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Polypodium—continued. Polypodium—continued. 
to žin. broad, sub-entire, dilated at base on the upper side. and numerous similar ones on each side, all narrowed at base. 
areole usually in two distinct rows, with the small sori often in sori and areole in rows of about four, the former immersed and 
both. Mexico, &c. SYN. Goniophlebium loriceum. prominent on the upper side. Brazil, &c., 1840. Syn. Gonio- 
P. 1. latipes (broad-stalked), A larger but less rigid form, having phlebium menisetifolium. : 
dense, dull brown scales, and pinnz much dilated on both sides at P. molle (soft). sti. 1ft. or more long, stout, with deciduous 
the base. SYNS. P. harpeodes, P. vacillans. scales. fronds 2ft. to 3ft long, lft. to 1}ft. broad ; lower pinne not 
P. lucidum (shining). _ rhiz. short-creeping. sti. erect, firm, reduced, 6in. to Yin, long, 1din. to 2in. broad, cut to a broadly- 
short. fronds bin. to 12in. long, din. to fin. broad, edge entire, winged rachis into oblong, entire or crenated, blunt lobes ; 
both ends narrowed, both sides very glossy. sori confined to the under surface finely villous. sori small, copious, distant from 
upper part of the frond, not copious. areole in two or three ir- the midrib. St. Helena. Syns. P. Diane, Phegopteris mollis. 
: regular rows. Venezuela and Brazil. Syns. P. nitidum, Cam- | P. morbillosum (diseased). A synonym of P. Heracleum. 
pyloneurum rigidum. P. Be eap y —— — ae ig brown 
P. lycopodioides (Lycopodium-like). rhiz. firm, wide-creeping, scales, fronds lit. t ong, din. to 4in. bre with an acute 
with ferruginous scales. fronds dimorphous, distant, ee or rather blunt point; lower part broadly winged to the base. 
sessile or shortly stalked ; barren ones 2in. to 4in. long, }in. to sort small, numerous, sometimes covering nearly the whole 
lin. broad, entire, frequently blunt, gradually narrowed at base; surface. Malay Isles. Syn. Phymatodes musefolia. 
— — = Tongen ; ar — — — P. myriocarpum (many-fruited). A variety of P. pellucidum. 
containing the uniseriate sori being largest. opi me- a 
rica, &c., 1793. SYN. Anapeltis lycopodioides. p. P, neriifolium (Oleander-leaved). A synonym of P. brasiliense. 
P, nigrescens (blackish). rhiz. stout, adpressedly scaly, sti. 
lft. to 1}ft. long, erect, glossy, firm. fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, 
lft. or more broad, cut within lin., or less, of the rachis into 
numerous linear-oblong, entire, acuminate lobes, 6in. to 12in. 
long, lin, to Zin, broad. sori in a single row nearer the midrib 
than the edge, sunk in a deep cavity, which is prominent on the 
upper side, india, &c. SYN. Phymatodes nigrescens. 
P. nigripes (black-stalked). rhiz. stout, with black, rigid, ferru- 
ginous-edged scales. sti, almost lft. long, firm, erect, slig y 
scaly. fronds lft. long, 6in. to Tin. Ea 
slightly crenate towards the bluntish point; under surface 
furfuraceous. sori in single rows on each side the midrib. 
Venezuela. SYN. Phlebodium nigripes. 
P. nitidum (shining). A synonym of P. lucidum. 
P. obliquatum (oblique). sti. lin: or more long, rigid, tufted, 
sakes or vilioek: AO On le Te long, 1in. to ain. broad, 
cut down throughout to the rachis into horizontal or decurved, 
acute, slightly-sinuated pinne, in. broad, dilated at base, the 
lower ones being blunt and shorter ; edges of the fertile pinnae — 
FIG. 238. FROND OF POLYPODIUM LYCOPODIOIDES OWARIENSE. sometimes undulated. sori sunk in a cavity, four to six on each 
side. India, &c., 1841. ae 
P. 1, owariense (Owara). This variety only differs from the | P. Otites (Otites). A synonym of P. tenuifolium. — 
type in the shorter, oval, bluntly-pointed frond. See Fig. 238. P. oxylobum (sharply-lobed). A synonym of oe 
-fruited). rhiz. wide-creeping, stout. P. tum -lobed). rhiz. stout, wn-scaly, sti, 
ruited), 7 i “ palma (palmately: : 
densely scaly. sti, lin. to 3in, long, wiry, often flexuous, decidu- 6in. to 12in. long, erect, , y. fronds 6in. to 
—— 3in. to 4in. long, lin. or more broad, lanceo- , With a linear or oblong, repand or entire, 
late, cut nearly to the rachis into blunt, entire or obscurely terminal lobe, and one to six similar ones on each side, 4in. to bin. 
