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w i th o u t a d is tin c t h a f t ; te x tu r e s to u te r t h a n in th e o th e rs , th e in id r ib u s u a l l y
i n d i s t i n c t ; f e r t i l e s p ik e 1 in . o r m o re 1., u p o n a p e d u n c le 2 -4 in . 1., a n d c o n s
id e r a b ly o v e r to p p in g th e s te r ile d iv is io n w h e n th e p l a n t is f u l l y m a tu r e .—
m ,B .F . t . 4 G .
H a b . L a p lan d to J ap an an d th e H im a lay as ; Azores, G u in e a Coast, Angola, S t. H elen a,
Abyssinia, Cape Colony, Mascaren Isles, A u stra lia , N ew Ze alan d , Sandwich Isles, Temp
e ra te N o rth A m e ric a .—F rom th e ty p e 0 . coriaceum, Hk ., 0 . elongatum, R . Cunning, an d
0. ovatum, Bory, scarcely div e rg e a t all. T h e Cape p la n t (0 . capense, Schle cht.) h a s sometimes,
b u t n o t always, a more d is tin ctly -m ark ed mid rib th a n th e E u ro p e an one. The
A zo re an 0 . p o lyp h yllum, A . Br., is a small form w ith often several fronds from th e same
root. 0 . costatum, R. B r. (H k . til. F l. Tasm. t. 169), is also smaller, w ith th e midrib
sometimes c learly marked. T h e re is a tro p ic a l v a rie ty (0 . pedunculosuni, Desv., K ze.
p. 58. t. 29 ; 0 . petiolatum, H k . E x . F . t. 56, an d Blume) which occurs in P e n in su la r
In d ia , J a v a , an d Guiana , w ith th e b a rren division lik e th a to f th e ty p e in form an d size, b u t
th in n e r in te x tu re , an d with a d is tin c t haft, which is n o t clearly separable from th e la rg e
forms of 0 . n u d ica u le ; an d n e a r to this come 0 . brevipes, Beddome, t. 72, from th e N e ilgh
e rrie s, with a stem u n d e r 1 in. 1., a peduncle 5-6 in. I , v e ry d is tin c t areo latio n and
copious free veinlets ; an d th e A n g o lan an d G u in e an 0 . aphrodisiacum, W e lw . M SS .,
with a bulbous ro o tsto ck ¿ -f in. th ick , a n d a d is tin c t fla tte n ed mid rib ex ten d in g n e a rly
to th e ap ex of th e s te rile segment.
6 . 0 . r e tic u la tum , L . ; rootstock n o t tu b e r o u s ; f r . 6-1 2 in . 1., th e s te r i le d iv is io n
p la c e d a b o u t th e m id d le , 2 -3 in . 1., l j - 2 in . h r., w i th a d is tin c t h a f t a n d d is t
i n c t l y c o rd a te b a s a l lo b e s, th e p o in t b lu n t o r s u b a c u t e ; te x tu r e th i n , th e v e in s
d is tin c t, u s u a l l y n o m id r ib ; f e r t i l e s p ik e 1 in . o r m o r e 1., o n a s le n d e r p e d u n c le
2 -4 in . 1., m u c h o v e r to p p in g th e s te r i le s e gm e n t.— H k . & G r . t. 2 0 . B e d d om e ,
t. 70.
H ab . Tropical America, from Cuba to P e ru au d S o u th B r a z i l ; P o lynesian, Malayan,
a n d P h ilip p in e Is le s ; E a s t In d ia , as fa r n o rth as th e H im a lay as, G u in ea Coast, A ngola,
Zambesi-land, Mascaren Isles, Cape Colony.—To th is a p p e a r to belong 0 . cordifolium,
Ro x b ., 0 . Cumingianum an d peru via n um, P re sl, an d pro b ab ly 0 . cognatum, P re s l, is a
form w ith a ru d im en ta ry midrib.
