j in . b r ., d i s tin c tly s ta lk e d , th e p o in t b lu n t , th e ed g e
s lig h t ly c r isp e d , th e b a s e o n b o th s id e s ro u n d e d o r s u b c o rd a te ; low e r pinnæ
r a t h e r s h o r te r th a n th e o th e rs ; texture f le sh y -h e rb a c e o u s ; rachis fu r fu r a c e o u s ,
d is tin c tly w in g e d th r o u g h o u t ; veins fin e a n d close ; fertile f r . l ik e th e o th e r , b u t
sm a l le r .— Moore, ln d . F il. p . 2 8 6 .
H a b . E l Ecuador, Seemann 996 ; an d a p la n t g a th e red by D r. S p ru ce in E a s t P e ru
(4769) is p robably th e same. Some o f D r. S eemann’s specimens a re proliferous a t th e
apex.
6. D . a la ta . S m i th ; St. o f b a r r e n f r . 2 -6 in . 1., d e n s e ly fu r fu r a c e o u s , w i th 0-1
n o d e ; b a r re n f r . 1 2 -1 3 in . 1., 6 -8 in . b r ., w ith 8 -iO p in n æ o n e a c h sid e, th e
c e n tr a l o n e s s h o r t- s ta lk e d , 3 -5 in . 1., j in . h r ., th e a p e x a c u m in a t e o r c u s p id a te ,
s e r r a te d , th e b a s e ro u n d e d , th e low e s t p a i r d i s t a n t a n d m u c h r e d u c e d ; te x tu r e
su b c o ria c e o u s ; ra c h is a n d in id r ib b e n e a th f u r f u r a c e o u s , th e fo rm e r d is tin c tly
w in g e d in th e u p p e r h a l f ; ve in s c o n s p ic u o u s , u s u a l l y s im p le ; fe r t i l e f r . o n a
lo n g e r s t., th e p in n æ s ta lk e d m o re d is tin c tly , 1 -3 in . 1., a c u te o r o b tu s e , 3 -4 lin .
\iv .— P l u m . t. 1 0 9 . H k . f i G r . t. 18.
H a b . "West In d ie s.
7. D. Augusta, K a r s t . ; st. o f b a r r e n f r . 3 -4 in . 1., s le n d e r, n a k e d , w i th 1 -2
n o d e s ; barren f r . a b o u t 1 f t. 1., 6 -8 in . b r ., w i th 4 -6 pinnæ o n e a c h sid e, w h ic h
a r e 3 -4 in . 1., J - j in . b r., th e u p p e r o n e s se ssile , th e low e s t s ta lk e d a n d s lig h t ly
re d u c e d , a l l n a r r o w e d to th e b a s e , th e u p p e r p a r t in c is o - c r e n a te ; texture h e r b a c
e o u s ; colour d a r k - g r e e n ; veins n o t v e r y close, u s u a l ly o n c e f o r k e d ; rachis
n a k e d , s lig h t ly w in g e d u p w a rd s ; fe r tile pinnoe s im i la r .— Sturm in Mart. Fl.
Bras. fasc. 23. p . 1 5 9 .
H a b . Ven ezu e la, Karsten.
8. D. Moritziana, P r e s l ; st. o f b a r r e n f r . 8 -1 2 in . 1., s lig h t ly fu r f u r a c e o u s ,
w i th 1 -2 n o d e s ; barren f r . 1 2 -1 8 in . 1., 6 -1 0 in . b r ., w i th 1 0 -1 2 pinnæ o n e a c h
sid e , a l l s e s sile o r n e a r ly so, 3 -6 in . 1., J -1 in . h r . , th e a p e x a c um in a t e o r c u s p
id a te , s h a r p ly to o th e d , tlie b a s e c u n e a te , th e low e s t p a i r n o t d is t a n t o r r e d u c e d ;
texture su lic o ria c e o u s ; veins c lo se , m o s tly o n c e fo rk e d ; rachis n e a rly ' n a k e d ,
s lig h t ly w in g e d to w a r d s tl ie a p e x ; fertile p innæ l J - 2 in . 1., J in . b r .—Presl,
Suppl. 6. p . 36.
H ab . Columbia to P e r n ,—Midway b e twe en alata an d elliptica.
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9. D . s ten o p h y lla , K z e . ; s t. o f b a r r e n f r . a b o u t 1 f t. 1., n a k e d , w-itli 2 -3 n o d e s ;
b a r re n f r . l J - 2 f t. 1., 6 -1 0 in . b r ., w ith 1 2 -1 5 p a i r s o f p in n æ , th e n p p e r sessile.
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