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\atis oLtusis 6 lineas lonf^is, 3 lineas latis , basi cunealis, inle- 

 i^erriniis, apice inciso-crenatis. Sori lineares elongati conlcrti , 

 in superiori pinnac partc profundius saepe incisa suhniarginalcs, 

 Asplenii in Caenopterim transitiim egregie demonstrant. 



29. ASPLEML.Ai DivKRsiFOLirM , frojule sterlH 2pinna(a , pinnulis 

 cuneatis apice inci.sis basi inteoferrimis , fertili supradecomposi- 

 ta, laciniis linearibiis integris v. 2 — 3 furcis submonosoris, 

 soris inarginaLibus. 



A s p 1 e n i u m d i v c r s i t' o 1 i u m Cunningh. in Loudon liort, brit- 

 suppl. p 58 1. 



Crescit in insulaNorfolk, filicumarborescentium 

 caudicibus parasiticum. {Fcrd. Bauer. C'unniii(/h.) 



Frons sterilis circuniscriptione ovato-lanccolata scmipcdalis, lati- 

 tudine baseos 5 pollicari, stipitc acute angulato 6polJicari i^lahcrri- 

 mo,laevi: 2pinnata : pinnis utrinffuc scnis octouis\ e opposilis,inrcrio- 

 ribus pollicem dissitis, 2',2 poI)icaril)us. supcrioribus approximatis 

 sensim minoribus, extremis suhintcj^ris. Pinnulae utrinque 4 — 5, al- 

 ternac, ovatac v. obovatac g lin. lon^^ac, 6 lincas lalac obtusac, basi 

 cuneatac integerrimac, latcre infcriori truncatae, sui)erii>ri inter- 

 tium loho auctac, apicc incisac , incisuris ol)tusis ; vcnulis acut- 

 an^ulis parallclis confcrtis , siniplicibus ct apicc ant supra me- 

 «lium 2 — V. rarius 3 furcis , infcriores distinctius peliolatae, su- 

 pcriores in rhachim complanalam n«arginatam dccurrcntes, sum- 

 mac tandcm conflucntes. Krons fcrtilis 2 — 5pedaiis , suprade- 

 composita , laciniis lincarii)us scmipolliccm lon^is, inlcf^ris v, 2 — 

 3l"urcatis , lalcrc iiitcriori ju\la lotaiu loni^itudiiicm , nunc basi 

 vcl medio, nonnunrjuam utroquc lalcrc monosoris , cxliinis inter- 

 dum confluentibus sterilibus. 



30. .xspLEMi M .\ssi.MiLK, frondc triplicato- pinnata mcmbranacea 

 flaccida ovato-lanceolala , pinnis ])lnnulisque alternis pctiolatis, 

 foliolis sessiJibus v. subdecurrentibus inciso-serratis pinnatifl- 

 ilisque , lobo inflmo latere superiore productiori , soris biseria- 

 tis, ncrvo medio subcontiguis. 



C r c s c i t i n i n s u I a X o r f o I k-. {Vcrd. Bauer.) 



Slipcs, cuius nonnisi siimmilatcs pcnna corvina vix crassiorcs 

 vidco , rliacliisquc primaiia subtctraj^onus coinpressus , anlicc 

 profundc sulcatus , lac\is {^labcrrimus , coloris sordide slraminci 

 liinc indc im])riinis ad pinnarum cxortum fusco-maculalus. Frons 

 scsqui|)cdcm hmj^a , pedcm lala , ovalo-lanccolala , mcmhranacca, 

 {^labcriiiiia , Iriplicalo-piiiuala. 1'iuuae allornac , polliccm dissilae, 

 ovalo-ohlon^ac aciiiuinalac , infimac ad auf^ulum rcctiini palcnlcs 

 seniipcdalcs , subscquae oclo ])olliccs lon;^ac , 2 ])oUiccs latae , 

 sumiiiac sciisim hrcN iores. Finnarum rliaciiis ^racilis, dorso con- 

 vcxa , anlice profundc sulcata. rinnulac allcrnae, 3 — 4 lincas 

 dissilae, ohlongac , inflmae obtusac , polliccm longac , 6 lincas 

 latac , supcriorcs acuminalac s(.'S(|ui])ollicarcs, omncs hrc\issimc 

 peliolalac FoIif>Ia ov alo-ohlon;^a ohlusa, ]iar infimiim oj>j)osilum 

 pcliolulatum , rclifjiia altcrna scssilia , adnato-dcciirrcnlia , summa 

 coadiiiiala inciso-scrrala v Mil)])iiiiialilida , loho inliino dciilcxe 

 sursuin j)roduc!ioii, soris ad hasiiii foliorum 4 — 6 stihunisciialis, 

 iicrvo uu'dio conli^uis c >cnulac hifurcalac rainulo supciiori or- 

 tuin ducciilibus. 



