25. L . vERiiciLL.ATUM Liiin. fil. Siippl. 448 (Dill. Muse. tab. 5G.
fi" 3). L . acerosum Sw. L . sctaceum Lam. L . flaccidum and
intmnedium F é e .— Stems slender, pendulous, strannneous, 4 - 2 it.
long, several times dieliotomously forked, about 4 ^ m. diam. in cluding
the leaves. Leaves dense, ascending, linear-subulate,
moderately firm lu texture, green, entire, J in. long; midrib very
distinct. Sporangia in the axils of the unaltered leaves of the
brandies and branclilets. xt t > r -r r
Var. L . filiforme Sw. L . tenue, H. B . K. L . curv iplmm
Kunze.— Stems very slender, sometimes 3 -4 ft. long. Leaves not
so dense, shorter, l - 12th to l - 8th in. long.
Hab. Throughout Tropical America, ascending to 10,000 ft. in the Andes ;
also Polynesia, Cape and Mascaren Isles.
2G. L. PUNIFOBME Cliamisso; Spring Mon. i. 50 ; Kunze
Farren t. 79. — Stems very pendulous, sometimes 8 -4 tt. long,
little branched, cylindrical, 4 in. diam. including the adpressed
leaves. Leaves dense, ascending, multifarious, much imbricated,
linear-subulate, 4 in. long, firm in texture, goe en entire ; midrib
hidden. Sporangia in the axils of the unaltered leaves ot the
branchlets.
Hab. Cuba. West Indies and Guiana. Very distinct.
27 L SETAOEUM Ham ilt. in D. Don. Prodr. Nep. 18, non Lam.
L . p u lc h e n im um W a ll.; Hook, et Grev. Ic. F il, t. 8 8 . L . m b u -
lifS lium W a ll.; Hook, et Grev. Ic . F il. t. 49. L n ila y in c um
Sprin" — Stems pendulous, 4 -H ft- long, several times dichotomously
forked i - 4 in. diam. including the adpressed leaves.
Leaves crowded, ascending, linear, entire, green, 4-,, in. lo n g ,
margin often rather involute or revolute ; midrib distinct. Sporangia
in the axils of the unaltered leaves of the branches and
branchlets.
Hab. Himalayas, Neilgherries, Ceylon and Borneo, ascending to 6000 ft.
in Sikkim.
28. L . MOLLicoMUM Mart. ; Spring FI. Bras. i. 113. L . gmmi-
neimi and setaceum var. brasiliense S p r in g .— Stems pendulous,
i - i r ft Ion", several times dichotomously forked, 4 -3 in. cliam.
including the adpressed leaves. Leaves dense, ascending, linear-
subulate, green, entire, moderately firm in texture, 4 - , m. lon g ;
midrib very distinct. Sporangia in the axils of the unalteied
leaves of the branches and branchlets.
Hab. Mountains of Guatemala, Panama, New Granada, Ecuador, Guiana
and Brazil. Very near L . setaceum.
29 L P e a k c e i Baker.— Stems pendulous, a foot long, twice
dichotomously forked, 4 - 4 in. diam. leaves^ included. Leaves
crowded, ascending, linear, green, rigid, 4 - 4 in. long, acuminate,
minutely rigidly ciliated ; midrib distinct. Sporangia in the axils
of the unaltered leaves of the long branchlets.
Hab. High Andes of Bolivia, Pearce ! Allied to L . Selago.
30. L . AFFINE Hook, et Grev. in Hook. Bot. Misc. 11. 863.—
Stems pendulous, | - 1 4 ft- long, 2 -3 times dichotomously forked ;
branchlets 4 - 4 hi. diam. including the leaves. Leaves moderately
dense, loosely ascending, lanceolate, about 4 in. long, green, firm
in texture, strongly ciliated, acutely keeled. Sporangia in the axils
of unaltered leaves all down the stem.
Hab. Alpine region of the Andes of Ecuador, especially Pichinoha.
Allied to L. Selago and Saururus.
81. L. L in d e n i Spring Mon. ii. 27. — Stems slender, very
pendulous, 2 -3 ft. long, several times dichotomously forked, 4 - 4 in.
diam. including the leaves. Leaves moderately dense, ascending,
lanceolate, acute, 4 -4 in. long, firm in texture, green, en tir e ;
midrib distinct. Sporangia in the axils of the unaltered leaves of
the branches and branchlets.
Hab. Andes of New Granada, Jjindere 1002! Ecuador, Jameson'.
to Saururus and attenuatum.
Allied
32. L . ATTENUATUM Spi’liig Moii. il. 48.— Stems pendulous 4 -1 ft.
long, 8 -4 times dichotomously forked, J - 4 in. diam. including the
leaves. Leaves dense, lanceolate, ascending, quite hiding the stem,
acuminate, green or tinged with red, J - 4 in. long, rigid but not
thick in texture, entire ; midrib obscure. Sporangia in the axils
of unaltered leaves all down the stem.
Hab. High Andes of Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. Allied to L . Satirurus.
Spruce’s 5609 is a variety with curved leaves less dense than in the type.
83. L. INSULAEE Carm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xii. 509.— Stems
pendulous, a foot long, copiously piniiately and dichotomously
branched. Leaves dense, lanceolate, reflexiiig, entire, glossy
green, 4 -4 in. long, firm in texture but not very th ic k ; midrib
distinct. Sporangia in the axils of unaltered leaves.
Hab. Cliffs of Tristan d ’Acunha, Carmichael! May be an extreme form
of L . Saururus.
34. L. H a e t w e g ia n u m Spring Mon. ii. 14.— Stems pendulous,
1 -2 ft. long, 3 -4 times dichotomously forked, 4 -4 in diam. in cluding
the leaves. Leaves lanceolate, dense, ascending, much
imbricated,^ not very thick, rigid, green, e n tir e ; midrib obscure.
Sporangia in the axils of the unaltered leaves of the branchlets.
Hab. High Andes of Ecuador and New Granada. Allied to L . taxifolium.
35. L. T b e n c il l a Sodiro Eecens Crypt. Vase. Quit. 89. — Stems
simple, pendulous, 1 -2 ft. long, plicate with the decurrent bases of
the leaves, red, 4 in diam. exclusive of the leaves. Leaves ovate,
ascending, multifarious, much imbricated, 4~4 hi- long, rigid,
green, or tinged with red, obscurely d en ticu la te ; midrib obscure.
Sporangia in the axils of unaltered leaves.
Andes of Ecuador, near the perpetual snow, Sodiro I Very distinct.
The giant of recent lycopodiaceous types.
86. L. SAEMENTOSUM Spring Mon. ii. 13. L. capillare, Sodiro
Eecens 90. — Stems very slender, pendulous, 1 -2 ft. long, several
times dichotomously forked, stramineous or bright red. Leaves
laxly disposed, linear or subulate, loosely ascending 4 - 4 in. long,
thill in texture, green, entire ; midrib distinct. Sporangia in the
axils of unaltered leaves.