86. S. GDATEMALENSis Baker in Joiirii. Bot. 1883, 243; Hemsl.
Biol. Cent. Amer. Bot. t. 109 b . —Stems trailing , about 4 ft- long,
Ijyramidal iu general outline, convex on the face, flat on tlie back,
copiously pinnate, the branches copiously compound. Leaves of
the lower plane crowded, ascending, 1 liu, long, lanceolate, acute,
bright green, moderately firm in texture, rather more produced on
the upper side of the midrib, strongly ciliated at the base, and so
much rounded and imbricated that the branch is quite hidden ;
leaves of the upper plane a third as long, oblique, oblong-lanceolate,
shortly cuspidate. Spikes square, -J—4 in. long, f - 1 lin. diam. ;
bracts ovate-lanceolate, crowded, strongly keeled.
Hab. (taatemala, Salviii cC- Godmaii! BernouilU 162! In Nicaragua at
Chontales, B. T a te !
87. S. PRODUCTA Baker iu Journ. Bot. 1888, 2 4 8 .— Stems
6 -1 2 in. long, trailing in the lower half, the end and branches
assurgeut, fiat or terete on the back, bisuloate on the face, forked
low down and copiously piunately brauohed, with short ascending
branches. Leaves of the lower plane spreading or ascending, close,
oblong-lanceolate, snbacute, l-1 2 th to l-8 th in. loug, moderately
firm iu texture, much more produced on the upper side of the
distinct midrib, very cordate, shortly ciliated at the base and
imbricated quite across the branch ; leaves of the upper plane
oblique ovate, shortly cuspidate, imbricated. Spikes copious,
square, f - l iu. loug, 1 lin. d iam .; bracts ovate, acute, much
imbricated, strongly keeled.
Hab. British Guiana, Apipun! Drake ! Jenman 2325! Amazon Valley,
Spinice 2043 ! Minas Geraes, Lindberg ! Habit of S fiexuosa, from which it
recedes by the very cordate uirper base of the leaves of th e lower plane. Spruce
4731, from the liio Negro, comes midway between the two species. Sjiruce
2195, from the Falls of Sao Gabriel, differs from the type by its narrower and
more decidedly acute leaves of the low'er plane, which are also less cordate on
the upper side a t the base.
88. S. SoLjisii Baker.— Stems trailing, short, square, afo o t long,
copiously pinnate, branches ascending, with short compound lower
branchlets. Leaves moderately firm, those of the lower plane
contiguous both on the branches and branchlets, oblique oblong,
obtuse, J -4 in. long, produced in the lower ha lf on the upper side
of the midrib, where it is broadly rounded at the base and
imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the lower plane small, ovate,
ascending, with a large cusp. Spikes short, slender, sq u a r e ;
bracts crowded, ovate, acute.
Hab. Guatemala ; Costa Grande, BernouilU <& Gario 181! Eeceived from
Count Solms Laubach. A fine plant, allied to S fiexuosa and produeta, with the
largest leaves of any of this group.
89. S. GUAYANENsis Spring Mon. ii. 1 3 4 .—Stems decumbent,
above a foot long, subterete, copiously pinnate, the branches but
little compound. Leaves of the lower plane spreading, linear-
ohlong, middle-sized, subobtuse, three times as long as broad,
nearly equal-sided, serrulate, subcordate and shortly ciliated on
the upper side at th e base ; leaves of the upper plane very small,
cordate ovate, with a large cusp. Spikes square, 4 in. long; bracts
ovate cuspidate, strongly keeled.
Hab. French Guiana, Leprieur. A near ally of S. Gardner!. ■
90. S. G a r d n e k i Spring Mon. ii. 184. S. gemiuata Fée F il.
Bras. Suppl. 100, tab. 108, fig. 4.— Stems -J-l ft- long, decumbent
throughout, or assurgeut in the upper half, copiously pinnate,
moderately stout, flat on the back, convex on the face, the ascending
branches copiously flabellate-pinnate. Leaves of the lower plane
spreading, slightly spaced, nearly oblong, subobtuse, l-1 2 th to l-8 th
iu. long, dark green, firm iu texture, minutely ciliated on both sides,
very cordate on the upper side at the base aud much imbricated
over the stem ; leaves of the upper plane half as long, imbricated,
oblique ovate, with a distinct cusp. Spikes 4 -4 in. long, 1 lin.
diam., square ; bracts ovate-cuspidate, crowded, strongly keeled.
Hab. Organ Mountains, Gardner 5958 ! Glaziou 4484 ! 7282 ! In the
type the root-fibres are confined to the nodes of the lower p a rt of the stem. S.
ericoides l^ée Fil. Bras. 228, tab. 75, fig. 2, is a decumbent variety with shorter
leaves and root-fibres extending to the upper nodes ; and S. macrostachya
Spring. Mon. ii. 133, is a suberect form, with unusually long spikes ( J - l in.
long).
91. S. f l e x d o s a Spring Mon. ii. 181. S. hellaFée F il. Bras.
Suppl. 100, t. 108, fig. 8. Lycopodium, stolonifenim Eadd. F il. Bras.
81, t. 2. [,. hrasiliense D e sv .— Stems about a foot long, flat on the
hack, subterete on the face, copiously branched, the lower branches
elongate and copiously compound, the upper part assurgent and
root-fibres often only developed, from the lower half. Leaves of
the lower plane close, spreading, bright green, oblong-rhomboidal,
subacute, 4—4 in. lo u g , moderately firm in texture, more produced
on the upper side of the distinct midrib, serrulate on the upper
side near the base, where it is rounded and a little imbricated over
the branch ; leaves of the upper plane a third as long, ovate, with
a long cusp. Spikes 4 -1 in. long, square, f - 1 lin. diam. ; bracts
ovate-lanceolate, 4 liu. long, crowded, sharply keeled.
Hab. Common in South Brazil.
92. S. S e e m a n n i Baker in Journ. Bot. 1888, 244. — Stems
trailing, about 4 ft. long, the root fibres not extending to the upper
nodes, 1-2-su lca te on the face, flat or terete on the back, pyramidal
iu general outline, copiously pinnate, the lower branches elongated,
copiously compouud. Leaves of the lower plane crowded on the
branchlets, spreading or rather ascending, oblong-lanceolate, acute,
l-1 2 th to l-8 th iu. long, moderately firm in texture, rather more
produced on the upper side of the distinct midrib, broadly rounded
aud ciliated at the base, and a little imbricated over the branch ;
leaves of the upper plane a third as long, ovate, imbricated, shortly
cuspidate. Spikes short, copious, I - I 4 lin. diam., not sharply
square ; bracts ovate-laiioeolate, J lin. long.
Hab. Cacaqua, New Granada, See?iKiTOi 1006 ! A near ally of S. fiexuosa.
98. S. POLYCEPHALA Balfer in Journ. Bot. 1883, 882.— Stems
trailing, a foot long, flat on the back, bisuloate on the face,
copiously pinnate, the branches ascending and copiously compound.