DavalUa | ibs (< larrul hers). L'»i."> 
woods a1 aboul 1500 to 2000 ft. In Er. Dec. L880 No. 56 Baker 
(Syn. FiL), and Mettenius in Kulm. Fil. Afr. p. L58, have n 
this species to D.elegans&w. (D. denticulata Mett.). [£ the sparioua 
venules bo characteristic of D. < legans are of any value for determining 
Bpecies, this plant cannot be included in thai species. 
3. D. flaccida Et. Br. Prod. Fl. N. Boll. p. 157 (1810). 
J). polypodioides Sw. Adnot. p. 69 (1829). D. Spehmca Baker 
Syn. Fil. p. 100 i 1868). 
St. Thomas — In the margins of the woods near Monte Caff£, 
frequenl up to 2560 ft., but seldom in fruit. A very beautiful i'>tu 
4-6 ft and taller, with a stout stipes and hairy spreading puma' . 
Dec. I860. No. 56. 
Goli ngo Aim. <>n the banks of the river Delamboa, near Tange, 
1 to6 and even 8 ft. high ; in good fr. Sept. 1856. No. 1246. In dense 
primitive woods at Sobato de Quilombo, near the rivulets, and not 
far from the Adansonia on which Rhipsalis was found. In fr. 
Jan. 1855. No. 126. 
Two young plants from this district are found in Welwitsch's Herb.; 
tin <me. No. 124. was found in the primitive woods by the river 
Delamboa, neat- Singe. July 1856; and the other, No. 125, appeared 
in his garden at Golungo, a seedling the spores of which were brought 
with plants from Sobato de Bumba. These both belong to this 
species. 
PuNGO ANDONGO. In shad v places at Pedra de Cabondo ; Dec. 1856. 
No. 127. 
4. D. thecifera BLB.K. Nov. Gen. Sp. PI. i. p. 23 (1815). 
Aspleniwm thetiferum Mett. Ann. 8c. Nat. Ser. v. vol. ii.p. 227 
(1843). J). Lindmi Ilk. Sp. Fil. J. p. 193 (1846). 
Pungo AndoNGO.— On wet shady rocks in Barrancas de Catete 
near the presidium. In fr. Dec. 1S56. No. 77. 
This cannot be distinguished from the South American species to 
which Mettenius referred it. 1>. concimia Schrad. from South Africa 
has the pinnae decreasing downwards as well as upwards, while the 
fronds of I), thecifera H.B.K., are sub-deltoid, with the pinnae largest 
at the base. />. Schimperi Ilk. is a synonym of D. concimia Schrad. 
There are specimens of J), thecifera H.B.K. in Herb. Mus. Brit., 
from Madagascar collected by the Rev. Deans Cowan, and from 
Equatorial Africa, east of Kiriandusi, 6100 ft., collected by Dr. J. 
W. Gregory. 
6. ADIANTUM Linn. Gen. PI. p. 322 (1737). 
1. A. lunulatum Burm. Fl. Ind. p. 235 (1768); Hk. & Bak. 
Syn. Fil. p. 114. 
Sierra Leone. — Inwoodsat thebaseof Sugarloaf Mountain behind 
Freetown: Sept. 1853. No. 5. 
Goj qngo Alto. Nol abundant on the banks of the Calolo, among 
the mountains of Mongollo ; Sept. 1854. No. 149c. 
2. A. Mettenii Kulm, Fil. Afric. p. 64 (1868). 
A. pteropua K. Br. in Serb. Mus. Britt. 
GOLUNGO Alto.— Sparsely in shaded places at the rocky springs of 
Capopa, near Canguerasange : 1 Dec. 1854. No. 150. On the shaded 
sides of the road between Cacarambolo and N-dele, frequent, but 
rarely fruiting ; Aug. 1855. No. 150''. In shady woods in the 
