176 CIIKIST. 
ELAPHOGLOSSUM Schott. 
74. Elaphoglossum Copelandi n. sp. 
Ehizomate repente lignoso, fere digiti minoris erassitie, nigro, setulis 
subulatis atrobnmneis parce vestito, stipitibiis siibarticulatis, approxiinatis 
nee faseiculatis basi atrofuscis squamis lanceolatis parvis bruimeis sparsis, 
25 cm. longis, rufostramineis, sulcatis, pemiae corvinae crassitie,squainiilis 
atratis fiinbriato-laceratis vestitis, fronde sterili lanceolato-elongata usque 
ad 43 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata versus basin apicemque acutum attenuata 
nee decurrente, costa maiiifesta prominente rufa, nervis occultis liori- 
zontalibus 1 mm. distantibus ad niarginem sensim protensis noc clavatis 
simplicibus aut basi furcatis. Textura chartacea firma, colore obscure 
l)runneo, subnitente, facie superiore squamis sparsis notata, inferiore 
densius squamis vestita, margine eostaque squamis majoribus valde fim- 
briatis cinnamomeis passim ciliata, squamis peltatis longe ciliato-fimbria- 
tis ciliis nmucrosis (20 ad 30) squamis partim minoribus hyalinis nee 
coloratis partim majoribus cinnamomeis, i. e. cellulis nucleis rufo-fulvis 
impletis. Frondis fertilis stipite usque ad 40 cm. longa, lamina 35 cm. 
longa, 1 cm. lata lineari, latere superiore densissime squamoso, inferiore 
omnino sporangiis brunncis impleto. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Mount Apo (1014, 1541 Gopeland) April, 
October, 1904, alt. 1,800 m. 
A large species related to Elaphoglossum pctiolatum (Sw.)- Scales large, 
peltate, deeply eili;ite, some of tliem colorless, other larger and with dark brown 
centers. 
75. Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urban Symb. Ant. 4 (1003) 61. 
Acroslichum petiolatum Sw. Prodr. (1788) 128; A. viscosum Sw. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (6509 Elmer) June, 1004; (5125 Curran) 
August, 1906; Daklan (1838 Copeland) October, 1905. 
A form with lacerate and fringed, reddish, very abundant scales, the fertile 
fronds 30 cm. long, the sterile ones 1.5 cm. wide. 
Previously collected in the Philippines by Cuming, but not included by Cope- 
land in his Polypodiaeeae of the Philippines.*^ 
76. Elaphoglossum laurifolrum (Thouars) Moore Tnd. 16. Acrostichum 
laurifolium Thouars Fl. Trist. d'Acunha 31. 
Luzon, District of Lepanto, Mount Data (1866 Copeland) October, 1905. 
Differs from E. latifolium of tropical America by its long creeping rhizome, 
its distant long stii>itate and sharply pointed leaves and its smaller size. 
Ceylon through Malaya. 
CYCLOPHORUS Desv. 
77. Cyclophorus Lingua (Thunb.) Desv. Prodr. (1827) 224. Acrostichum 
Litigua Thunb. Fl. Jap. 330. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (1816 Copeland) October, 1905. Minda- 
nao, Lake I^nao, Camp Keithley (118 Mrs. Clemens) January, 1906; District of 
Davao, Todaya (1303 Copeland) April, 1904. 
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Govt. Lah, Pull, 28 (1905). 
