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Ciuatemala: Dept. Alta Verapaz, near the Finca Sepacuite, Cook et CiHUiGS iir. 656 (W), Cubilquitz, 

 V. TCrckheim ed. Donn. Smith nr. 8051 (B, C, W ; Dept. Retalhuleu, San Felipe, .1. Donn. 

 Smith nr. 2734 (W); Dept. Santa Rosa, Estanzuela, Heyde et Lu.x ed. Donn. Smith nr. 4424 

 (B, W ; Zamorora. Heyde et Lux ed. Donn. Smith nr. 8248 (W); Heyde nr. 557 (W); Cuaji- 

 niquilapa, Heyde et Lux ed. Donn. Smith nr. 6289 (W); Vicinity of Cacao, H. S Barber 

 nr. 161, 165, 179, 191 iW). 



Honduras: San Pedro Sula, C. Thieme éd. Doxn. Smith nr. 567H (C, W). 



Nicaragua: Nandaïme, P. Levy nr. 3 (H). 



Costa Rica: Navarro, Wercklé (C,CC); Rivière, P. Bioli.ey nr, 44 (C); La Lima. Wekcklé (C); Agua 

 cate, C. Hoffmann nr. 722 (B) ; Rio Ciruelas, Tonduz nr. 2196 (B, C); Tuis, Tonduz nr. 

 11327 (C. W); La Verbena, Tonduz nr. 8810 (C, W) ; Juan Vinas, Pittier nr. 1842 (W); 

 Rio General, Pittier nr. 3340 W;: Buenos Aires. Pittier nr. 4851 iB, W); San Francisco 

 de Guadeloupe, Pittier nr. 7154 (W); Rio Turrialba, J Donn. Smitn nr. 6901 iB ; Juan 

 Vinas, Cook et Doyle nr. 179, 233, 243 (W); Rio Jirivi, Maxon nr. 1.S0 iW); Meseta central, 

 Alfaro nr. 16848 (C, RB); Sabanilla de Los Granados, Ai.faro nr. 16556 bis (RB). 



l'anama: Maxon nr. 4781 iWi. 



Colombia: Santa Marta, H. H. Smith nr. 2453 (B, C, Rg) - Moritz nr 38. 208 (Ui, 718 (B. C, H = 

 A. riparium MoritzI. 



Venezuela: Caracas, Linden nr. 199 (B); E Otto nr. 424 (B) et alii ; La Guayra, Enoei. nr. 20 (B) ; 

 Tovar, Moritz nr. 410 (B). 



Ecuador: Lehmann nr. 5054 (B); Banos, Spruce nr. .5303 (H, L, HB), 5304 (H, RB). 



Peru: Lima (W); Ruiz (B); Tarapoto, Spruce nr. 4Ü3Ü (Kew, L ^ N. schizotis Hli. very typical). 



Chile: Cuming (hb. Presl). 



Brazil: Rio, Glaziou nr. 389 (H), 4669 (H, H), 13353 (H); Seli.ow nr. 688 (Bi; Mosen nr. 2700, 2701, 

 104, 115 (Rg); Jelinek nr. 185 (B); Schenck nr. 3783 (C): Casaretto nr. 2002 (C) - Para- 

 hyba, Göldi (C) — Minas Geraes, Lagoa Santa, Warming (Hi; Ouro Preto, M. Gomes nr. 

 2663 |C); Claussen nr. 136 (B, CC) - Sao Paulo, Rio Claro, Löfgren nr. Ill (H); Serra de 

 Cubitao, Lindberg nr. 22 (B): Sororocaba, Mosen nr. 3087 iRg, S): Serra de Caracal, Mosen 

 nr. 4621 (Hg); Toledo. Ulbricht nr. 3 R); Rio Grande, Wacket nr. 93 IR); Alto da .Serra, 

 Wacket nr. 201 (Ri - Parana, Icarehy, Dusén nr. 6611 (Rg) — Sta. Catharina, Itapocii, 

 Schwacke nr. 12961, 12958 (C); Passo Mansa, F. Haerchen ed. Rosenstock, Fil. exsicc. 

 austr. bras. nr. 199 (C, R, Rg, W); Haerchen nr. 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 

 216, 217, 218 (R); San José, Goltz nr. 27 (R) — Rio Grande do Sul, Sta. Cruz, Jürgens 

 ed. Rosen,stock, Fil. exsicc. austr. bras. nr. 81 et 85 B, R, Rg, W|; Rio Pardc, Jürgens et 

 Stier nr. 36 et 239 |R); Serra do Melo, Ji rgens nr. 369 (R): Porto Alegre, Stier nr. 307 (R). 



Argentina: Salto del Encuentro, Rio I^iray, Niederlein nr. 1929 (B) — Corrientes, E. Palmer (W). 



Varieties of D. patens. 



var. dependens n. var. 



Rhizome and scales as in the type, but the leal' much smaller; stipe 20 cm 

 long, lamina 25 cm long by 15 cm broad, herbaceous, light-green; pinnæ opposite, 

 close 8—9 cm long, about 1 cm broad, the basal ones generally rellexed and some- 

 what abbreviated; upper basal segment of the lower pinnæ broadly ovate, deeply 

 lobed and reflexed over the rachis, the following ones gradually increasing in size 

 to the middle of the pinna. Pubescence lliin, underside generally densely glandu- 

 lose by shining glands. Veins 6— 9-jugak', the posterior basal one reaching the 

 margin above the sinus. Sori near the margin, indusia very sligtly pubescent or 

 even glabrous. 



