Spikes short, resupinate, 4 in. d iam .; bracts of the upper plane
lanceolate, spreading, squarrose ; of the lower qilane ovate cuspidate,
ascending.
Hab. Cameroon Mountains, alt. 4000 ft., Mann 1407! Sierra de Crystal,
Mann 1638 !
299. S. M a n n i i Baker iu Journ. Bot. 1885, 180.— Stems 4 -1 ft.
long, assurgent from a decumbent base, from whioh arise several
large stout root-fibres, bisulcate down the face, closely pinnate, the
erecto-patent branches copiously compound. Leaves of the lower
plane contiguous on the branches, rather spaced on the main stem,
ascending, ovate- or oblong-rhomboid, subaoute at the upper corner,
4 - 4 in. long, bright green, firm in texture, dilated, shortly ciliated,
cordate, and much imbricated over the stem on the upper side at
the base ; leaves of the upper plane half as long, ovate-cuspidate.
Spikes 4“ 4 hi. long, 1 lin. diam., resupinate; bracts of the upper
plane ovate-lanceolate, rigidly ere c to -p a ten t; of the lower plane
shorter, ovate-cuspidate, more ascending, ventricose, acutely keeled.
Hab. Island of St. Thomas, West Tropical Africa, alt. 5000 ft., Mann
1108!
Group 4.— Siiberosm.
800. S. p uM iL io Spring Mon. ii. 241. Lycopodiumpumilio E. Br.
- - Stems very slender, erect, nearly simqile, under an inch long,
with root-fibres confined to the base. Leaves of the lower qilane
sqiaced, ovate, acute, deuticulate, 4 liu. long, membranous, nearly
equal-sided ; leaves of the upper plane a third as long, ovate, acute.
Sqiikes very short, resupinate ; bracts dimorphous, those of the
upqier plane ovate, acute, ereoto-qiatent; of the lower plane ovate-
cuspidate, ascending.
Hab. Endeavour Eiver, Australia, Sir J. Banks !
301. S. m in u t i f o l ia Spring Mon. ii. 2 39.— Stems densely tufted,
very slender, erect, pale straw-coloured, 2 -3 in. long, copiously
pinnate, the branches erecto-patent, the lower slightly compound.
Leaves of the lower plane very distant, erecto-patent, ovate, acute,
4 liu. loug, membranous, serrulate, broadly rounded on the upper
side at the base, aud imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the iiqiper
plane also spaced, a third as long, ovate, acute. Spikes copious,
very small, under a line in diameter, r e su p in a te ; bracts of the
upper plane oblong-lauceolote, bright green, erecto-patent, crowded
rather squarrose; of the lower jilane asoendmg, ovate-cuspidate,
pale.
Hab. Woods of Tenasserim, a t Mergui and Moulmein, Griffith'. Jlelfer'.
Boulger! One of the smallest species of the genus.
302. S. Z o l l in g e e ia n a Spring in PI. Junghuhn. 278. — Stems
very slender, erect, 1 -1 4 iu. long, pinnate, the branches erecto-
patent, the lower slightly compound. Leaves of the lower plane
very distant, lanceolate, acute, 4 lin. long, pale green, membranous,
neariy equal-sided, miuutely denticulate ; leaves of the upper plane
a third smaller, ovate-lanceolate. Spikes resupinate, 4 - 4 in. long ;
bracts of the upper qilaiie erecto-patent, ovate-lanoeolate, unequalsided
; of the lower plane a third shorter, more ascending, ovate-
cuspidate.
Hab. Java, Zollinger 2226 ! Celebes, Zollinger 3313 1
308. S. H o b n e i Baker in Journ. Bot. 1885, 2 4 8 .— Stems about
an inch long, very slender, erect, 2 -3 -tim e s dichotomously forked.
Leaves of the lower plane spaced, rather ascending, oblique oblong,
obtuse, nearly a line loug, bright green, membranous, nearly equalsided,
broadly rounded, shortly ciliated, and slightly imbricated
over the stem on the upper side at the base ; leaves of the upper
plane a third as long, ovate, acute. Spikes very short, resupinate,
1 lin. diam. ; bracts of the uqiper plane ovate-lanoeolate, erecto-
patent ; of the lower qilane shorter, acute, ascending, pale.
Hab. Fiji Islands, Horne !
304. S. NANA Spring Mon. ii. 240. — Stems very slender, erect
from a creeping base, 2 in. long, the upper branches simple and
erecto-patent, the lower spreading and slightly compound. Leaves
of the lower plane rigid in texture, subcontiguous, ovate-oblong,
subobtuse, a line long, nearly equal-sided, ciliated at the base on the
upper side ; leaves of the upper plane h a lf to a third as long, ovate,
apiculate. Spikes short, resupinate ; bracts of the upper plaue
ovate-lanoeolate, acute ; of the lower plane ascending, broad ovate,
cuspidate.
Hab. Port Praslin, New Ireland, Commerson !
805. S. K u b z ii Baker in Journ. Bot. 1885, 249. —■ Stems
suberect, 3 -4 in. long, pale straw-coloured, stronger than in S.
chrysorhizos, copiously pinnate, the short erecto-patent branches
copiously compound. Leaves of the lower plane contiguous on the
branchlets, rather spaced on the main stem, all erecto-patent,
ovate-lanceolate, acute, pale green, membranous, rather more
produced on the upper side of the midrib, broadly rounded, shortly
ciliated, and muoh imbricated over the stem on the upper side at
the base ; leaves of the upper plane ha lf as long, ovate, with a
large cusp. Spikes copious, short, resupinate, 1 lin. diam. ; bracts
very dimorphous, those of the upper plane ovate-lanceolate, erecto-
patent ; of the lower plane ovate, acute, ascending, strongly
keeled.
Hab. Forests of Pegu, Kurz 3187 ! Midway between glauca and alutaeea.
806. S. MiNiATOSPOKA Baker in Journ. Bot. 1885, 249. Lycopodium
miniatosporum Dalz e ll iu Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 114. — Stems
very slender, erect, 3 -4 iu. long, copiously • pinnate, the branches
erecto-qiatent, the lower copiously compound. Leaves of the lower
plane much spaced, ascending, except in the lower part of the main
stem, ovate-oblong, obtuse, f - 1 lin. long, bright green, membranous,
very unequal-sided, cordate, serrulate, and much imbricated
over the stem on the upper side at the base ; leaves of the
uqiper plane very small, ovate, cuspidate. Spikes copious, short,
resupinate, above 1 lin. diam. ; bracts very dimorphous, those of
the upper plane crowded, lanceolate-rhomboid, bright green, the