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2g-3 in. 1., I in. w., oblong-acuminate, deeply nearly to tlie costa pinnatifid ;
lobes oblong, falcate, acute, entire, margins slightly reflexed ; sori copious, occu-
Pyo'!? the space between the costule and the margin ; rachises and costæ beneath
free from scales or pubescence.
^ Hab. Chimborazo, alt. 2,500 ft., Spruce, n. 5740.—“ A pretty Fern when growing.”
S3. A. aterrima. I lk . ; sZ._ castaneous, copiously aculeate, and a t the base
shaggy with very long ( I j in.), dense, ferruginous, flexuose scales and fine
hairs ; f r . ample, tliick, carnoso-coriaceous ; black above, a little paler and
chocolate-coloured beneatli, villous above ; rachis shaggy ; costm and costules, especially
beneath, clothed with deciduous, tawny, laiiose h a ir ; prim, pinnoe \ ft
and more )., pinnl. 2 -2 | in. L, 4 lines w., deeply to the costa pinnatifid ; lobe's
oblong, very obtuse, entire ; sori chiefly on tlie lower h a lf of the lohes (about 0)
close to the costa, ferruginous.
Hab. Near Tarapota, E. Peru, Spruce, n. 4713.—The blackest-looking species, when
dry, I am acquainted with, and of a very firm and coriaceous texture.
34.
ceous,
A. pruinata, Klf. ; unarmed ; st. densely lanigerous a t tlie base ; f r . coria-
1, glaucous, bi-tripinnate ; prim, pinnce petiolate, 12-18 in. 1., ovaf o-laii-
ceoiate ; pinnl. 3-4 in. I., 1 in. w. ; petiolulate, from a broad base obloiig-
acuuiinate, deejdy pinnatifid, or again pinnate ; lobes or ult. pinnl. a in. 'I.,
lanceolate, very acute, deeply or pinnatifidly and sharjily serrated ; sori solitary,
near the costule, one to each lobule or se rrature ; costæ and costules beneath
often very liairy, and hairs mixed witli the capsules on a small recept.—/ / / . S'p.
l . ^ ; 4 7 . Poloyp. griseiim, Schk. F il. t. 25. Trichosorus glancescens, densus
et iiigidus, Lichm. Lophosorus, F r .
Hab. Tropical America and W. Ind., extending as far south as Chili ; Juan Fernandez.
85. A . frig id a , K a r s t.; “ caud. not lo f ty ; si. and mc/iiscs clothed sparingly-
with deciduous tomentum and, especiaUy a t the base, muricated ; f r . ovato-lan-
eeolate, tripinnate, coriaceous ; prim, and second, pnnnæ from a broad base
gradually narrower and acuminated ; pnnnl. | in. 1., oblong, more or less adnate at
the base, densely squamose beneath, pinnatifid ; tlie lobes falcate, obtuse, crenate,
separated by a very narrow, acute sinus, pemiiveiiied ; tlie margin revolute •
veins simple or forked, the lower ones on tlie middle of tlie hack or in the fork
soriferous ; recept. semiglobose, pilose.”—AarsZ. Fl. Columb. t. SO.
Hab. Andes of Bogota, alt. 15,300 ft., Karsten.
_ 30. A. Mexicana, Mart. ; “f r . tripiiinatifido-partite, sparingly hirsute on both
sides ; St. and raehis rough with hairs and furnished with sccües varying in size ;
pinnce linear-oblong, acute ; pinnl. linear-acuminate, dee]ily pinnatifid ; ultimate
lobes obliquely and broadly ovate, entire or emarginato-bideiitate ; sori on each
lobe near the rachis 2-8.” .—Mart. Cr. Bras. p . 70. Z. 45. H k .S p . l . p . 47.
Hab. Mexico.
37. A. myosuroides, Liebm. ; “ caud. 10-16 ft. 1., 3-4 in. d iam .; / - .am p l e ;
innnæ patulous, petiolate, elongato-lanceol. 1^-2 ft. 1. ; pinnl. divergent, 3 -3 | in.
