ni 
6-8” Jata, longius acuminata; margo revolutus, attenuatus, 
integerrimus; paraphyses paucae abbreviatae. — Afr. oce. 
trop. (Mann. 1266). — Montes Cameroon. (Mann. 1385.) 
Pteris Mettenii. Rhizoma?; folia subcoriacea, laete viridia, 
glaberrima; petiolus ad 2’ longus, stramineus, basi rufescens, 
nodulosus, rhachis straminea laevis; lamina 1—2’ longa, 
oblonga s. ovata, pinnatisecto-pinnati partita s. basi deorsum 
a nelo nun: artita; segmenta approximata, numerosa, 
subsessilia, 1’ longa, Uadrsolik, acuminata, laciniae numerosae 
sinubus acutis distinetae, ala 2—3° lata confluentes, patentes, 
e basi latiore oblongae, obtusae s. acuminatae, serratae; fer- 
tiles apice argute dentatae; costae supra prominulae, nervi 
manifesti, basales externi e costa in vieina costula emergentes, 
infimi costularum proximarum arcum Pleoenemiae 5—7 ra- 
diatum efformantes, superiores repetito-fureati s, furcati 
liberi; sori e basi ultra medium laeiniarum extensi; margo 
revolutus, angustus, integerrimus; paraphyses numerosae. 
(Pteris Boivini Mett. msc, non Moore. — Pteris Psgudo- 
Lonchitis. Mett. in hb. Vindob., non Bory.) 
Pteris nitida Mett. Rhizoma repens crassitiem pennae 
anserinae subadaequans, paleis membranaceis rufo-ferrugineis, 
ovatis, acuminatis obsitum, mox denudatum; folia %/4” di- 
stantia, chartacea, tenuia, glaberrima, nitida; petiolus 7’ 
longus, denique rufescens, nitidus, lamina 8° longa, late 
quinquangulari-cordata, subquadripinnatisecta; segmenta pri- 
maria alterna, manifeste petiolata, inaequaliter ovata, superiora 
oblonga, apice attenuato obtusa,'secundaria petiolutata, trapezio- 
ovata s. ovato-oblonga obtusa, tertiaria ala angusta con- 
fluentia late oblonga, ultima lanceolato-oblonga, obtusa s. 
acuta, integerrima s. vix repanda; nervi indivisi translucentes, 
teneri; sori latera laciniarum accupantes. Indusium pallidum, 
scariosum, integerrimum. Afr. oce. Ad fl. Gaboon. (Mann.) 
Pteris pectiniformis Godet. Hb. Rhizoma repens, paleis 
ferrugineo-fuseis, nitidis, rigidis, lanceolatis, acuminatis, sub 
adpressis dense vestitum, folia coriacea dura, infra pallida, 
denique glabriuscula, subdifformia, pinnatisecta cum impari, 
petiolus ebeneus nitidus, basi paleis fuscis, nitidis, lanceolatis, 
angustis, acuminatis dense squamosus, supra cum rhachi 
paleaceo-hirtus, infra laevis; sterilium 1'/s‘ longus, lamin 5” 
longa, 1'/2“ lata, lanceolata, segmenta numerosa, approximata, 
atenti-divergentia, breviter petiolata, 9” longa, 2” lata, e 
basi cordata, lineari-oblonga, obtusa, integerrima, inferiora 
sensin decrescentia, infima 3” longa, nervi immersi, repetito- 
furcati, liberi, vel rarissime anastomosantes; fertilium petiolus 
5a” longus, lamina 7” longa, segmenta laxius disposita,. 
patentia 1” longa, 1'/.“ lata, e besi cordata linearia obtusa, 
