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1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Asplenium—continued. 
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2% Fig. 129. ASPLENIUM SANDERSONI. 
A. Serra (saw). rhiz. stout, creening: fronds frequently 4ft. 
long and lft. broad, vivid green, elegantly arching; pinne 
fifteen to twenty pairs, spreading, 4in. to 8in. long, about lin. 
broad, sharply toothed, rounded at base on the upper side, 
wedge-shaped on the lower side. sori prominent, disposed 
ee in two parallel rows close to the midrib. Brazil, Peru, 
c. Stove. 
A. sinuatum (sinuate). sti. tufted, short, erect. fronds cori-~ 
aceous, lanceolate, lft. to 2ft. long, lin. to Buin. broad, narrowed 
to an acuminate apex and 
very gradually below, the 
margin slightly undulated but 
not toothed. sori narrow, 
often on every vein, reaching 
from near the rachis nearly 
tothe margin. Guinea Coast 
southward to Angola. Stove. 
A. speciosum (showy). rhiz. 
wide - Greene sti. erect, 
straw-coloured, 1ft. or more 
in length. fronds 1ft. to 2ft. 
long, 8in. to 12in. broad ; pin- 
ne thin but firm, 4in. to 6in. 
long, Zin. to lin. broad, con- 
spicuously lobed and slightly 
toothed, somewhat cuneate 
at base. sori slender, reach- 
ing nearly tothe edge. Philip- 
pine and Malayan Islands. 
Stove. See Fig. 131. Syn. 
Diplazium speciosum, 
A. squamulatum (slightly 
squamate). sti. tufted, 2in. 
to 4in. long, strong, erect, 
scaly below. fronds very co- 
riaceous, lanceolate, lft. to 
1sft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, 
narrowed to an acuminate 
apex and very gradually be- 
low into the stem, the mar- 
Tic. 130. ASPLENIUM SEPTEN- fo entire; rachis stout, the 
TRIONALE. lower part furfuraceous. sori 
r eee . reaching from near the mid- 
zp to within jin. or sin. of the margin. Java, Borneo, &c. 
ove. 
A. striatum (striped). A synonym of A. Shepherdi. 
A. tenellum (rather tender). A form of A. lunuwatum. 
A. tenerum (tender). sti. tufted, erect, naked, greyish, 4in. to 
6in. long. fronds herbaceous, 8in. to ldin. long, din. to 4in. 
' broad, oblong-lanceolate ; pinne ten to twenty on each side, 
stalked, horizontal, lin. to 1din. long, }in..to Zin. broad, deeply 
toothed, unequal-sided, the lower ones deflexed. sori numerous, 
regular, parallel, not reaching either edge or midrib. Ceylon. 
Stove. A. elongatum is a form of this species. 
A. thelypteroides. This species is found in the Sikkim 
Himalaya, up to 10,000ft. elevation, as well as in North 
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Asplenium—continued. 
America. _The frond 
shown in Fig. 132 has 
the stipes rather 
shorter than is usually 
the case. 
A. tomentosum 
(downy). sti. 6in. to 
Yin. long, erect, 
brown-tomentose, «6 
length glossy. fronds 
6in. to 12in. long, din. 
to 4in. broad, ovate- 
lanceolate ; pinnie 
numerous, closely 
placed, lanceolate, 
the lower pair de- 
flexed, the next hori- 
zontal, 2in. to 3in. 
long, in. _ broad, 
acute, the edge cut 
down regularly into 
oblong-falcate lobes 
din. broad; rachis 
tinely tomentose. sori 
linear, touching the 
edge but not the 
midrib. East Indies, 
&. Stove. SYN. 
Diplazium tomento- 
sum, 
A. unilaterale (one- 
sided), A synonym 
of A. resectwm. , 
A. vagans (wander- 
ing). sti. tufted, lin. 
to 2in. long, pale 
gréen. fronds coria- 
ceous, 3in. to 4in. 
long, in. to gin. 
broad, widely strag- 
gling, elongated and 
rooting at the apex; 
pinne eight to twelve 
on each side, sessile, 
sub-thomboidal. sort 
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PINNA OF ASPLENIUM SPECIOSUM. 
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Fic. 132. FROND OF ASPLENIUM THELYPTEROIDES. 
