THE PHILIPPINE 
/ 
Journal of Science 
C. Botany 
Vol. Ill OCTOBEE, 1908 No. 5 
SPICILEGIUM FILICUM PHILIPPINENSIUM NOVARUM AUT 
IMPERFECTE COGNITARUM, II. 
By H. Christ. 
{Basel, Switzerland,) 
HYMENOPHYLLUM Sin. 
Hymenophyllum angulosum sp. nov. 
Cacspitosum, stipite rhacliique inferiore ebeneis exalatis, fronde bi- et 
ad basin tripinnatifida, fronde sterili late flabellata, fertili elongata, la- 
einiis elongatis divaricato-furcatis, marginibus laevibus integris, soris 
terminalibus, valvis crenatiSj late ovatis. 
HabitLi //. capillacei Roxb., Ins. S. Helenae^ et H. inaequalis Pair. 
Africae, sed mimis^ Tninusque composituni, laciniis latioribus. 
Rhizomate caespitoso-repente filiformi, nigro, glabro iiii tota planta, 
stipite 1.5 ad 3 cm longo stricto tenui ebeneo exalato, fronde sterili sub- 
flabellato 3 cm lato et longo, bi-, infra tripinnatifido, rliaclii supra anguste 
alata nigra, pinnis 3 vel 4 utrinque cuneato-ilabellatis, infimis 6-partitis 
superioribus tripartitis, laciniis nltimis 4 inm longis 1.5 mm latis obtusis 
linearibus diaphanis nervo nigro praeditis; fronde fertili ovato-oblonga 
basi attenuata, 7.5 cm longa. 3 cm lata, subtripiniiatifida, i»innis 7 utrin- 
que; fronde versus apicem acuminatum sorif era, soris in laciniis termi- 
iialibtis, 1.5 mm latis, rotundato-ovatis, valvis crenato-dentieiilatis. Tex- 
tura tenui, colore dilute fusco-virente. 
MiNDORO, Mount Ilulcon, Merrill OOSO, Noveniher, 1000. 
Hymenophyllum obtusum Hook, et Arn.; Hook. Sp. Fil. 1:93, /. 33d. 
Luzon, Provinee of Bengiiet, Elmer 6021. MiNDORO, Merrill 6081. 
Tlie stations in tlio Philippines for this species, form a connecting link between 
southern Africa ami the Hawaiian Islaii<ls, it liaving been known from both these 
places previously; the specimens agree perfectly. 
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