196 FILICES WRIGHTIANZE ET FENDLERIANJE. 
pinnatis, pinnis 37 — 49 subpetiolatis basi truncatis lanceolatis acuminatis membranaceo- 
chartaceis glabris margine undulato-dentatis vel subintegerrimis; fertilibus pinnatis, 
pinnis brevi-petiolatis margine tenui lato explanato cinctis. — Caudex digiti crassus, ad 
truncos alte scandens, paleis pallide fulvis linearibus 4—5 dense vestitus. Stipes cum 
caudice continuus, crassitie penne scriptorive, 2 — 6-pollicaris, paleaceus, e stipite sub 
angulo 60? divergens.  Rachis tetragona, inferne paleacea, superne anguste alata. 
Frondes steriles bipedales, ambitu oblongo-lanceolate, pinnate ; pinne crebre, patentes, 
4 — 5-pollicares, basali dimidio minore, terminali subæquali, brevissime petiolate, basi 
truncate vel subcordate, ad rachin articulate, demum articulatim secedentes, supra 
obscure subtus pallide virides; venule simplices vel furcate. Frondium fertilium 
pinne anguste lineares, basi cordate, 3 — 4 pollices longe, 2 — 3 lineas late, intervalli sub- 
pollicari distantes; venulee e costa valida simplices vel furcatee, libere. Species pul- 
cherrima nulla alia confundenda. (Fendl. 335.) 
4. L. PHLEBODES, Fée, l. c. p. 66.  Acrostichum Japurense, Martius, Ic. Crypt. p. 86, 
t. 24. (In Isthmo Panamensi. Hayes, 4. Schott, 86. Frondes vise omnes steriles, 
sed haud dubiz hic referendz.) 
Genus IV. CHRYSODIUM, Fée. 
§ I. EUCHRYSODIUM. 
1. Cm. crinirum, Metten. Fil. Lips. p. 21.  Acrostichum crinitum, L.; Hook. Fil. 
Exot. t. 6. — (Fendl. 363. Wright, 792.) 
2. Cu. AUREUM, Metten. l. c. Acrostichum aureum, L. In maritimis calidioribus 
ubique. 5 
§ II. ANAPANSIA. 
3. CH. ALIENUM, Metten. l. c. Gymnopteris aliena, Presl. ; Fée, l c. p. 84. Acros- 
tichum, Swartz. (Fendl. 336. Wright, 783.) | 
4. CH. NICOTIANAFOLIUM, Metten, l. c. p. 22. Gymnopteris nicotianefolia, Presl. ; 
Fée, l. c. p. 86. (Wright, 188.) | 
5. Cu, ACUMINATUM, Metten. l. c. Gymnopteris acuminata, Fée, l c, p. 85. Lingua 
cervina scandens, citrei foliis major, Plumier, Fil. Am. p. 100, t. 115. (Fendl. 408, 
sterilis.) 
Genus V. POLYBOTRYA, H.B.K. 
L P. CANALICULATA, Klotzsch in Lin. 20, p. 429. | (Fendl. 262.) 
2. P. osmunpacea, H.B.K. (Wright, 186.) ` 
