132 UNDERWOOD: OuR GENERA 
In the above arrangement Fée took several untenable positions 
and was perhaps inclined to increase genera unduly on which we 
would comment as follows : 
1. Phanerophlebia and Ambha were both maintained following 
Presl’s earlier misconception (cf. supra). 
2. Hemtcardion was substituted for Cyclopeltis J. Sm. and was 
based on the same monotype. This was not due to ignorance of 
the fact of an earlier genus, for he cites Smith’s work ; it must be 
set down as a case of deliberate misappropriation of a genus, of 
which botanical literature is unfortunately too full of conspicuous 
examples. 
3. In Wephrodium, as used by Fée, none of the original species 
were mentioned but it was confined to the species with connivent 
veins. 
4. Aspidium was used for the free-veined species with cordato- 
reniform indusia (= Dryopterts Adans.), thus following Link. 
5. Bathmium Link was taken up for Tectaria trifoliata and its 
allies. 
6. Besides Hemicardion the following genera were established : 
PopopELTIs (p. 286) based on a single species, P. Singaporiana 
(Wall.). This has usually been united with Zectaria. 
CARDIOCHLAENA (p. 314) based on several species of which 
C. alata from the Philippines is first named. This has usually 
been referred to Sagenta. 
LEPIDONEVRON (p. 301) based on numerous species with the 
indusium adnate at the base and with pendulous leaves ; the first 
named species is L. didentatum (Presl); the genus is usually re- 
ferred to Nephrolepis, and hence belongs outside the tribe under 
consideration. 
PHLEBIOGONIUM (p. 314) based on P. impressum (Griffith), an 
old-world species. 
The non-indusiate series were still kept with the Polypodieae ; 
Goniopteris and Dictyopteris were retained, and Phegopteris of Presl 
was raised to generic rank (p. 242), Polypodium Phegopterts 
being properly named as the first and consequently type species. 
In 1856 Mettenius * capped the climax of conservatism, 2” 
practically abandoned all structural characters except for sectional 
* Filices hort. bot. Lipsiensis, 1856. 
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