§ § O p h io d e rm a , E n d l . F e r tile sp ik e s u s u a lly single , a r is in g f r o m th e
th e b a r r e n segment. S p . 7 - 8 .
of
7. O. (O p h io d .) intermedmm, H k . ; f r . e r e c t, 6 -8 in . 1., tlie f la tte n e d s tem
p a s s in g g r a d n a l ly in to th e le a f y p a r t , w h ic li is f in . b r . n o t f a r f rom th e p o in t ;
texture fle sh y ; veins in d i s t in c t ; fertile, spike I J in . 1., e re c t, o n a p e d u n c le w h ic h
a h o n t e q u a ls i t a u d j u s t r e a c h e s to th e p o in t o f th e b a r r e n s e gm e n t H k . l e .
t. 9 9 6 .
H a b . Borneo, T. Lobh.
8 . 0 . {O fiv o i.) pendulum, L. ; /« . p e n d u lo u s , r ib h o n - l ik e , w i th o u t a d is tin c t
s tem , 1-1 6 f t . 1., 1 -3 in . b r ., s im p le o r f o r k e d ; texture fle s h y ; n o midrih, a n d th e
v e in in g n o t d is tin c t ; fertile spike u s u a l ly low d ow n , 2 -6 in . 1., o n a p e d u n c le
s h o r t e r t h a n its e lf, u s u a l l y s o lit a r y .— H k . ê Gr. t. 19. G. F . t. 3 3 .
H a b . Bolyne sian Is le s to N . S. Wa les, Assam, Malaccas, P h ilip p in e s, Ceylon, an d
Ma sc a ren Isles.
§§§ C h e iro g lo s s a , Presl.
barren segment. S p . 9.
F e r tile s p ik e s n um e ro u s, a r is in g f r o m th e base o f the
9 . 0 . (C h e i r .) p a lm a tum , L . ; s t. 6 -1 2 in . ]., f le s h y , fla c c id ; f r . lik e th e l e t t e r
V , 6 -1 2 in . 1., 4 -8 in . h r ., m o r e o r le ss c u t from th e c irc um f e r e n c e to w a r d s th e
c e n tr e in to d e e p b lu n t lo h e s ; te x tu r e fle sliy ; f e r t i l e sp ik e s 2 -1 2 in n um b e r , 1 -2
in . 1., a r i s in g f rom th e s tem o r ed g e o f tlie low e r p a r t o f th e f r o n d , o n s h o r t
n o d d in g o r s p r e a d in g p e d u n c le s .
H ab . Cuba to S o u th B r a z il; an d i t h a s been g a th e red also in Bourbon.
R h iz o g lo s s um , P r e s l . F e r tile a n d
S p . 1 0 .
f r o n d s d is tin c t.
10 . 0 . (R h i z .) B e r g ia n um , S c h l e c h t ; rh izm n e s l ig h t ly tu b e r o u s , o n e b e a r in g
s e v e ra l f ro n d s o f b o th k in d s , th e b a r r e n o n e s J -1 lin . 1., J in . h r ., lin e a r , fle sh y ,
th e f e r t ile s p ik e s le n d e r, J in . 1., o n a s le n d e r p e d u n c le 1 - l J in . 1.— H k . I c . t. 2 6 3 .
H a b . Cape Colony, ra re .—A v e ry d e licate an d d is tm c t little p la n t.
G e n . 7 4 . H e l m in t h o s t a c h y s , K a u l f .
Caps, in sm a l l c r e s te d c lu s te r s w h ic h f o rm a lo n g lo o s e s p ik e , T a b . IX .
fig. 7 4 .
1. H . ze y la n ica , H k . ; rh izom e th i c k , fle sh y , c r e e p in g ; S t . o f te n 1 f t. 1. ; b a r re n
segm. p a lm a to - p in n a te , o f te n in ’ th r e e p r in c ip a l d iv is io n s , w h ic h a r e s ta lk e d a n d
a g a in f o r k e d o r p in n a t e , th e u lt . d iv is io n s lin e a r -o h lo n g , 3 -4 in . 1., j - 1 in . h r .,
th e a p e x a c u m in a t e ; th e ed g e 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 u s ; fe r t i l e
s p ik e s o lit a r y , a r i s in g f rom th e b a s e o f th e b a r r e n s e gm ., 3 -4 in . 1., J in . b r ., th e
firm p e d u n c le a b o u t a s lo n g a s it s e lf .—H k . 2 n d Cent. t . 9 4 . G. F. t. 2 8 .
