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Desvaux to be the L. tenue of Humboldt. Then, we possess 

 individuals which have all the characters of L. acerosum in 

 their lower part, but which pass insensibly into L. Jilifortne 

 upwards. The form of the leaves and scales is exceedingly 

 variable, even on the same plant, and it must be even 

 confessed, that there is little to distinguish the smaller 

 states of Zj. dichoiomum of Swartz, from robust individuals 

 of L. acerosum. We must not omit to mention that Dr. 

 Blume has also remarked, that L. pulcherrimum of Wallich, 

 {Hook. etGrev. Ic. Fil. t. 38.) scarcely differs from L. dicho- 

 tomum^ except in its shorter, more remote, and more 

 obtuse leaves. 



20. L. pulcherrimum. Wall. Cat. n. 115. Hook, ei Grev, Ic. 

 Fil t. 38. 



Hab. Nepal. Dr. Wallich. — It has been suggested by Dr. 

 Wallich, that this plant may not be specifically distinct from 

 the following one. 



21. L. subulifolium. Wall. Cat. n. IM. Hook, et Grev. Ic. 

 Fil. t. 49. 



Hab. Nepal. Dr. Wallich. 



22. L. dichotomum. Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 174. — L. Mandioccanum. 

 Raddi, Fil. Bras. t. 4. — L. pithyoides. ScJdecht. et Cham, 

 in Linncea, v. 5. p. 623. 



Hab. West Indies. Brazil. Raddi. Trees on the moun- 

 tains of Java. Blume. 



23. L. nitens. Schlecht. et Cham, in Linncea, v. 5. p. 623. 

 Hab. Xalapa, in Mexico. Chamisso. — Allied to L. verti- 



cillatiim. 



24. L. verticillatum. Linn. Suppl. p. 448. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 

 5. p. 48. Wall. Cat. n. 119. 



Hab. Isle of Bourbon. Willdenow. Mauritius. Sieber. 

 Wallich. Courtallam, in the Presidency of Madras. Dr. 

 Wight. 



25. L. aloifolium. Wall, in Cat. n. 129. 



Hab. Nulghary, in the East Indies. Dr. Wallich. — Dr. 



