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r i L I C E S .— G y r a t æ . B r . P o i . y p o d i a c e æ . K a u lf . E i l i c e s v e ræ . Willd.
Ge n . C ha r. A C R O S T IC H U M , L irai. Sori am o rp h i, s cu Capsula p e r to tam p ag in am in fe rio rem
fro n d is ( in te rd um dive rsæ) vel ad e ju s p a rfe ra sp a rsæ . h v o ta cm m n u lium (nisi sq u am u læ vcl
sptæ in q u ib u sd am capsuli.s in te r s tin c tæ ) . Br.
A c r o s t i c h u m obtusatum; frondibus simplicibus piloso-squainosis, squamulis subulatis sparsis ;
sterilibus oblongis, fertilibus ovatis, stipitibus hispidis. Ccrm.
Acrostichum obtusatum. Carm. in Descr. o f the Island o f T ristan da Cunha, in L in n . Trans.
V. 1 2 . ; ; . 5 1 0 .
Hab . In planitiis ad rupcs cxcelsas mentis Insulæ Tristan da Cnnha. D . Caiinichael.
R a d ix , n o b is ig n o ta .
S tip e s e re c tu s , flexuosus, triu n c ialis, infei-ne g la b e r, su p e rn e p le rum q u e h isp id u s, p ilis vel sq u am u lis lin e ari-lan ceo latis,
h o rizo n ta lib u s , o b sc u re reticu la tis s e rru la tis fuscis.
Frons ste rilis v b t se sq u iu n c iam longa , o v alis vel e tiam e llip tica , n u n c o v a ta, su b u iid u la ta , c o ria ce a, in te g e rrim a ,
ap ice o b tu siu scu la , pilis v e l sq u am u lis sp a rsis, p le rum q u e v e rsu s b a sin fro n d is, ob sita : fe r til is m in o r, p le rum q
u e ovalis, facie s u p e rn a m a rg in eq u e squamuloso-pilosis.
Capsnlce to tam p a g in am in ferio rem fro n d is teg en te s, in te n se fuscoe, su b lo n g e s tip ita tæ , a n n u la te , a n nulo la to , m-
Semin a n um e ro s a , p a rv a , su b sp hæ ric a , m a rg in e tu b e rcu la to .
F ig . 1. P i a n te , magn. n a t. f. 2. S q u am u la . f. 3. C a p su læ . f. 4. S em in a :—t o ì ^ . auct.
Discovered in the Island o f Tristan da Cimha by Captain Carmichael o f A ppin, to whom we are
indebted for oiir specimens. We know not that it has been noticed by any other author.