Dalhousiance. N. O. Filices. 



TAB. CCVII. 



Pteris seticaulis. 



Fronde stipitata lanceolata pinnata, pinnis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 subfalcatis coriaceo-menibranaceis integerrimis sessilibus aculis 

 basi truncatis subcordatis, stipite rachique setoso-paleaceis. 



Hab. Pulo Penang. Lady Dalhousie. 



Caudex — ? Stipes digitalis et ultra, teres, fusco-purpureus, 



crassitie pennm corvince^ paleis setiformibus horizontaliter 



patentibus obsitus. Frons pedalis et ultra, circumscriptione 



lanceolata, prope medium 3-4 uncias lata, pinnata; pinnis 

 subremotis, horizontalibus, alternis vel oppositis, coriaceo-mem- 



branaceis, oblongo-lanceolatis, acutis, omnino integerrimis, 

 obscure costatis, paululum falcatis, basi truncatis subcordatis, 

 angulis acutis, superior! vix auriculato, supra saturate viridi- 

 bus,subtus pallidioribusa omnino glaberrimis. Sort marginales, 

 continui. Indusmm angusturo, raembranaceum. Capsules 

 rufofuscae. Rachis fusca per totam suam longitudinem setoso- 

 paleacea, paleis patentibus. 



The quite entire pinnae of this plant, the dark-coloured terete 

 stipes and rachis, clothed with copious bristle-like paleae, will 

 readily distinguish this species of Pteris from all the species with 

 which I am acquainted^ The nerves are altogether internal, 

 and only seen if the specimen be held up between the eye and 

 the light, when they are observed to branch off from the costa 

 in an obliaue direction, and to be 2 or 3 times forked. 