toothed pinne, tin. b) , dilated at base, and with a rounded long, żin. to ijin, broad, narrowed or dilated, slightly a at 
sinus between them; lower surface densely scaly. sori copious, base, those of the barren frond broadest. sori in a row 
large. Bolivia to Chili. ; midway between the and midrib, Malaccas and Philippines, i 7 
P. macrodon (large-toothed). rhiz. decumbent. sti. lft. or — gg oar leuridium palmatum. P. Lindleyanum : 
more long, scaly below. fronds 2ft. to 3ft. long, lft. to 14ft. broad, icles O E, E —— i 
apex deeply pinnatifid ; pinnz below the apex numerous, lanceo- P. papillosum (nippled). rhiz. wide-creeping, stout, scaly. sti. 
late, the lowest sometimes 1ft. long and 6in. to 8in. broad, cut 4in. to Gin. long, slender, rigid, erect. fronds lft. or more long, 
down to a narrow wing on the rachis into close, lanceolate, pin- 2in. broad, cut to the rachis into horizontal, close, blunt, entire — 
natifid pinnules. sori small, in rows near the main veins. areole or slightly crenated pinnz, jin. broad ; veins black. sori deeply — 
copious. Philippines, &c., 1840. SYN. Dictyopteris macrodonta. immersed in rows near the edge, the cavities prominent on the 
P. macropterum (large-wi Trunk somewhat arborescent. upper side. Java and Philippines. ; ; oe : 
sti, 2ft. or more long, strong, — ——— angulan, fronds 4ft. to | P. Paradiseæ (Paradise). fronds lft. to 4ft. long, Zin. to 8in., or 
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wii en o ; ca eS, . i ; e *4 Rees : 
down ats eee Sts Gar iis Ge Wee | charming appearance to the plant. Brazil, 1641. : Le 
rhiz, wi i i * J 
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North-west Mexico, &c. — 
P. marginellum mar gap sti. tufted. fronds 
to 6in. 1 ut in. broad, bluni di tapering into 
a. shorten — Yang second nok noah DO sides, margined 
a distinct, black line. sori close, copious, oval or oblong, in ; n i ; — 
rows nearer the midrib than the edge. West Indies. SYN. Gram- Fig. 239, PORTION OF FROND OF POLYPODIUM PECTINATUM. — 
mitis marginella. — i a Ca 4 : 
Martensii (Martens rhiz. wi ing, stout, with P. pectinatum (comb-like).* rhiz. tibrillose, stout. sti. 2in. to 
—— ferruginous te sti. lin. to 2in. firm. ag rong oma E naked or finely villous. fronds lft. to 3ft. 
fronds Bin. to 12in. Zin. to 4in. broad, cut down to the rachis long, 2in. to 6in. broad, naked or finely villous, cut down to the 
into numerous: entire pinne, in. broad, distant their | P ——— in. broad, close, horizontal, blunt, entire 
own breadth; both surfaces and rachis finely villous. sori or slighi toothed, the lower ones 
medial, twelve or more on each side. Mexico. rows. Mexico, &., 1793. See Fig. 239. (Œ. G. F. 10.) 
P. megalodus (picture-like). A variety of P. androgynum. . | P, polius rs yp ge Poe ih on ong stout, 
Bee —— lft. to 3ft. Sin, to 12in, long 
n scales. sti. lin. to 4in. long, erect, entire or sub-acute, close, blunt pinne, lin. to gin. broad ; veinlets © 
Ae OT Ce Tate ee ends | i tifally pellu sori 5 : Sandwich Isl = : 
rows near the main veins. North India to Ceylon. SYN. Colysis The variety myriocarpwm is a form with pinnatifid pine. ea . 
The andi, has larger fronds, and | P, peltideum (shield-like), A garden form of P. Phymatodes. __ fe 
to 
lin. broad, cut half-way down into sligl 
3 lower | 
ae ee See en a “um (feathered). sti, 6in. to 12in. long, tufted, slightly 
s Epi eis eisted, tlnnty faleate lobes, about jin broad 
