LEAFLETS ON PHILIPPINE BOTANY 
EDITED BY A. D. E. ELMER, A. M. 
Vol. I. Manila, P. L, July 26, 1906. Art. 5. 
A NEW POLYPODIUM AND TWO VARIETIES 
BY 
E. B. COPELAND 
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Polypodium (Phymatodes) monstrosum Copel. n. sp. 
Rhizomate scandente, 2 mm. crasso, paleis squarrosis atro- 
murinis 5 mm. longis lanceolatis acuminatis basibus peltatis 
vestitis; stipitibus 5-10 mm. altis, nudis, articulatis; fron- 
dibus 30-50 cm. altis, 4-7 em. vel ultra latis, utrinque 
sensim angustatis acuminatis, margine diversa aut grosse 
crenata aut lobata aut lobis medialibus valde protractis, 
glabris, subcoriaceis; costa infra acuta, supra sursum biangu- 
lata; venis primariis conspicuis, fere ad marginem attingenti- 
bus, nigris, venulis transversalibus inconspicuis plus minus 
6 connexis, venatione ultima occulta, laxa; soris crebris 
irregulariter sparsis. 
Luzon, ad montem Banajao. Eimer 7174. 
P. monstrosum var. leucophlebium Copel. n. var. A 
typo frondibus plerumque angustioribus et integrioribus, venis 
infra albidis diversum. 
Luzon, Laguna, Pagsanjan. Copeland 2069. 
P. monstrosum var. integriore Copel. n. var. 
nibus crenato-sinuatis, aliter vix a praecedente diversum. 
Luzon, Lepanto, Bagnen, 2000 m. s. m. Copeland 1964. 
Margi- 
