ASPIDIEJE NEPHIIODIUM. 3 1 



(52) N. philippinense Baker, in Ann. Bot. 5:327. Frond oblong- 

 lanceolate, bipinnatifid, 60 to 90 cm. high, 30 to 45 cm. broad, glabrous 

 throughout; pinnae lanceolate-acuminate about 20 cm. long by 3 cm. broad, 

 cut down less than half way to the rachis into oblong, erecto-patent 

 lobes, moderately firm, the lower ones not dwarfed; veinlets 8 to 9 

 pairs;- sori medial, with firm, glabrous, persistent indusia. Near N. 

 Arbuscula. 



Luzon, Cuming 10, 84; Benguet and Rizal, Loher; Cebu, Cuming 338. 



(53) N. lati pinna Hooker. Stipes tufted, 10 to 15 cm. high, slender, 

 naked; frond 20 to 30 cm. high, 8 to 12 cm. broad, the upper third 

 or half lanceolate, pinnatifid with broad oblong lobes; below this several 

 pinna on each side, the largest 5 to 8 cm. long, about 2 cm. broad, 

 cut about one-fourth of the way down into broad, oblong, subfalcate 

 lobes, papyraceo-herbaceous, the lower ones much reduced and distant; 

 rachis and sides glabrous; 3 to 5 distant veinlets on each side, with a 

 sorus about the middle of each. Doubtfully distinct from N. parasiticum. 



Isabela-Luzon, Warburg 11599, 11604, 11610, 11979; Manila, Warburg 

 12747. 



Hongkong, Java. 



(54) N. amboinense Presl. Stipes tufted, 15 to 20 cm. high, grayish, 

 nearly naked; fronds 60 cm. or more high, 20 to 30 cm. broad; pinnae 

 spreading, about 10 cm. long, 1 to 2 cm. broad, cut one-fourth of the 

 way to the midrib into obtuse, slightly falcate lobes, papyraceo-herbaceous, 

 the lower shorter and deflexed ; rachis and lower surface slightly pubescent ; 

 veinlets 4 to 6 on a side; sori in rows close to the midrib. 



Luzon, Cuming 83; Leyte, Cuming 317. 

 India and Malaya. 



(55) N. Arbuscula Desv. Stipes tufted, 10 to 20 cm. high, naked or 

 slightly pubescent; frond 30 to 50 cm. high, 15 to 20 cm. broad; pinnae 

 close, numerous, about 10 cm. long by 1 cm. broad, cut not more than 

 one-fourth of the way to the midrib into obtuse lobes, herbaceous, several 

 of the lower pairs short and distant; rachis and lower side finely villous; 

 veinlets distant, 3 or 4 on a side; sori in close rows. 



"Philippines." 

 India to Polynesia. 



(56) N. pennigerum (Bl.) Hooker. Stipes tufted, stout, 20 to 30 

 cm. high, finely villous; frond 60 to 120 cm. high, 30 to 50 cm. broad; 

 pinnae numerous, spreading, 15 to 25 cm. long, about 3 cm. broad, acuminate, 

 cut about one-fourth of the way to the midrib into oblong, falcate lobes, 

 herbaceous or subcoriaceous, the lower ones dwarfed and distant; rachis 

 and under surface finely villous; veinlets 6 to 9 on a side, the sori medial 

 on them, indusiate; capsules setose. Near N. moulmeinense. 



Baguio, Loher. 

 Africa, India, Malaya. 



(57) N. hispidulum Baker. Stipes tufted, slender, 30 to 50 cm. high, 

 grayish, villous; frond 30 to 50 cm. high, 15 cm. broad; pinnae distant, 

 spreading, about 10 cm. long, 1 cm. broad, acuminate, cut about half 



