320 48. POLYPOD1UM, EUPOLYPQDIUM. 



differ essentially. P. subspathulalum, Brack., from the Society Isles, is said to have 

 partially-immersed sori placed as near the edge as the midrib, and small subspathulate 

 sterile fronds. 



94. P. pseudo-fframmitis, Gaud. ; rhizome wide-creeping ; fr. 4-6 in. 1., about 

 1 lin. br., the point bluntish, the lower part tapering gradually into the short 

 stem, the edge slightly undulated ; texture subcoriaceous ; both sides naked ; 

 vtins simple, immersed ; sori large, subglobose, scattered, close to the midrib, but 

 often projecting over the edge. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 165. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



95. P. ligulatum, Baker ; st. short, slender, naked, tufted ; fr. 5-6 in. 1., in. 

 br., ligulate, narrowed gradually towards both ends, the edge very slightly 

 repand ; texture subcoriaceous ; both sides naked ; veins forked ; sori round, 

 distant, close to the midrib. 



Hab. Fiji, Brackenridge. Like the preceding, but the texture thinner, the veins 

 forked, and sori a space from the margin. 



96. P. stibcvenosum, Baker ; st. tufted, very short, black, wiry ; fr. 3-4 in. 1., 

 ^ in. br., ligulate, the point bluntish, the lower part narrowed very gradually, 

 the edge slightly repand ; texture subcoriaceous ; colour bright-green, the rachis 

 black, slightly furfuraceous below ; veins simple, very short and indistinct ; sori 

 round, tending slightly towards oblong, in a long row on each side close to the 

 midrib. 



Hab. Penang, Mactier. Like the last in general habit, but quite different in the 

 veins. 



97. P. jungermannioides, Klotzsch ; st. densely tufted, short, slender, ebeneous ; 

 fr. 2-3 in. 1., li-2 lin. br., ligulate, the point blunt, the lower part narrowed 

 gradually and the edge slightly repand ; texture subcoriaceous ; both sides thinly 

 clothed with soft spreading hairs ', veins forked; sori round, distant from one 

 another in a line close to the midrib. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 166. 



Hab. Guatemala to Peru and Chili. 



98. P. hirtellum, Bl. ; rhizome short-creeping, scaly ; fr. 2-3 in. 1., 2-3 lin. br., 

 the point bluntish, the edge entire, the lower part tapering gradually into the 

 short stem ; texture subcoriaceous ; both surfaces thinly clothed with long, soft, 

 brown hairs ; veins hidden ; sori in two close rows nearer the midrib than the 

 edge. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 166. 



Hab. Java and Ceylon. P. laslosorum, Hk., is probably a form of the same plant, 

 with a smaller frond and longer stem. 



99. P. hirtum, Hk. ; st. tufted, 1-2 in. 1., densely clothed with soft spreading 

 hairs ; fr. 4-5 in. 1., - in. br., narrowed gradually downwards, the point 

 bluntish, the edge entire ; texture subcoriaceous, the surface, especially the edge 

 and midrib, ciliated like the stem ; veins with one short fork near the base ; sori 

 round, in long rows close to the midrib. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 170. t. 273. A. P. Rein- 

 wardtii, Melt. 



Hab. Luzon, Cuming, 222 ; Java, Zollinger, 1791 ; Lord Howe's Island, C. Moore. 

 P. adspersum, Blume, judging from the figure, is like this, but quite naked. 



100. P. setigerum, Blume ; st. densely tufted, 2-3 in. 1., densely clothed with 

 long soft spreading ferruginous hairs ; jr. 8-12 in. 1., f-f in. br., the point acute, 

 the lower part narrowed rather suddenly, the edge entire ; texture subcoriaceous ; 

 both sides thinly clothed with long soft hairs like the stem ; veins pinnate ; sori 

 round, in long rows close to the midrib. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 171. 2nd Cent. t. 41. 



Hab. Java. 



