Hab. Polynesian Islands.— Jf. papilhsa of Brackenridge seems to belong here
fn'lv ?■ *■ “PP^rently .a redneed oulj the lowest pinnules cut down to the raohis. form of this, with
63. D. (Micro.) Denhami, Hk. ; rhizome creeping; st. 4-8 in. I., slender
erect ; f r . lb-24 in. 1. 6-12 in. br., ovate, quadripinnatifid ; pinnl. of the lower
^ “ ■ into oblong
toothed segm., the lower ones i m. 1., J in. br. ; texture herbaceous, both surfaces
OT *®»™“ “ 1 in the teeth ; invol. half-cupshaped.
—H k . 2nd Cent. t. 47. Brack, p . 236.
in toxtm-î'’’ Samoa.—Near D. campyleura, but much more finely cut and thinner
u ' Kaulf. ; S t . strong, 12-24 in. 1. ; f r . 3-6 ft. 1., 12-24 in.
t Z f t® ’ "■ 7° ! <l«adripinnatifid ; lower pinnæ 6-12 in. 1., 3-4 in. br., ovate-
l / i ! ! ; /» ’»»^•.lanceolate, cut down to the rachis into oblong broadly-toothed
v d H h e n f ¿ r emaaceous ; raclm and especially the under surface pibescent ;
S h m - l t t P remine ftly raised ; son 2 to 20 to a segment, placed one or moré
together a t the base of the t e e t h . - f t / . Sp. 1. p . 181. I), próxima, Blume ?
a n ? h ¿ b f é f n Malayan and Polynesian Islands.—This has the stature
of H ¿¿-¿¿sa combined with the coriaceous texture and prominent venation
in ®bv "’“i i^«^»»»»®«’ Baker ; si. strong, 12-18 in. 1. ; f r . 3-6 ft. L, 12-24
n. hi. deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; lower ?i»moe 6-12 in. ]., 3-4 in br
Zeenlf t o t t e d J“ ®?'»»/’ ®"t d»'™ t® t^ e rachis below into oblong
benrato f I ’ ■ " ^»®®’»aceous ; rachis and under surface h a iry ; veins
beneath neither prominent nor rigid ; sori 2 to 20 to a segment nlaoe'd one nr
more together at t t e base of the lobes Polyp., Z. D. poí;y¿:diéi¿esra a L ft
lSopn. 1' l. îp'. 1hHÓi. nÜ . MM adagascariensis, 1- p . 183. D. tricliosticha, H k .
Hab, Hindostán, ascending in the Himalayas to 1-7,000 ft., S. E. China Cevlon and
W irT ? o ¿ t aÍ ’- Q ¥ ® - l - d , MadagaL;, K b o m
sYonuttthwwaarrdd ttoo tBtiaa'zziTl.—’ This is muoYh’ ’®m ore tender in texture than HW essltr iIanodsiaa nau Ids lhainrdtas
c¿¿ti®v “ i t ‘® '>P when the plant is gathered in a hot
r ¿ ¿ 7 geo¿raphtol rZife! considerably in general appearance, and has
§§§ Loxoscaphe, Moore. Invol. forming a compressed suborhicular or cup-
I s I eidc o f the segments, which is open only at the top. A ll
anlmliefdf -in hh abJitg tof D area, hut quite different in thSep f.r u0c6t-i6fi9c.a tioAn, very natural group
in ® t h ®"»»£»»“’ tufted, 3-4 in. ¡., erect, naked ; f r . 6-9
“ ■® in 1 " in h lower ?i«Vm® e recto-Ltent,
hhaallff- eCu, Zpshwape dd 11 iU’- n^. îh, r sun• k in the d/ ila“t"e“dy a p^»i®c»e’^s® ®o®f® t"t®e> sseugrmfaecnetss .—n a/kfet .d ;S ps.o 1ri
A F il 1 ; ¥ • K ,/• 193. t. 60. B. D. thecifera, f t . B . K . H k .
^p . P it. 1. p . 189. D. Lmdem, Hk. Sp. 1. p . 193. t, Ô6. B.
