20 ^' A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS SELAGINELLA. 



stem ; leaves of the upper plane one-quarter as long, oblique 

 oblong, shortly cuspidate, much imbricated. Spikes square, 

 terminal on the pinnules, \-\ in. long, 1 lin. diam. ; bracts ovate 

 cusj)idate, strongly keeled. 



Hab. East Himalayas, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Malay 

 Islands, and New Guinea. Common in cultivation, and one of the 

 most ornamental of all the garden species. 

 200. S. LoEBii Moore. — Stems suberect, sarmentose, reaching 

 a length of 3-4 ft. ; pinnas regular, lanceolate-deltoid, about half a 

 foot long, cuneate at the base, the pinnules contiguous, erecto- 

 pateut, the upper ones simple, the lower forked. Leaves of the 

 lower plane contiguous, oblong-lanceolate, falcate, acute, \ in. long 

 on the pinnules, 1-Gth to l-5th in. on the pinnae, bright green, 

 moderately firm in texture, truncate and rather dilated on both 

 sides at the base, not imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the 

 upper plane one-third as long, oblique ovate, cuspidate. Spikes 

 square, terminal on the branchlets, \-\ in. long, f lin. diam. ; 

 bracts ovate cuspidate, strongly keeled. 



Hab. Borneo, Lohh ! West Sumatra, Beccari 578 ! Rare in 

 cultivation. 



201. S. VicTORiiE Moore in G-ard. Chron. 1879, 74. — S. atro- 

 viridis Bracken., non Spring. — Stems suberect, sarmentose, 3-4 ft. 

 long ; pinnte lanceolate-deltoid, usually 6-9 in, long, caudate, the 

 upper pinnules crecto-patent and simple, contiguous, the lower 

 forked or slightly pinnate. Leaves of the lower plane crowded, 

 oblong-lanceolate, falcate, acute, l-12th in. long, dark bright green, 

 firm in texture, equal-sided, obscurely petioled, truncate on both 

 sides at the base, not ciliated, not imbricated over the stem; leaves 

 of the upper plane one-quarter as long, oblique oblong, shortly 

 cuspidate, much imbricated. Spikes square, 1-2 in. long, f-1 lin. 

 diam. ; bracts ovate cuspidate, acutely keeled. 



Hab. Borneo, Loiv ! Gillolo, C. Smith ! San Cristoval, J. G. 

 Vcitchl Fiji, Brackenridgel Da em el 186 I Milne 201. Litermediate 

 between Wallichii and canal iculata, but nearer the former. Kare in 

 cultivation. 



202. S. megastachya, n. sp. — Stems suberect, sarmentose, 

 2-3 ft. long; pinnre ascending, oblong-lanceolate, caudate, 6-9 in. 

 long, the distant ascending pinnules with a few distant ascending 

 tertiary branchlets. Leaves of the lower plane nearly contiguous 

 on the branchlets, oblong-lanceolate, very falcate, acute, l-12th to 

 l-8th in. long, bright green, moderately firm in texture, equal- 

 sided, not ciliated, truncate on both sides at the base, not at all 

 imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the upper plane one-quarter as 

 long, oblique oblong, acute, not cuspidate^ Spikes |— 1 in. long, 

 square, l-12th to l-8th in. diam.; bracts ovate cuspidate, stra- 

 mineous, J in. long, acutely keeled. 



Hab. New Caledonia, in damp woods at Balade and Wagap, 

 Vieillard ! A near ally of S. Victorian. 



203. S. iN^QUALiFOLiA Spring Mon. ii. 148. — Lycopodium 

 inaqualifolium Hook. & Grev. — Stems suberect, sarmentose, 

 reaching a length of 3-4 ft. ; pinnae oblong-lanceolate, about ^ ft. 



