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Folypodinin — continued. 



end, with a space between each, midway between the midrib 

 and edge, areoliv uniform. Austraha, &c., 1823. (Jreenhouse. 

 8VNS. J', attcnuatum (H. (;. F. 30), Phi/mafodes Brownii. 



P. californlcum (l^alifornian). rkiz. wide-creeping, with 

 spreading, ferruginous scales, sti. Sin. to 6in. long, firm, erect, 

 naked, fronds 6in. to 9in. long, Sin. to Sin. broad, oblong, 

 deltoid, cut down nearly or (juite to the rachis into entire or 

 flnely-toothed pinna^, lAiu. to 2Jin. long, |in. to Ain. broad, the 

 lowest not reduced, sort large, in single rows near the midrib. 

 California. Greenhouse. Sv.N. Gonivptilebium californicum. 



P. Cameroonianum (Cameroons). 6//, 4ft. long, glossy, froiuh 

 3ft. to 4ft. Inng, 2ft. bnpad. the upper part pinnatind, with deep, 

 lanceolate lubes ; lower jiinna' deltoid, upwards of 1ft. long, 6in. 

 to Sin. broad, cut down below nearly to the rachis into lanceolate, 

 pinnatifid lobes, sori in rows near the main veins, an'oloi 

 copious. Cameroon Mountains. SVN. DictyopterLs Cavieroonianus. 



P, capltellatum (small-headed). A synonym of P. juglandi- 

 fotiinn. 



P, Catharinse (St. Catherine's), rhiz. wide-creeping, with dark 

 brown scales. »f(. 4in. to 6in. long, erect, glossy, fronds 6in. to 

 12in. long, 3in. to 5iu. broad, cut down to the rachis into close, 

 blunt, sub-entire, .spreading pinn.T, l^in. to 3in. long, Jin. to ^in. 

 broad, the lowest pair shorter and deflexed. sori large, in two 

 rows close to the midrib. Brazil, 1824. 



P, Ciliatum (ciliated). A variety of /*. ■piloselloide.s. 



P. colpodes (embi.isomed). A .synonym of P. plesiosorum, 



P. conjugatum (mixed), rhlz. very thick, densely matted, with 

 light brown scales, fronds 2ft. to 4ft. long, 1ft. to l^ft. bmad, 

 arranged in a circle, tlie stem with a lobed wing, 2in. to 4in. broad, 

 (m each side at the base, which is narrowed and more deeply 

 lobed upwards, passing gradually into the frond, which is cut 

 down nearly to the rachis throughout into entire, erecto-patent 

 pinna?, 4in. to Sin. long, lin. to IJin. broad, sort in a single row 

 close to the anterior main vein, sometimes confluent. India, &c. 

 Syn.s. p. cornnans, Drynaria conjvyata. 



P. COronans (crowned). A synonym of /'. conjuyaht-m. 



P. corymbiferum (corymbose). A funn of P. Lingua. 



P. crassifolium (thick-fronded).* rhiz. woody, short-creeping, 

 with dull brown scales, ati, 2in. to 6in. long, strong, erect. 

 fronds IfU to 3ft. long, lin. to 5in. *vide, gradually narrowed to 

 both ends, the edge entire, upper side with scattered small, white, 

 dots ; texture very coriaceous, aurt in single rows between the 

 main veins, two to nine in a row between the edge ancl midrib. 

 West Indies, &c., 1823. SVN. Pleuridium crassifolium. The 

 variety albo-punctatisshnum is a much-dotted form, with less 

 distinctly raised veins than usual. Syn. Pleuridium albo- 

 punctafissimum. 



P, crasslnerTium (thickly-nerved). A synonym of P. 2^la(y- 

 phylhnn. 



P. crenatum (scolloped), sti. 1ft, to 2ft. long, erect, naked or 

 pul)esceut. fronds 1ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. or more broad, with an 

 oblong-lanceolate, terminal pinna, 6in. to Sin. long and l^in, to 2in. 

 broad, the edge a little bluntly lobed or nearly entire, and two or 

 four opposite pairs of similar ones, sori in rows near the main 

 veins. Cuba, &c., 1823. Syn. Gonixypteris crenata. 



