1 76 CHRIST. 



ELAPHOGLOSSUM Schott. 



74. Elaphoglossum Copelandi n. sp. 



Rliizoiiiate ropente lignoso, fore digiti niinoris crassitie, nigro, setnlis 

 subulatis atrohrunnois ])arce vestito, stipitibus subarticulatis, approxiniatis 

 nec fasciculatis basi atrofuscis scpuiniis lanceohitis parvis l)runneis sparsis, 

 25 cm. longis, rufostramineis, sulcatis, pennae corvinae crassitie, squamnlis 

 atratis fimbriato-laeeratis vestitis, fronde sterili lanceolato-elongata usque 

 ad 43 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata versus baSin apicemque acutum attenuata 

 nec decurrente, costa manifesta prominente rufa, nervis occultis hori- 

 zontalibus 1 mm. distantibus ad marginem sensim protensis nec clavatis 

 simplicibus aut basi furcatis. Textura chartacea firma, colore obscure 

 l)runneo, subnitente, facie superiore squamis sparsis notata, inferiore 

 densius squamis vestita, margine costaque squamis majoribus valde fim- 

 briatis cinnamomeis passim ciliata, squamis peltatis longe ciliato-fimbria- 

 tis ciliis numerosis (20 ad 30) squamis partim minoribus hyalinis nec 

 coloratis partim majoribus cinnamomeis, i. e. cellulis nucleis rufo-fulvis 

 •impletis. Frondis fertilis stipite usque ad 40 cm. longa, lamina 35 cm. 

 longa, 1 cm. lata lineari, latere superiore densissime squamoso, inferiore 

 omnino sporangiis brunneis impleto. 



MiNDANAO, Distriet of Davao, Moimt Apo (1014, 1,541 Copeland) April, 

 October, 1904, alt. 1,800 m. 



A large species related to Elaphoglossum petiolatuni (Sw.). Scales large, 

 peltate, deeply ciliate, some of them colorless, otlier larger and with dark brown 

 centers. 



ir^. Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw. ) Urban Symb. Ant. 4 (100.3) 61. 

 Acrostichum petiolatum Sw. Prodr. (1788) 128; A. viscosum Sw. 



LuzoN, Province of Bengiiet, Baguio (6509 Elmer) Jime, 1904; (.5125 Curran) 

 August, 1906; Dakhin (1838 CopeJand) October, 1905. 



A form with lacerate and fringed, reddish, very abundant scales, the fertile 

 fronds 30 cm. long, the sterile ones 1.5 cm. wide. 



Previously collected in the Philippines by Cuming, but not included by Cope- 

 lond in his Polypodiacese of tlie Philippines.''' 



70. Elaphoglossum laurifolium (Thouars) Moore Ind. 16. Acrostichum 

 laurifolium Thouars FI. Trist. d'Acunha 31. 



LuzoN, District of Lepanto, Mount Data (1866 Copeland) October, 1905. 



DifTers from E. latifolium of tropical America by its long creeping rhizome, 

 its distant long stipitate and sharply pointed leaves and its smaller size. 



Ceylon through Malaya. 



CYCLOPHORUS Desv. 



77. Cyclophorus Lingua (Thimb.) Desv. Prodr. (1827) 224. Acrostichum 

 Lingua Thunb. FI. Jap. 330. 



LuzoN, Province of Benguet, Baguio (1816 Copeland) October, 1905. Minda- 

 NAO, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (118 Mrs. Clcmens) January, 1906; Diatrict of 

 Davao, Todaya (1303 Copcland) April, 1904. 



'"'Covt. Lah. Publ. 28 (1905). 



