38 LOMARIA. 



49. 'L. Loxensis, H.B.K. ; "fertile fronds pinnate, pinnae 

 linear obtuse cordate at the base subsessile glabrous, middle 

 nerve rachis and stipes thickly clothed with white scales, in- 

 dusium fimbriato-lacerate." H.B.K. Nov.' Gen. Am. \. p. 18. 



Hab. Peruvian Andes, between Gonzanama and Loxa, alt. lOGO hexap., Hum- 

 boldt and Bonpland. 



50. 1j. mua'omdata, Fee; "fronds glabrous pinnate, sti- 

 pites glabrous yellowish thickness of a crow's-quill sulcate 

 above bearing two small ovate bundles, rhizome creeping 

 scaly clothed with red lanceolate much acuminated scales, 

 sterile pinnre glabrous sessile, middle ones approximate and 

 subimbricate cordate at the base falcate lanceolate toothed at 

 the margin rough mucronulate, inferior ones distant hastate, 

 fertile pinnae narrower alike in form, lower ones sterile, all 

 mucronulate, sporothecia submarginal neither extending to 

 the base nor the margin, indusium thin, receptacle linear very 

 narrow without a nerve (enervato), sporangia ovoid, annulus 

 with 18 articulations, spores ovoid." Fee, Gen. Fit. p. 72. 



Hab. East Indies, Olivier. — " Filix glabra; facie Lomaria Spicant ; stipitibus 

 gracilibus." — Notwithstanding that this is said to have the habit of L. Spicant, 

 it is placed in a different section by M. Foe, viz. " § Paralomaria" distinguished 

 by the " sporangia e raargine reraotiuscula :" whereas he places L. Spicant in his 

 " § Eulomaria" " sporotheciis marginalibus." 



5 1 . L. OUvieriana, Fee ; " fronds pinnate, sterile ones ovato- 

 lanceolate, stipites scaly spotted with red, pinnae 20-jugate 

 lanceolate sessile acuminate cordate the margin serrated ser- 

 ratures obtuse, veins parallelo-furcate prominent imbricate (?) 

 lying at an angle of 45° with the rachis, terminal pinna like 

 the rest, fertile fronds robust taller, pinnae petiolate longer 

 linear prohferous even to the apex subcordate at the base, in- 

 dusium broad multipartite at the maturity of the capsules, 

 receptacle nerved thick, capsules large ovate, annulus 26-28- 

 articulate, spores thick ovate oblique." Fee, Gen. Fil. p. 70. 



Ilab. East Indies, Olivier. — " Filix magna robusta rigida, rachi maculate pro- 

 funde sulcato." 



52. L. marginata. Fee ; " fronds pinnate, rachis squamosa 

 furrowed, sterile ones ovate in circumscription, pinnae lanceo- 

 late obtuse shortly petiolate cordate alternate pale-green, 

 costa channelled scaly, veins parallel turgid at the apex not 

 extending to the pellucid margin, fertile ones robust, pinnae 

 very long flexuose attenuate cordate at the dilated base some 

 linear and altogether proliferous, others lanceolate dilatate 



