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ASPIDIUM Swartz. 



Aspidium (Arcypteris) Bolsteri Copt'], sp. nov. 



Caudice adscendente, lignoso, 1.5-3 cm. crasso, paleis castaneis 15 mm. 

 longis 2 mm. latis apiculatis coronato; stipitibus confertis, ca. 50 cm. 

 altis, 8 mm. crassis, nisi ad pedes ca. 5 cm. altos alatis, alis ca. 15 mm. 

 latis; fronde 60-80 cm. alta, ovata, pinnatifida, coriaeeo-papyraeea, 

 glabra; segmentis ca. 5-jugatis, patentibus, ovatis, ca. 30 cm. longis, 10 

 cm. latis, acuminatis, integris, ala 15-30 mm. lata confluentibus, sinubus 

 rhachin versus valde dilatatis; venis primariis fere ad marginem at- 

 tingentibus, arcuatis, venulis transversalibus in parte fertile inconspicuis 

 connexis; soris superficial i bus, 1-1.5 mm. latis, inter venulas transversalcs 

 biseriatis, in serie quaque 1-10, pagina tota usque ad marginem sorifera; 

 indusiis nullis vel caducis. 



Mindanao, Surigao, ad terrain umbrosam truncosque. Bolster 305. 

 A species with the aspect of A. vastum Bl., but differing in several details, 

 besides t ho apparent absence of indusia. 



SCHIZOLOMA Ghradich. 



Schizoloma angustum Copel. sp. nov. 



Ebizomate breve, repente, 3 mm. crasso, paleis minutis angustis cas- 

 taneis vestito; stipitibus confertis, 3-8 cm. altis, 1-1.5 mm. crassis, 

 atropurpureis, interdum flexuosis, deorsum pilis concoloribus 1.5 mm. 

 longis sparsis vestitis, sursum rhacbibusque triangularibus glabris, nitidis; 

 fronde 10-18 cm. alta, ca. 1 cm. lata, pinnata; pinnis sessilibus basibus 

 utrobique truncatis saepe super costam imbricatis, tandem deciduis, 

 ellipticis, ca. 5 mm. latis, 4 mm. altis, rotundatis, integris, glabris, 

 coriaceis, leviter convexis, infimis paullo remotis deflexis; venulis flabel- 

 latis, liberis, immersis; soro continuo, lato. (Tab. I b.) 



Palawan, inonte Victoria, ad saxa rivularia. Fooncorthy 875. 



Near to the next species, from which it differs most in the very broad bases 

 of the pinna-; except near the base of the frond, the rachis can not be seen 

 from above, because of the overlapping pinna'. 



Schizoloma ovata (J. Sin.) Lindsaya ovata J. 8m. in Hook. Journ. Bot. 5: 3; 

 Spec. Fit 1 : 204. pi. 6 J, A. 

 Luzon, Cuming 175, in herb. Bureau of Science; apparently not collected since 

 Cuming's time. The figure in Species Filicum accurately represents our specimen. 



Schizoloma jamesonioides (Baker) Lindsaya jamesonioides Baker in Journ. 

 Bot. (1879) 39; Hooker, Icones Plant. III. 7: pi. 1626; Christ in Ann. Jar. 

 Bot. Buitenz. 15 (1898) 103. 

 Borneo and Celebes. Unknown in the Philippines. 



Schizoloma fuligineum Copel. sp. nov. 



Rhizomate repente, breve, 2-3 mm. crasso, paleis flliformibus badiis 

 minutis vestito; stipitibus caespitosis, 7-10 cm. altis, pedibus paleaceis, 

 aliter rhachibusque glabris, nitidis, castaneis; fronde 20-30 cm. alta, 

 2.5-3 cm. lata, sursum sensim augustata, pinnata, glabra; pinnis subses- 

 silibus, ad rhachin articulatis, infimis deflexis, aliis horizontalibus, obtusis, 



