272 220 



278. Dryopteris longifolia (Fée) Hieron. Hedwigia 46: 351. 1907. 



Meniscium longifoliiim Fée, Cr. vase. Brés. 1: 84 tab. 25 fig. 2 (an Desv. Prodr. 

 223. 1827). - Brazil, Glaziou nr. 1747 (C) and several other specimens. 



This is not very near D. reticulata; it resembles in general habit D. falcata, 

 but the petioles of the pinnæ are shorter and their base rounded or verj' shortly 

 cuneate, the main difference is, however, the pubescence. The underside is finely 

 pubescent throughout and the receptacle is rather densely setose. By this last cha- 

 racter it ditïers from all species mentioned above but agrees with a specimen 

 from Plateau de Goyaz, Glaziou nr. 22631 (C), which probably belongs to an un- 

 described species. It is scarcely different from D. longifolia in pubescence, in shape 

 of pinnæ it resembles closely typical D. reticulata. A third form, also from Goyaz, 

 Glaziou nr. 22633 (C) has similarly pilose receptacles but long, narrow pinnæ not 

 unlike those of D. angustifolia. 



The following two species have always been considered good species. 



279. Dryopteris angustifolia (Willd.) Urban. 

 West-Indies, Honduras, Ecuador. 



280. Dryopteris serrata (Cav.) C. Chr. Ind. 291. 

 Brazil, Guiana, Costa Rica — Ecuador. 



Unknown to me are 

 Meniscium Salzmanni Fée, Gen. 223 — Bahia. 



M. chrysodioides Fée, Gen. 225 — America austr., coll. Pamplin 55. 

 M. elongatum Fée, Cr. vase. Brés. 1: 83 tab. 25 fig. 1. 1869 - Brazil, Glaziou 1169. 

 M. sessilifolium Pohl; Fée, I.e. 84 — Brazil, Pohl. 



Unknown species of uncertain position. 



The descriptions of the following species are too short or do not mention such 

 characters, which might indicate the right position of the species described in my 

 classification. 



1. Goniopteris lucida Fée Gen. 253 — Guadeloupe. 



2. Phegopteris ciliata Fée, Gen. 248 — Cuba, Linden nr. 27Ü. 



3. Aspidium tenuiculum Fée, Gen. 292 — Cuba ?, Linden nr. 2. 



4. Phegopteris amplificata Fée, 8 mém. 89 — Mexico, Schaffner nr. 219. 



5. Phegopteris melanorachis Fée, 8 mém. 91 — Mexico, Schaffner nr. 238. 



Known as sterile only; probably an Alsophila. 



6. Aspidium cheiloplotium Fée, 8 mém. 103 — Mexico, Schaffner (nr. 499 

 t. FouRN.). 



