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GENUS X III.
B K A IN E A . J . S m i t h .
A n interesting new family, rep re sented by a single species,
th e B ra in ea insignis, a native o f China.
F ro n d s p innate, about two feet in len g th . Veins flahellately
fo rk ed ; th e lower venules anastomosing angularly, and forming
a costal row of oblique cuneiform areoles.
Sori broad, continuous, or su b -in te rru p ted , transverse, and
n aked.
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