— 298 - 



St a. Gatharina: Blumenau, Moeller 1891, Serra de Jaragua, 

 Schwacke n. 13329, Blumenau, H. Schenck n. 794. 



2. Stigmatopteris Carrii (Bak.) — fig. 3. 



Syn. Polypodium Carrii Bak. -Fl. bras. 1^: 597. 1870. Dryopteris 

 Carrii G. Ghr. Ind. 257. 1905. 



Type from Rio Janeiro, leg. Garr, not seen. To this species I refer 

 the following specimens from Brazil, which agree very well with the 

 original diagnosis. 



San Paulo prope Barra Mansa, c. 1000 m., Wettstein & Schiffner 

 1901 (HG = Aspidium alloeopteron Ghrist, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien 

 79: 16. 1907, which species does not occur in S. Brazil), 



St a. Gatharina, Serra do Jurape, Schwacke n. 13204 (HG) — 

 Joinville P. Schmalz, Rosenstock, Fil. auslr. bras. n. 106 (HB) — 

 Blumenau, Passo Mansa, F. Haerchen, Rosenstock, Fil. austr. bras. n. 106 

 (HRg) — Pabst n. 799 a (HB). 



This species can be distinguished from S. rotundata by its short 

 pinnae (12 — 18 cm.) which are lesser incised, by its few (2 — 4) distant 

 and erect, generally very short veins and by the sori being placed near 

 the costule. The stem, rachis and costse beneath rather squamose. Lamina 

 with numerous, but very small, pellucid dots. 



Like the next species scarcely specifically distinct from S. rotundata, 

 connected with it by intermediate forms as Phegopteris heterocarpa Fee, 

 mentioned above. 



3. Stigmatopteris tijuccana (Raddi) — fig. 4. 



Syn. Polypodium (tyucanum) Raddi, Opusc. sci. Bol. 3: 288. 1819; 

 PI. bras. 1: 25 tab. 37. 1825; Dryopteris tijuccana G. Ghr. Ind. 298 

 — Phegopteris tenuis Fee, Gr. vase. Br. 1; 99 tab. 30 fig. 1. 1869. 



The type of this species was collected by Raddi in Mt. Tijiica, near 

 Rio. The following specimens agree very well with Raddi's figure: Rio, 

 Martins (HB), Glaziou n. 7245 (HB, HH), 3333 (HH), Riedel (HRg) — 

 S. Paulo, Santos, Mosen n. 3090 (HRg, HH). 



This species differs mainly from S. rotundata by its shorter and 

 broader pinnae with deeper lobes, which are close, falcate and entire, and 

 by more (5 — 7) and longer veins. The pellucid dots are numerous, 

 small, not very distinct. Texture generally firmer. 



4. Stigmatopteris prionites (Kze.) — fig. 5. 

 Syn. Polypodium prionites Kze. Flora 1839: Beibl. 29; Dryopteris 

 prionites G. Ghr. Ind. 286. 1905; Polypodium rotundatum Bak. Fl. bras. 

 V: 499 tab. 63. 1870. 



