FilicesJ] CEYLON PLANTS. 391 



d. Neph'odiicm, 



14. A, molle, Svr. — Ne^pJirodium molle, Desv. ; Hoot. 1. c. p. 67, cum 



syn.— c.p. 714 974. 



Hab. Very abundant througliout tlie island. 



15. A. extensum, Blume, En. Fil. Jav. p. 156. — Nephrodhim exfen- 



sum, BL ; Hook. 1. c, p. 72, cum syn.— c.p. 3391, 3498. 

 Hab. Oora District. 



I60A. Arbuscula, Willd. — Neplirodium Arhiiscula, Desv.; Hook, 



1. c. p. 74.— c.p. 1359 (1109), 



Hab. Common in tie Central Province. 



17. A. terminans, Wall, Cat, n. 3S6,—Nep hoodlum terminans, J. 

 Sm. ; Hook. I. c. p. 73, cum syn.— c.p. 990 (1106). 



Hab. Central Province, not uncommon. 



18. A. propinquum. — Nephrodium propinquumy E.Br.; Hook, 1. C. 



p. 79, cum syn. — c.p. 705. 

 Hab. South of the island, at no great elevation. 



19. A. nnitum, Mett. Asp. p. 107 .—Neph radium unitum, Sieb. ; 



Hook. I.e. p. 81, cum syn. — c.p. 973. 

 Hab. a common species in the island. 



20. A. eusorum, Thw. — A, pennigerum, Blume, 1. c. p. 153 (hand 

 Sw.).— c.p. 3064 (1104, 1252), 



Hab, Forests of the Central Province, not uncommon. 



Caudex brevis. Frondes glabra vel subgkbrre, lanceolatse, acuminatse, pinnat£e. 

 Finnce numerosge, liueares, acuminatse, 5-10 poll, longse, i-1 poll, latn?, sessiles, 

 versus basin abruptam plus minus angustatse (paucaj inferiores subito pai'vulee, ro- 

 tundata?, distantes), lobis mcdiocribus subintcgris, abruptetruncatis, venulis pl"i"/lj^s, 

 omnibus medio soriferis, 2 inferioribus iufra siuum unitis, Indusum parvum. [This, 

 I fear, is identical with what I consider Nephrodhm abruptum, Sp. Fil. iv. p. 79 ; 

 from which, however, the syn. oi A pennigerum should be excluded.— HooK.J 



21. A. abruptum, Blume, 1. c, p. l?>%'—Nephrodium ahruptum, Pr, ; 

 Hook. 1. c, p. 77, t, 241, B.— c.p. 3271 (1224). 



Hab. Damp forests of the Central Prormce. 



e. Lastrea, 



22. A. calcaratum, Elume, 1. c. p. IbO.—Nephrodium (Lastrea) cal- 

 caratum ; B.Qok. 1. c. p. 93, cum syn. N. (Lastrea) falcilohum, Hook. 



1. c. p. 108.— c.p. 13G3, 3273 (1107, 1250). 

 Var. iS. Hook. I.e. p. 108.— c.p. 992, 3050. 

 Hab. On the sides of streams and in damp forests, common. 



A most variable plant, but the extreme forms pass insensibly into one another. 



23. A. flaccidum, Blume, En. FU. Jav. p IQl.-NephroJium (Las- 

 trea) flaccidum, Hook. Sp. Fil. iv. p. 133, t. 263.— c.p. 3802. 



Hab. More elevated parts of the Central Provmce. 



ffracilescens, Blume, 1. c. p. \ob.—Nepltrodium (Lastrea) 



gracilescens, Hook. 1. c. p. 93, cum syn. A. Thelypteris, Benth. Flor. 



Hongk. p. 455.— C.P. 1287 (1141). 

 Hab. More elevated parts of the Central Provmce. 



25. A. tylodes, Kze. inLinn.xxiv. p. 281.— Zff.'^rm xylodes, Moore 



