386 



115. L. planum. Desv. Enc. Bot. SuppL v. 3. p. 554. 



Hab. East Indies. Desvaux. — This comes very near, indeed, 

 (judging by the description), to the following species, being 

 chiefly characterized by its oval leaves. 



116. L. canaliculatum. Linn. 



Caule erecto inferne nudo aphyllo superne remote folioso 

 distiche ramoso, ramis dichotomis, foliis approximatis sub- 

 imbricatis horizontaliter patentibus rigidiusculis nitidis semi- 

 cordato-oblongis acutiusculis basi superne dilatatis membrana- 

 ceis minute denticulatis in auriculam productis, stipulis folio 

 triplo minoribus ovatis pungenti-acuminatis falcato-curvatis 

 arete imbricatis, spicis 4-8 lineas longis. — Linn. Sp. PL p. 

 1568. Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 184. — L. fruticulosum. Bory, in Willd. 

 Sp. PL V. 5. p. 41. — L. cataphractum. Willd. I. c. p. 43. — L. 

 cupressinum. Willd. I. c. p. 42. — L. tereticaulon. Desv. Enc. 

 Bot. SuppL V. 3. p. 551. 



Hab. Isle of Bourbon. Mauritius. Amboyna. Coro- 

 mandel. — This species, to which we have adduced so many 

 synonyms, has often been compared with L. fiahellatum 

 of the West Indies; but that species abundantly differs in 

 its darker hue, in its closely pinnated, and not dichotomous 

 branches, in the more oblique, and not horizontally patent 

 leaves, which are beautifully ciliated at the base on the 

 upper margin. 



117. L. intermedium. Blume, Enum. PL Jav. p. 269. 

 Hab. Woods, Java. Dr. Blume. — Intermediate, accord- 

 ing to Blume, between L. denticulatum, L. unibrosum (our 

 L. concinnum), and L. cupressinum (our L canaliculatum.) 



118. L. microstachyon. Presl, Reliq. Hcenk. p. 80. — L. mi- 

 crostachyum. Desv. Enc. Bot. SuppL v. 3. p. 554.? 



Hab. Philippine Islands. Hcenke. — Compared by Presl 

 with L. fiahellatum^ and L. cupressinum (our L. canalicula- 

 tum.) 



119. L. latifolium. Hook. et. Grev. 



Caule elato erecto inferne denudato foliis squamiformibus 

 munito basi stolonifero superne bi-tripinnatim ramoso, foliis 



