Lomaria.| FILICES. 975 
** Sterile fronds pinnatifid above, pinnate below, central and lower pinne 
free, but more or less dilated at their bases. 
a. Pinne at the base of the frond not reduced in size. 
Fronds 4-14 in., lanceolate-deltoid. Pinne 1-3in., lanceo- 
late or ensiform, the lowest pair often deflexed -. 3. DL. vulcanica. 
b. Pinne gradually reduced in size towards the base of the frond. 
Fronds 1-3 ft. x 3-Gin.,submembranous. Pinne 13-3 in. 
x 4-gin., lanceolate, falcate, acuminate. Pinne of 
fertile fronds 2-3 in. long. Ae Ts ws 
Fronds 6-18 in. x 2-4in.,submembranous. Pinne 1-2 in. 
x #-4in., oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, sinuate- 
crenate. Pinnz of fertile fronds ?~14in., narrow-linear, 
acute ak a sc ae $n -. 5. L. lanceolata. 
Fronds 9-30in. x 14-4in., fleshy or coriaceous. Pinnz 
3-23 in. X +-4in., linear-oblong to lanceolate, entire. 
Pinne of fertile fronds #-14 in., linear-oblong, obtuse .. 6. ZL. dura. 
Rhizome short. Fronds 4-12in. x 4-lin., dark-green, 
coriaceous. Pinnz 4-4in. X }in., oblong to suborbicu- 
lar. Fertile fronds shorter than the sterile .. -. ¢. L. Banksi. 
Rhizome creeping. Fronds 2-12in. x 4-2in., coriaceous 
to submembranous. Pinne 4-4in., ovate-oblong to 
linear-oblong. Fertile fronds longer than the sterile; 
pinnz linear-oblong, obtuse .. a oe -. 8. ZL. alpina. 
4, L. Norfolkiana.. 
*** Sterile fronds pinnate, or pinnatifid above; pinne not dilated at their 
Rhizome short, thick. Fronds often very large, 1-8 ft. long. 
Pinne 3-12in. x 4-lin., linear, coriaceous .. .. 9. L. capensis. 
Rhizome very long, climbing. Sterile fronds dimorphic; 
lower with smallrounded pinne ; upper with long lanceo- 
late faleate ones... alc a 22 .. 10. L. filiformis. 
Rhizome short, suberect. Fronds 3-8in. x 1-1} in., 
blackish - green, lyrate-pinnatifid. Terminal pinnee 
much longer than the lateral sic 5t en wal Ii een 
Rhizome stout, suberect. Fronds 12-30in. x ?-1iin., 
linear, membranous ; rhachis and stipes bristly and 
scaly. Pinne 4-$in. x +-4in., oblong to suborbicular, 
obtuse at oe ae re 5G .. 12. L. fwiatilis. 
Rhizome short, suberect. Fronds 3-10in. x 2-14in., 
submembranous; stipes and rhachis naked. Pinne 
4-? in., ovate-oblong to oblong, obtuse te .. 13. L.membranacea. 
B. Fronds bipinnate. 
Rhizome often produced into a caudex resembling the trunk 
of a miniature tree-fern. Fronds 9-18in. long, ovate, 
acuminate as 35 ae .. 14. L. Fraseri. 
1. L. Patersoni, Spreng. Syst. Veg. iv. 62; var. elongata, Hook. 
and Bak. Syn. Ful. 174.—Rhizome short, stout, creeping, clothed 
with blackish-brown scales, sometimes stoloniferous ; rootlets 
tomentose. Stipes 3-9in. long, stout, black, scaly at the base. 
Sterile fronds very variable; of young plants (and occasionally of 
old ones) quite simple and entire, 6-12in. long, 1-14 in. broad ; of 
old plants pinnatifid, 1-3 ft. long or more, 6-12 in. broad, broadly 
