290 44. NEPHRODIUM, EUNEPIIRODIUM. 



about halfway to the midrib into subtriangular, falcate, acute lobes, the lowest not 

 smaller than the next pair ; texture subcoriaceous ; racliis and both surfaces 

 naked ; veins pinnate in the lobes, with 6-10 veinlets on a side ; sori in rows 

 apart from the midrib. N. augescens, Fee. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 79. 



Hab. West Indies. According to Grisebach, this is the Serra of Swartz. It is 

 distinguished by its very narrow rigid pinnae, with deep sharp lobes. 



167- N. pallidivenium, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., stramineous, naked or 

 nearly so ; fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 8-12 in. br ; pinnae 4-6 in. 1., f-1 in. br., cut two-thirds 

 of the way down to the rachis into linear- oblong, slightly falcate lobes ; lower 

 pinnce not much smaller than the rest ; texture coriaceous ; under surfaces naked 

 or villose ; veinlets close, prominent, 12-J6 on a side, the small sori in close rows 

 about midway between the midrib and edge. Polyp. Hk. Sp. 5. p. 8. 



Hab. Guinea Coast, Vogel, Barter, Mann; and gathered in the Livingstone Expedition 

 on the shores of Lake Nyassa. Characterized in the group by its rigid texture, deep, 

 close lobes, and very numerous veinlets. 



168. N. invisum, Carruth. ; rhizome stout, wide-creeping ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., 

 stout, brownish, villose ; fr. l|-2 ft. 1., 8-12 in. br. ; pinnae numerous, 4-5 in. L, 

 | in. br., cut about one-third down into sharp, triangular, falcate lobes ; lower 

 pinnce distant and dwarfed ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and under surface 

 villose ; veins pinnate in the lobes, with 6-8 veinlets on a side ; sori in rows 

 close to the midrib ; caps, setose. Polyp. Forst.l Aspidium dissectum, Melt. Fil. 

 Ind. p. 232. 



Hab. Common in the Polynesian Islands. Very like N. cucullalum, from which it is 

 distinguished by its setose capsules and lower pinnse not dwarfed. 



169. N. procurrens, Baker ; st. 2 ft. L, villose above ; fr. 18 in. 1., 10 in. br. ; 

 pinnce 5-6 in. L, cut down to a narrow wing into oblong, obtuse lobes, the 

 lowest not much shorter than the others and deflexed ; rachis and both surfaces 

 more or less villose ; texture herbaceous ; veinlets 5-6 on a side, with sori midway 

 between the midrib and edge. Asp. Mett. Fil. Ind. p. 231. 



Hab. Java. Very like N, molle, but distinguished by its creeping rhizome. 



170. N. longipes, Moore ; st. 3-4 ft. 1., livid ; fr. 3ft. L, 9-10 in. br. ; pinnce 

 6-6 jn. 1., f in. br., cut two-thirds of the way down into oblique, rather acute, 

 oblong lobes, with a distinct sinus between them ; texture subcoriaceous ; upper 

 surface densely hairy on the veins, lower less so; veins 8-10 on a side; sori 

 placed midway between the midrib and edge. Aspid. Bl. Mett. Fil. Ind. 

 p. 231. 



Hab. Java. With this we are not acquainted. 



** Lower pinnce conspicuously reduced. Sp. 171-176. 



171. N. cucullatum. Baker ; st. 1 ft. 1., strong, erect, brownish, nearly naked ; 

 fr. 18-24 in. L, 8-12 in. br. ; pinnce close, 4-6 in. L, in. br., cut down one-third 

 of the way to the rachis into triangular, acute, subfalcate lobes ; lower pinnce 

 dwindling down suddenly into mere auricles ; texture coriaceous ; rachis and 

 lower surface densely pubescent ; veins pinnate in the lobes, 8-10 veinlets on a 

 side; sori subterminal ; caps, naked. Aspid. BL Mett. Fil. Ind. p. 232. N. 

 unitum, Sicb. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 81. (in part). N. canescens, Presl. 



Hab. N. India, Ceylon. Malaccas, Mascaren Isles, Fiji. 



172. N. Haenkeanum, Presl ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., strong, erect, slightly pubescent ; 

 r. 3-4 ft. 1., 12-15 in. br. ; pinnce 6-8 in. 1., f in. br. ; cut from one-third to 



