WOODWABDIE.B. 



57. WOODWARDIA, Smith, Mem. Acad. Turin, v. 411, 

 t.9. 



DOODIA, S. Brown; DOODTA, Auct. ; LOBUTSBBIA, Pretl; ANCHISTBA, 

 Fresl; ACROSTICHI sp., Auct.; Oxocmx sp., Auct.; OSHUND.S sp., 

 Auct.; BLECHIQ ep.,Auct. 



Sori indusiate, linear-oblong or shorter and sublimate near the 

 costa; the receptacles seated on the transverse anastomosing 

 veins. Indusium plane or convex. Veins uniform; the lower 

 ones arcuately anastomosing, forming elongated costal areoles 

 (one or more series) ; the marginal venules free. 



Fronds pinnatifid pinnate or pinnato-pinnatifid. Rhizome 

 short, erect or decumbent, or elongate creeping. This genus has 

 considerable affinity, on the one hand, with the Lomariece, and 

 on the other with Brainea, which latter, on account of its short 

 transverse naked sori, we refer to Menisciece. The two groups 

 into which its species are disposed, have little to distinguish 

 them, the immersed and superficial sori being the principal 

 differences characters which, in other instances, are not held 

 to be of generic value. 



Woodwardia. Sori immersed; indusia vaulted, straight. 



Ex. : W. radicans, Sm. I W. areolata (W. angustifolia, S.J 



W. virginica, Sm. \ W. japonica, Sm. 



Doodia. Sori superficial ; indusia convex, sublunate. 

 Ex.: W. caudata, Car. I W. media, Fee; (D. media, and lunu- 



W. aspera, Fee. \ W. blechnoides, Fee. [late, Sr .) 







(a) Veins wrcuately anastomosing, forming costal areoles; 

 venulesfree. 



58. BKAINEA, J. Smith, Catalogue of Kew Ferns, 1856, 5. 

 BowBnroiA, Hooker, non Champion. 



Sori non-indusiate, short, transverse, curved ; the receptacles 

 seated on the arcuate costal veins, and often extending more or 

 less up the parallel oblique free venules ; at length, irregularly 



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