34 102. LYCOPODIUM. 1. UEOSTACHYS. a 1 . EUSELAGO. 



gradually ascending, the central spreading, linear-subulate, to 9 mm. 

 long, 1 mm. broad at the base, shortly acuminated, entire, involute, 

 the point often red, the lower larger, spreading or decurved, elliptical, 

 not acuminate. 



Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes; Australia, Neio Zealand. 



(13) Ei. hippuris, Desr., Spring, Hon., I, 44; L. dichotomum, BL, 

 Enum., 71; L. Blumeanum, d. Vr., in Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch., 1844, 338; 

 L. squarrosum, Forst., Rac., Flor. Btz., I, 240, p. p. 



Shoots pendulous, or erect with nutant branches, simple or repeatedly 

 dichotomous, 30 60 cm. long, 1V 3 cm. diam. including the leaves. 

 Leaves 8-farious (arranged in alternate spurious whorls of 4), spreading, 

 often thin, the lower often deflexed, the higher gradually ascending, 

 subulate-lanceolate, straight or subfalcate, about 10 20 mm. long, IVz mm. 

 broad above the base, acute, entire, the edge often subrevolute towards 

 the apex when dry, the costa^ hidden or obscurely prominent beneath and 

 sulculate above, the base decurrent, the decurrent portion flat or provided 

 with a few slightly prominent crest-like longitudinal rumples. Sporophylla 

 similar in shape to the barren leaves, as long as these or the higher 

 growing gradually smaller. 



Java and the Philippines to Samoa. 



(14) Ei. caiidifblium, . A. . it., Bull. Btz., 1911, I, 14. 

 Shoots pendulous, to 60 cm. or more long, simple or once forked, 



the lower part 2Va 5 cm. diam. including the leaves, the upper part 

 passing very gradually into the fertile spikes. Leaves erecto-patent, 

 moderately close, 4 6-farious, firm but not rigid, about 2Va 5 cm. long, 

 with a distinct midrib, the lower part lanceolate-ovate, narrowed very 

 gradually into the caudate-acuminate, filiform-subulate upper part, the 

 base rounded, 4 6 mm. broad, the margin entire, involute but more 

 conspicuously in the upper part. Spikes IVa 3 cm. diam. including 

 the sporophylla; sporophylla similar to the barren leaves but smaller, 

 IVa 3 cm. long, 3 5 mm. broad at the base. 

 Borneo. 



a. SelagO. 2. Subsetago. 



M. Leaves to 15 mm. long; spikes to 5 mm. diam. 



2. Leaves 4-farious. (15) L. tetrastichum. 