B e d d om e , t. 6 9 . O sm u n d a , I . H . d n lc is , K l f .
H a b . H im a lay a s, Cochin an d P h ilip p in e s to Ceylon, N ew Caledonia, an d Queensland.
—P re s l makes th re e species, an d pu b lish ed th e p la n t from Mexico by mistak e u n d e r th e
n am e of JBotryopteris mexicana.
G e n . 76. B o t r y c h i u m , S w .
Caps, se s sile , a r r a n g e d in tw o row s o n th e fa c e o f s p ik e s w h ic h fo rm a
c om p o u n d p a n ic le . Tab. IX . fig . 75.
* T e x tu r e th ic k . S p . 1 - 4 .
1 . B . s im p le x . H i t c h . ; S t . s le n d e r , 1 -4 in . 1. ; s te r ile segm. s h o r t- s ta lk e d ,
J -1 J in . L, J - J in . h r ., o v a te o r o b lo n g - la n c e o la te , c u t d ow n to a f la tte n e d r a c h i s
in to 1 -3 o b lo n g o r o b o v a te p in n s e o n e a c h sid e, w h ic h a r e to o th e d o r p in n a tif id ,
w ith u s u a l l y th e i r ow n b r e a d th b e tw e e n t h e m ; p a n ic le e lo n g a te d , J - l J i n . 1.,
w ith a few d i s t a n t b r a n c h e s , th e low e s t s om e tim e s b r a n c h e d a g a in , th e p e d u n c le
a b o u t a s lo n g a s its e lf.— « / , f i G r . t . 8 2 . B . K a n n e n b e r g i i, K l i n s .
H a b . U n ite d S ta te s an d B ritish N o rth Am e ric a ; N o rth Eu ro p e .
2 . B . ru ta c e um , Sw . ; st. s to u t, 1 -4 in . I. ; sterile segm. s e s sile , 1 -2 in . h , o v a te -
d e lto id , b ro a d e s t a t th e b a s e , c n t d ow n to a f la tte n e d r a c h i s in to s e v e ra l c lo se
o b o v a te - rh om b o id a l p in n c e o n e a c h s id e , th e low e r o n e s d e e p ly p in n a tif id ; fe r t i l e
p e d u n c le e q u a llin g th e s te r ile s egm . w h e n m a tu r e ; p a n ic le c lo se , 1 -2 in . L, l a n c
e o la te -d e lto id , b ip in n a t e .—TVctotb. P / j / i . 6 . ? . 1 3 3 . B . m a tr ic a r iæ f o lium , H . f t r .
K o c h .— (3, B . la n c eo la tum, A n g s t. ; st. m o r e s le n d e r ; p i n n æ lin e a r - la n c e o la te ,
w ith a sp a c e b e tw e e n th em , th e low e r o n e s s h a r p ly to o th e d , p a n ic le sm a l le r .—
B . p a lm a tu m , P r e s l.
H a b . Scandinavia to U n a la sch k a ; (3 also in th e U n ite d S ta te s .—F ig u re s of th o two
v arieties an d all th e o th e r Eu ro p e an forms will be found in a p ap e r by Milde in vol. 20.
p t. 2. of th e N o v a A c ta N . C. Swa rtz seems to h av e confused th is w ith th e small forms
of species 4. B . crassinervium an d boreale, Milde, come very n ea r to th e ty p ic a l form.
3 . B . l u n a r i a , Sw . ; st. s to u t, 1 -4 in . 1. ; ste r ile segm. s e s sile o r n e a r l y so,
1 -3 in . h , J - 1 in . h r ., n o t m u o h b ro a d e r a t th e b a s e th a n th e m id d le , c u t d ow n to
a f la tte n e d r a c h i s in to s e v e ra l d is tin c t, c lo se , e n t ir e , o r n o tc h e d c u n e a to - f la b e lla te
p in n æ o n b o th s id e s ; f e r t i l e p e d u n c le e q u a llin g o r e x c e e d in g th e s te r ile s egm .
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