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(11) A. resectum Smitli. Khizonic slentU-r, creeping on ground; stipes 

 scattercil. .-"KuiUr, 10 to 25 cm. liigli, dark hrown, jiolislu-d; fronds 20 to 

 30 cm. l>igl>, C cm. broad, acuminate witli nuimrous subses.?ilc pinna;, 

 till' lowest not reduced: |iiMn;c witli more than lialf nf tlic liasiscopic side 

 cut away, base of upper side truncate at a riglit angle, rather ol)tuso, 

 margin inciso-crenatc except tiic part cut away, niemijranaceous, glabrous; 

 racliis like the stipe or sonu'times green above; veins once or twice forked; 

 sori iKit tnueiiing either costa or edge. 



Luziin. Cumiiuj 110; Tongloii 2.2.'>0 m., I-ohcr; Isabela Province, Warburg 

 11007; Davao, Vopcland 'J55, 1112. 

 Africa to Hawaii. 



(12) A. multilineatum Hook. Stipe 1.5 cm. high, firm, erect, naked, 

 grayish gn-eii ; frond ;fO to 45 cm. long. 15 to 20 cm. broad, oblong- 

 lanceolate, with a long liiu'ar-lance(date terminal pinna and to IS hitiMal 

 ones on each side, which are Id to 15 cm. long, 12 to 20 mm. broad, 

 acuminate, tlie edge faintly toothed, hut the point more deeply, the base 

 cuneato-truncate with a short petiole; texture herbaceous; color dark-green; 

 rachis naked; veins mostly simple, with sori on each reaching from the 

 midrib to the edge. 



Tonglon 2,250 ni., Loher. 

 .Samoa and Fiji. 



(13) A. wightianum Wail. Stipes tufted, 15 to 25 cm. high, greenish, 

 naked ; frond M) to 45 cm. long, 15 to 20 cm. broad, oblong-lanceolate, 

 witli (5 to 9 pinni? on each side, wliich are distinctly stalked, and the 

 lowest 5 cm. apart, 12 to 15 cm. hmg, 12 to 18 nnn. broad, acuminate, 

 irregularly crenate, tlie base gradually truncato-cuneate, equal on both 

 sides ; texture coriaceous ; color pale green ; veins inconspicuous, distant, 

 often forked; sori distant, falling short of the edge. 



Luzon, iiteere. 

 Madras and Ceylon. 



(14) A. tenerum Forst. Stipes tufted, firm, erect, grayish, nearly 

 naked, to 25 cm. high; frond 10 to 40 cm. long, 3 to 12 cm. broad, 

 oblong-lanceolate, with 10 to 25 stalked horizontal pinna; on each side, 

 which are lA to 4 times as long as broad, bluntly rounded at the point, 

 the edge deeply toothed througliout, tlie two sides uiunjual, the upper 

 one narrowed almost at a right angle, sometimes slightly auricled, the 

 lower one very obliquely truncate, lower pinnse deflexed; texture lierbaccou3; 

 rachis compressed; veins usually simple; sori numerous, regular, parallel, 

 not reaching either edge or midrib. 



Maiiuiling, Lohcr ; Davao, Warburg 14140; Baco River, Mindoro, Merrill 

 1771 (very large) ; Gimogon River, Xegros, Copeland 78; Mount Mariveles 

 1,050 m., Copeland (very small). 



Ceylon across PoljTiesia. 



This fern varies widely in stature, but is comparatively constant in other 

 respects. 



(15) A. lunulatum Swartz. Stipes tufted, 5 to 10 cm. high, firm, 

 nearly nakfd. gray or ebeneous; frond 15 to 45 cm. long, 3 to 5 cm. 



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