314 48. POLYPODIUM, GONIOPTEKIS, 



2 in. br., oblong-lanceolate ; pinnce close, the central ones 1-1 J in. 1., J in. br., 

 the point bluntish, the edge slightly crenate, the base truncate, with a distinct 

 broad blunt auricle on the upper side, the lower ones gradually reduced ; texture 

 papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis villose and under side slightly so ; veinlets 2-3 on 

 a side ; sori small, medial. Phegop. Mett. Fil. Ind. p. 223. 



Hab. Amboyna, Zippdius. 



59. P. (Goniopt.) Borneense, Hk. ; st. 6 in. 1., naked, slender, stramineous ; 

 fr. 6-8 in. 1., 3 in. br., with an acuminate terminal pinna 1 in. br., with shallow 

 blunt lobes and 4 smaller pinnse on each side 1^ in. 1., f in. br., truncate at the 

 base and auricled on the upper side ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both 

 sides naked ; veinlets fine, 4-5 on a side ; sori small, in two rows. Hk. Sp. 5. 



fM.ll. 



Hab. Borneo, T. Loll. 



60. P. (Goniopt.) diversifolium, Swz. ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., tufted, slender, naked ; 

 fr. 1-2 ft. 1., 6-9 in. br. ; pinnce 3-5 in. 1., f-1 in. br., the apex acuminate, the 

 lower ones narrowed at the base, the edge nearly entire ; texture subcoriaceous ; 

 rachis and both sides naked ; veins fine, close, about 4 veinlets on a side, the 

 rows of sori contiguous. P. fraxinifolium, Jaeq. Hk. Sp. 5. p. 4. 



Hab. S. Brazil, Caraccas, Ecuador. 



61. P. (Goniopt.) rubidum, Hk. ; st. firm, erect, glossy, naked, reddish- 

 brown ; fr. 12-18 in. 1., 1 ft. or more br. ; pinnce numerous, the lowest stalked, 

 6-8 in. 1., Jf- in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge nearly entire ; texture sub- 

 coriaceous ; rachis and both sides naked ; veinlets obscure, 8-10 on a side ; sori 

 close to the main veins. Hk. Sp. 5. p. 12. 



Hab. Philippines, Cuming, 145. Professor De Vriese sends from Borneo a more 

 coriaceous plant that may be distinct. 



62. P. (Goniopt.) pcecilophlebium, Hk. ; st. 6-9 in. 1., erect, slender, naked ; 

 fr. about 1 ft. 1., nearly as broad, with a terminal pinna and 2-3 lateral ones on 

 each side, which are 6-8 in. 1., l|-2 in. br., narrowed gradually towards both 

 ends, slightly crenate, especially towards the point ; texture subcoriaceous ; 

 rachis and both sides naked ; main veins 2 lin. apart ; veinlets fine, very oblique, 

 4-5 on a side ; sori minute, medial. Hk. Sp. 5. p. 14. 



Hab. N. E. Australia and Queensland. 



63. P. (Goniopt.) Kennedy^ F. Muell. ; st. 3-4 ft. 1., nearly naked ; pinnce 

 6-12 in. 1., l|-2 in. br., sessile, acuminate, the lower part subentire, the upper 

 slightly crenate ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis and under surface 

 slightly downy; minlets 10-15 on a side; sori medial. Meniscium, Muell. 

 Frag. 4. p. 165. 



Hab. Queensland. 



64. P. (Goniopt.) meniscioides, Liebm. ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., strong, erect, quite 

 naked ; fr. 2-4 ft. 1., 12-24 in. br., with a terminal pinna and 6-12 lateral ones 

 on each side, the lowest stalked, 1 ft. 1., \\ in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge 

 nearly entire ; texture rigid ; rachis and both sides quite naked ; veins prominent, 

 the main ones in. apart ; veinlets 15-20 on a side ; sori in single or double rows 

 between them. 



Hab. Mexico. Most like P. lineatum in texture, but less distinctly toothed. 