P. curvatum (curved), rhiz. stout, scaly, sti. 3in. to 4in. long, 

 naked, glossy, dark brown. ronds 1ft. to l^ft. long, 2in. to 3in. 

 broad, pendent, cut down to the rachis into close, crenated, 

 linear pmnje, which are decurrent at base, sori bright yellow, 

 in two long rows. Jamaica, &c., 1823. 



P, cuspidatum (pointed). A synonym of P. persicmfolium. 



P. cy a these folium (Cyathea-fronded). sti. 1ft. to l^ft. long, 

 tinn, naked, stramineous, fronds l^ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. or more 

 broad ; pinme 6in. to 9in. long, 2in. or more broad, cut down to a 

 broadly-winged rachis into falcate, entire lobes, ^in. to gin. broad, 

 the lowest pair rather smaller and deflexed. sort about the 

 centre of the veinlets. Mauritius and Bourbon. Syn. P. Sieber- 

 ianuw. 



P. decumanum (tall), rhiz. stout, with soft, bright, ferruginous 

 scales, sti. 1ft. to 2ft. long, stout, erect, glossy, fronds 1ft. to 

 3ft. long, 1ft. to 2ft. broad, cut down nearly, or below quite, to 

 the rachis into ligulate, nearly entire pinnre, often 1ft. long, 2in. 

 to 3in. broad, sori each terminating two or three free veinlets. 

 Tropical America, Brazil, 1818. Syns. P. dictyocallis, Phlcbodium. 

 decumanum . 



P. decurrens (decurrent). rhiz. wiry, rather slender, with 

 deciduous scales, sti. 6in. to 12m. long, firm, naked, froiids 

 usually with several erecto-patent pinnse on each side, which are 

 Bin. to 12in. long, Uin. to 2in. broad, with an acuminate point, a 

 narrowed base, aiul nearly entire edges, areolce about six, between 

 the edge and midrib, with two or three sori in each. Brazil and 

 Peru. Syn. Canrpylonc-unrm decurrens. 



P. decussatum (decussate), sti. 2ft. to 3ft. long, stout, erect, 

 polished upward.s, .scaly at base, .sometimes slightly muricated. 

 fronds Zfl. tu 4f t. or more long, 1ft. ti> l^ft. broad; pinn.-e Sin. to 

 12in. long, lin. to l^in. broad, cut down nearly or quite to the 

 rachis into close, spreading, entire, blunt hibes, with a large, 

 subulate ^land at the base beneath, .sori in rows near the midrib. 

 West Indies, Ac. Syn. Pheyopteris dvcussata. 



P. deflexum (lient-down). can. erect, with dull brown scales. 

 uti. 2in. to Sin. long, slender, naked, stramineous, fronds Sin. to 



Polsrpodiain — continued. 



12iu. long, 2in. broad; pinm-e lin. long, Jin. broad, lanceolate, 

 acuminate, cut down to the rachis into linear-oblong, pointed 

 lobes ; lower pinuH- deflexed, gradually dwindling to mere 

 auricles ; both sides slightly hairy, sori nearer the midrib than 

 the edge. New Grenada, 1850. Syn. Phegopteris defleza. 



Fig. 232. Pinna of Polypodium diversifolium. 



P. Dianas (Diana's). A synonym of P. molle. 



P. dictyocallis (beautifully-netted). A synonym of P. de- 

 cutnanum. 



P. dilforme (deformed), sti. tufted, erect, 1ft. or more long, 

 scaly below, fronds 3ft. to 4ft. long; upper piniue lanceolate, 

 entire, or with broad, blunt or falcate lobes reaching half way or 

 more down to the rachis ; lower pinnse often deltoid, with the 

 lobes of the lower side prolonged and pinnatifid. sori scattered, 

 very copious, areolce also copious. Malay Peninsula and Isles. 

 Syns. p. irregitlare, Dictyopteris irregularis. 



Fig. 233. Portion of Frond of Polypodium drepani'm. 



P. dilatatum (dilated). rhi2. woody, thick, with large, dull 

 bruwu scales, sti. 1ft. or more long, with a narrow wing reach- 

 ing nearly to the base, fronds lift, to 3ft. long, 1ft. or more 

 broati, cut down within about iin. of the rachis into entire, 

 acuminate, erecto-patent lobes, 4in. to Sin. lom;, iin. to l^in. 

 broad, sori small, copious, irregularly scattered, areolae fine, 

 copious, with free veinlets. North India, &c. SYN. Colysis 

 dilatata. 



