LYGOD IUM DICHOTOMUM.
FILICES.— O sM U N D A C E Æ . Bì'., Kaulf. S c i i i s m a t o p t e r i d e s . Willd.
G l e i c h e n i e æ . Spreng.
G e n . C i iA n . l y g o d i u m , Sw. H Y D R O G L O S S U M , W illd . C a p s u læ se ssile s, o va tæ,
m ed io in s c rtæ , a p ic e ra d ia tim s tr ia to : iu sp icu lis (s im p lic ib u s e m a rg in e p in næ , v. d ic h o tom is
in fro n d e m u ta ta ) , d o rsa lc s, b is e ria tæ . I n v o lu c r u m : S q u a m a : c ap su la s d is tin g u e n te s , e venis
sp icu læ o rtæ , su p r a lib e ræ.
S tip e s v o lu b ilis . F ro n d e s c o n ju g a le ., d iv isa : v. c om p o s ilæ . B r.
L ygodium d ic h o to m u m ; f ro n d ib u s c o n ju g a tis d ich o tom is fo lio lis b i- tr ip a r titis , la c in iis s te rilib u s lan -
c c o la tis , fe rtilib u s lin e a rib u s a tte n u a tis , om n ib u s a c u tis s im is in te g e rrim is .
L y g o d im n d ic h o tom um . S w a r t z . S y n . F i l . p . 154. S p r e n g . S y s t . V e g e t . v . A . p . 2 9 .
tly d ro g lo s s um d ic h o to inm n . I V i l l d . S p . P l . v . 5. p . 83.
U g c n a d ic h o tom a . “ C a v . l e . v . 6 . p . 7 4 . i . 5 9 4 . / 2 .”
F Iab. l u In su lis M a ria n is e t P h ilip p in is . C a v . S w a i - lz . I n In s u la P u lo P e n a n g , s eu “ P r in c e
o f W a le s ’s Is la n d ,” dic ta . { D . S a b in e .)
Stipes longissimus, volubilis, teres, flavo-fuscus, subiiitidus, glaber, tactu scabviusculus.
Frondes glabræ, geminatæ seu basi conjugate, petiolatæ. Fetiolus duas ad tres uncias longus, basi incrassatus,
superne subalatus, dichotomus, et, ita, bi-foliolatus, foliolis profuncle bi-tripartitis, basi in petiolum brevcni,
subalatum attenuatis, lobis stei-ilium duas ad tres uncias longis, lineari-lauceolatis, acutissimis, etiam subapicu-
latis, apiculo hirsuto, ferlilium duplo tripîovc longioribus, linearibus, valde attenuatis, omnibus integerrimis,
costatis, furcato-pai-allelo-venosis, subnitidis.
Spicæ numerosæ, parvæ, ad marginem loboriim, venas terminantes, e squamis subdecera subtus imbricatis, facie
superiore coadunatis, valde concavis, singuia capsulam unicam includente.
Capsulæ ovate, pulcberrime reticulate, vertice radiatim striate.
Sentina parva, triangularia, pellucida.
Fig. 1. Spica, a dorso visa. f. 2 . Spica junior subtus visa. f. 3. Eadem magis matura, f. 4. Capsula (loesione,
ut videtur, rupta). f. 5. Capsula integra auct.
W c r e g r e t th a t o u r n o t b e in g ab le to h av e .access to C a v a n ill e s 's l e o n e s p re v e n ts u s f rom d e te r m
in in g , b y h is fig n rc , w h a t we c an n ow o n ly co n je c tu re from h is de sc rip tiv e c h a ra c te r ; n am e ly , th a t
th is is th e U g c n a d ic h o to m a o f t h a t a u th o r . I t is s a id b y W illd e n ow to b e s im ila r to th e U g e n a m a -
c r o s ta c h y a o f th e s am e w rite r { L y g o d i u m lo n g i f o l iu m o f S w a r t z ) ; a n d o u r p la n t, ivc m u s t co n fe ss,
a lso com e s ve ry n e a r to th e L . c ir c i n a tu m o f A u th o r s , fig u re d in R a m p h . A m b . t . 33-. In d e e d , were
th e p a irs o f b a rre n le a fle ts in o u r fig u re u n ite d by th e m em b ra n a c e o u s p o r tio n a t tlic ir b a s e (w h ich is
a lm o s t I\\o. c a se in som e o f o u r sp e c im e n s ), we sh o u ld th e n h av e a p la n t p e rfe c tly c o rr e sp o n d in g with
th e fig u re o f R um p h iu s , in wh ich th e f e rtile le a fle ts a rc a c tu a lly com p o u n d . M a y n o t th e th r e e species
th e re fo re w h ich we h av e ju s t m e n tio n e d , be co n s id e red us m e re v a rie tie s o f e a ch o th e r ? T h e y a rc
all iiilu ib itan ls o f th e islan d s o f th e In d ia n O c e a n ; an d , o n a c c o u n t o f th e ir b e a u ty , a re em p lo y ed
h y th e n a tiv e s o f A m b o y n a fo r a d o rn in g th e en tra n c e s o f th e ir h o u s e s on m a r r ia g e fe stiv a ls, iv h ils t
th e la rg e r s tem s a re m ade in to co rd ag e fo r th e p u ip o s c o f b in d in g d itte re n t u te n s ils .