1., 4 in. w., elongato-lanceolate, long-acumiiiate, acute, deeply pinnatifid ; lobes
froiii a dilated base linear-lanceolate, falcate, ra th e r obtuse, crenulato-falcate ;
margins a little revolute, the sinuses angled ; the apex of the pinnl. contracted;
|- 1 in. 1., 1-2 lines w., crenated ; costa on both sides appresso-pilose ; sori
numerous on each lobe, a t lengtli confluent ; st. 1 ft. 1., 1 in. thick, aculeolate
with straight prickles.”—Liebm. F . Max. p. 134.
Hab. Me.xico, on mountains, alt. 2,400 ft., iicSmam.-T he authorseoms to allude to an
affinity with Als. armata, Br. I possess copious specimens from Hr. Liebmann gatliered
i n Mexico and from the Copenhagen Garden, where it is cultivated ; but, save m the
Laudato aidcea of the pinnules, it possesses scarcely any distinguishing characters.
p' ¿ “ ai n r?S B r a z ï’Mr Fox n 247, of which the two lowest lobes of the pinnule are
however, and some other dubious species, I dare not attempt to characterize.
* n Species o f the Pacific Isles, Australia, and N . Zealand. Sp. 38-47.
"8 A Samoensis Brack. ; “ arborescent, unarmed ; St. and common rachis
fuiro-tomentose abève ; f r . glabrous, nearly M 7 7 w 7 o ° L b t t s L ^ s 7 ¿
among the capsules.”—ft™c/. FU- P- 287- t- 4 0 ./. 1.
accord with the description and figure above quoted.
30 A decurrens. I lk . ; unarmed ; f r . membranaceous, bipinnate above, the
vpst *ti*ii)innate si)arsely villous with long, white hairs on both sides, chiefly on
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ovato acute, entire or with 1 or 2 teeth ; sori 1 to each lobe of few la x capsules.
—/ / / . Np. 1 ./ .5 1 . ,
Hab. Bacifio Islands; Aneiteum, Samoan Islands; N. Caledonia {Vieillard}. A
species not likely to be confounded with any other.
40. A. tnmcata, Brack. ; main and second, rachises darli purple, glossy, shai-ply
muricate deciduously fiirfuraceo-tomentose, as well as the costæ and costules
beneath ;’/ • tripinnate, firm, coriaceous, bright green above, paler beneath ;prim.
ninnæ 10-16 in. 1., 4-6 in. w., oblong, acuminate ; second, ones m. 1-, ï- ç i«-
w oblon»-, sessile, pinnated to the very short pinnatihd acuininatioii ; ult. pm n l.
ve ry small, ratlie r distant, from a truncated shortly petiolated free base, lineai-
Lhfong, acute, the margin ròcnrved, siimato-lobate ; costule thick and prominent,
hiillato-squamulose ; veins forked, almost from the base ; son small, d a ik oiange,
lax, near the costule.—f tra c /. F il. p . 288.
Hab. Fiji and Samoan Islands, Bradcewridge ; Ngau, Milne.—A very distinct and
peculiar species.
41 A Novæ Caledoniæ, Mett. ; main and second, rachises rufo-fuscous, m u ricate
'and as well as the costæ beneath hirsuto-tonientose, and very minutely
paleaceous ; f r . coriaceous, da rk blackish green above, glossy as if varnished
tte n e a th in our specimen wliolly covered with fructification), tiip in n a te ,
prim, pinnce H ft- 1-, 0 in. w. ; second, ones sessile Imear-oblong, 4-6 lines w ,
pinnated, except the acuminated serrated a p e x ; «Jz.tiíímíZ. rathei distant 2-2^
lines 1., less th an 1 line w., linear-oblong, obtuse, sessile, and slightly decurrent
a t the base, the margins recurved snbcrenulate ; sot-* copious, occupying the
space between the costule and the margin.—il/cZZ. F il. N . Caled, n. 100.
Hab. N. Caledonia, Vieillard, n. 1633.—Mettenius compares this with A. (runcata.
Brack. ; uo doubt its nearest affinity, but it is truly distinct
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