xi. c, 3 v. A. v. Rosenburgh: Amboina Pteridophyta H7 



sterile pinnae of the former are described as palmate or 2-partito-palmate 

 while those of the latter are once or twice forked. 

 Distrib.: New Guinea. 



MARATTIACEAE 



MARATTIA Swartz 

 MARATTIA FRAXINEA Sm. PL Ic. 2 (1790) tab. 48; v. A. v. R. Mai. 

 Ferns 765. 

 Amboina, Soja, Rel. Robins. 1971, August 31, 1913, along streams in 

 forests, altitude about 400 meters. 



Perhaps identical with M. pellucida Presl. 

 Distrib.: Tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. 



OPHIOGLOSSACEAE 



OPHIOGLOSSUM Linnaeus 



OPHIOGLOSSUM PENDULUM Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 2 (1763) 1518; v. A. v. R. 

 Mai. Ferns 777. 



Amboina, Soja, Robinson PI. Rumph. Amb. 440, August 2, 1913, in for- 

 ests, altitude 400 meters. 



Represnting: Scolopendria major Rumph. Herb. Amboin. VI, 84, tab. 

 XXXVII, fig. 3. 



Distrib.: Tropical Asia, Australia, and Polynesia. 



HELMINTHOCTACHYS Kaulfuss 



HELMINTHOSTACHYS 2EYLANICA (Linn.) Hook. Gen. Fil. (1840) t. 47. 

 Osmunda zeylanica Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1063. 



Amboina, Kati Kati, Robinson PI. Rumph. Amb. 455, October 28, 1913, 

 altitude about 70 meters. 



Representing: Ophioglossum laciniatum Rumph. Herb. Amboin. VI, 

 153, tab. LXVIII, fig. 3. 



Distrib.: Tropical Asia to tropical Australia and New Caledonia. 



LYCOPODIACEAE 



LYCOPODIUM Linnaeus 



LYCOPODIUM CERNUUM Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1566. v. A. v. R. Mai. 

 Fern All. 47. 



Amboina, Batoe merah and Soja road, Robinson PI. Rumph. Amb. 457, 

 July, 1913, altitude sea level to 250 meters, locally known as daun rai rai. 

 The spikes are partly cernuous, partly erect. 



Representing: Cingulum terrae Rumph. Herb. Amboin. VI, 87, tab, XL, 

 fig. 1. 



Distrib.: Tropical and extra-tropical. 



LYCOPODIUM PHLEGMARIA Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 1564; v. A. v. R. Mai. 

 Fern All. 44. 



Var. LONGI FOLIUM Spring, Monog. Lycop. 1 (1842) 65; v. A. v. R. 

 1. c. 45. 

 Amboina, Binting, Robinson PI. Rumph. Amb. 456, August 13, 1913, on 

 trees at low altitudes. 



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