600 Underwood: American ferns 



9. Stenochlaena recurvata (Fee). 



Lomariopsis recurvata Fee, Mem. Foug. 2: 68. pi. 28. 1845. 

 (Type from Teapa, Mexico, Herb. Delessert et Mm. Paris.) 

 Range : Known only from its type collection, of which we 



have seen the specimen preserved at Paris. A very distinct species. 



IO. STENOCHLAENASORBIFOLIA(L.)J.Sm.Jour. Bot. 4: I49. 184I. 



Acrostichum sorbifolium L. Sp. PI. 1069. 1753. (Type from 

 Martinique, based on Plumier pi. 117*) 

 Range : Lesser Antilles, Porto Rico, and Hispaniola. 



* 



We have seen specimens of this characteristic species, whose 

 distribution has been erroneously supposed to be well-nigh uni- 

 versal, from the following islands : 



Martinique : Duss 

 Guadeloupe : Duss 



744 



St. Vincent : Guilding (K), Chickley (B). 

 St. Kitts : Hon. J. H. H. Berkley, Britto\ 

 Porto Rico: 1824.. Balhis (TV Schwant 



(K), Booth (K) 



Marble 



Nash 



11. Stenochlaena vestita (Fourn.). [Figures 7 and 8.] 



omariopsis 



250. 1872. 



(Type from Chontales, Nicaragua, Levy 476.) 



6 93 



35: 243. 1896. 



Lomariopsis guatemalensis Presl, in herb. (Sterile plant only. 



11 In Guatimala ad ripam occidentalem fluvii S. Juan, Frie- 



dric lis thai. f ') 

 Stenochlaena Pittieri Diels, Die Nat. Pflanzenf. i 4 : 251. 1899. 



Range : Apparently throughout Central America. We have 

 seen specimens as follows : 



Guatemala : Alta Verapaz, von Tuerckheim (/. D. S. 804.2), 



Juan Ri 



sheets). 



496 (K, P), Tate 72 (K 



Costa Rica: La Concepcion,/ D. S. 6942; Werckle 

 ba. Maxon 167. 



* There appears to be some doubt whether this station is in Guatemala or not 



