714 OXLVII. FILICES. [Dicksonia 
Victoria. Cape Otway Ranges, F. Mueller. 
Also in Norfolk Island. Referred by F. Muell. Fragm 118, as a variety to 
Davallia flaccida (D. spelunce), eed Ni the attachment Et form of the indusium 
appear to me distinctl to separat 
18. DEPARIA, Hook. and Grey. 
Rhizome creeping. Fronds large, compound, Sori globular, termi- 
nating a vein, protruding from the margin of the frond and sometimes 
stipitate beyond it. Indusium membranous, shortly and broadly cup- 
shaped or 2-valved. 
e genus is sparingly a e over the Pacific islands and South America. 
of the two following species one is endemic, the other is a Sandwich Island plant 
perha ps not really yum ian. 
Fronds simply pinnate held long g pinnatified pinnules . olifera, 
Fronds twice or thrice pinn PUSS ele has s nip hrodiolien 
D. potis Hook. Spec. Filie. i. 85, Syn. Filic. 55, Filic. Exot. 
t. 82.—Fronds 2 to 3 ft. long, simply pinnate. Lower pinne 6 in 
to 1 ft. long deeply "pinnatitid + segments ovate or oblong, somewhat 
faleate, 4 ei z in. long, all connected by a winged rhachis 2 to 3 lines 
broad. Sori marginal but sessile.— D. Macri, Hook. snd Grev. Ic. 
Filic. t. 154 ; F. Muell. Fragm. v. 117. 
N. S. Wal A single specimen in herb. F. Mueller with the label atia 
Hoan the uel name. The species is otherwise endemic in the San 
d 
nephrodioides, Baker in Gardn. Chron. 1872, 253, Syn. 
Yo: 463.— Fronds 2 to3 ft. high, rather firm and shining, twice 0 
thrice pinnate. Sec condary pinnee 2 to 3 in. long, pinnate or deeply 
pinnatifid ; lower pinnules pinnatifid, 1 to 1 in. ong, upper ones 
gradually smaller confluent and toothed only. Sori marginal and pro- 
minent but sessile, globose. Indusium very shortly and broadly divided 
into 2 valves partly formed by a slight dilatation or obtuse tooth of 
the frond.—Davallia nephrodioides, F. Muell. vin: eek 
N. S. Wales rd Howe's Island, Mount Lingb Moore, Lind and 
nn 2 — to be a true Deparia and much more e allied to Dick- 
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19. DAVALLIA, Sm. 
Rhizome creeping, often at covered with soft scales or setz. 
oe compound, often larg rely in spe cies ustralian mae 
divided, Sori globular or reality t elongated, terminating veins clos 