A b y s £ tia ^ l® g o l® a% tt® E tL Z L f" ^ '® ’'’ B®“ »“'»®"’
(Box.) gibberosa, Sw a rtz ; st. tufted, 6-12 in. 1. erect naked • fr
p S ; » . ‘L c á o l a í e - d L ¿ Z ’ r ï f t î ! t ’;
18. DAVALLIA, STENOLOMA. 101
linear or forked ultimate divisions, 1-2 lin. 1., equalling the rachis in breadth ;
texture stoutly herbaceous, surfaces naked ; sori terminal in the ultimate
divisions or with a horn beyond ; invol. half-cupshaped, 4 lin. across.—H k . S v
l . p . 192. r r > 2 P
Hab. Polynesian Islands.—Like H. concinna in habit, several times multiplied.
68. p . (Lox.) nigrescens, H k . ; st. 6-9 in. 1., stout, erect, paleaceous below ; f r .
12-24 in. ]., 9-16 in. br., ovate-lanceolate, quadripinnatifid ; lower pinnae 4-8
in. 1., li - 2 in. br., lanceolate, acuminate ; pinnl. deltoid, unequal-sided, cut down
to the raohis throughout ; segm., especially on the upper side, deeply inciso-
pninatifid, ultimate divisions linear, about I in. 1., J lin. br. ; texture herbaceous ;
sori 2 to G to a pinnule, lateral on the upper side of the divisions ; invol. halfcupshaped.—
H k . 2nd Gent. Ferns, t. 93.
Hab. Fernando Po, at an elevation of 3,000 ft,, ff. Mann.—Nearest L. gîbUrosa, but
the pinnules shorter and more divided, with flatter segments and pubescent rachises.
^ 69. U. (Lox.) foenieulacea, H k ; st. erect, firm, 6-8 in. 1. ; f r . 9-18 in. 1., 6-12
in .b r ., lanceolate-deltoid, quadrip in n a te ; lower jo«7»/ lanceolate-acuminate,
2 f t in. 1., 1 in. br. ; segm. cut down to the rachis into simple or forked linear
filiform ultimate divisions, 1-2 lin. 1., equalling the rachis in breadth ; texture
herbaceous -, sori 2-6 to a segment, lateral, deeply half-cnpshaped, under 4 lin. br.
—I lk . 2nd CeiU. Ferns, t. 54. r r > 2
; gathered by Mr. Milne.—A very distinct and finely-cut species.
Habit ot D. trichomanoides, but sori quite different.
§§§§§§§ Stenoloma, Fée. Invol. as in Loxoscaphe, hut terminal on the segments.
Sp. 70-79. Fronds very various in size, hut the ultimate segments always
cuneate, growiT^ gradually wider from the base to the apex. ScaUered throughout
the tropics. Odontosoria, J . Smith. This goes with Microlepia into J . Smithls
* Fronds 6-18 in. I., not
70. D. (Steno.) Goii/ori'«»«, Kunze ; rhizome creeping, slender, fibrillose - st.
not more th an 1 in. 1. ; f r . 4-0 in. 1., in. br., linear-oblong ; main raehis ’not
branched ; largest pm næ deltoid, J in. ]., more than | in. br., cut down to a
slender subfiliform rachis into simple or forked linear-cuneate th in ly herbaceous
segments; son terminal, suborbicular, 1 to each segment.—f t / . Bp. l . p . 189. t.
50, C.j 2 Gent. t. 23.
Hab. Madagascar.
71. D. (Steno.) bifida, Kaulf. ; rhizome short ; st. 4-8 in. 1., wiry, naked,
flexuose ; f r . 4-8 in. I., 2-4 in. hr., ovate-deltoid, quadripinnatifid; pinnæ flaccid,
2-4 i l l . 1,, lanceolate-deltoid, the lower pinnl. cut down to a filiform rachis, with
deeply-cut pinnatifid or flabellate segm., ultimate divisions linear-cuneate, th in lv
herbaceous, 1^-24 hn. 1., less than J lin. br. at the point ; sori small, terminal,
s u h o rb ic n la r .- f t/. Sp. 1. p . 188. H k . S( Gr. Ic. t. 238.
Hab. Minas Geraes and Organ Mountains, Brazil.
o io ' Hk. MSS.; riiiVomestrong, creeping; ii. strong, erect,
6-12 in. 1. ; f r . 6-9 in. 1., 4-6 in. br., deltoid, tri- or quadripinnatifid ; pinnæ
lanceolate, erecto-patent ; pinnl. again pinnatifid with forked or pinnatifid lower
segm., ultimate divisions subcoriaceous, linear-cuneate, 4 in. 1., 4 lin. br. a t the
point ; sori small, suborbicular, often not occupying the whole apex of the
segment.—Lindsaya, MeU. Fil. N . Caled. p. 64.