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ghiri, Wight, G. Thomson, Beddoe ; Chittagong, Hook.fil. and Thomson; Moul- 

 niein, Parish, n. 145, 117, and S9 (var. pentaphylla) ; Trogla and Cliittagoiig, 

 Wallich, n. 383. Ava, Griffith. Pula Pisang, Sumatra (sterile, l)ut with copious 

 scaly bulbs in the axils of the pinna;). Borneo, Lahuan, Motley, Thos. Lohb (one 

 specimen quite undivided, others triphyllous). Ternate, De Vrieae and Teijsmann, 

 n. Z\i. Ceylon, Mrs. Gen/. Jl'alker, Gardner, n. 1377, 1096. Tropical Africa: 

 Fernando Po, G. Mann, n. 143, (|uite the Indian form and texture, Darter (rather 

 more coriaceous, darker coloured, uppermost pinna; sometimes very decnrrent and 

 confluent). — A distinct and well-marked species, with something of tlie hal)it 

 of Aspid. macrophyllum, but the terminal pinna is almost invariably quite free 

 and petiolate (not confluent). The venation is very close, the areolcs small, the 

 free sterile veins numerous ; sori copious, always compital, sometimes in two 

 series between the primary costal veins, at other times irregularly scattered. 



Specimens apparently of this species in my herbarium, with black stipes and 

 main raciiis, are marked, by Mr. Moore, " A. polymorptium, $, ebeneiim.^^ They 

 are from India: Tangree and Mishmee, Griffith; Assam, Simons. 



68. A. (Euaspidiuni) grande,J.Sm. ; stipes rufescent sinn- 

 ing, " frond 2-3 feet long membranaceous glabrous sterile 

 and fertile uniform ovato-oblong pinnated pinnatifid at the 

 apex, pinnee 5-6 pair 10 inches long 21 wide oblong-lanceo- 

 late caudato-acuminate slightly sinuated, lowest ones petio- 

 late cuneately attenuated and decurrent upon the petiole 

 unequally bipartite attenuated at the base sessile or adnate 

 with the inferior base, venation of JJrynaria, the primary 

 areoles on each side the costa of the segments 8-seriate biso- 

 rous, sori between the secondary costse (primary veins, nobis) 

 biseriate and approximate to them, rather large, terminal sori 

 in the rays of the areoles, involucre reniform plane with a 

 short sinus coriaceous." Metten. J, Sm. in Hook. Journ. 

 Bot. iii, p. 410. Metten. Aspid. p. 121. Sagenia, Moore. 

 Aspid. grandifolium, Pr. Epim. p. 64. Cardiochla3na IcEvis 

 and sinuusa, Fee, Gen. Fit. p. 316 [Mettenius). 



Hab. " Luzon ?" Cuming (without number). — I find nothing in my herbarium en- 

 tirely corresponding with the noble specimen of this Fern in Mr. Smith's herba- 

 rium. It is however well described by Mettenius. The frond is quite 3 feet 

 long; the pinna; are 10 inches long; habit and texture of large specimens of 

 Aspid. jmlyinnrjjhuin. but the terminal jiinna is 3-lobed (or, in other words, com- 

 posed of three confluent pinna;). Some of the sori are arranged as in Asp. 

 padiyphyUum, especially towards the apex of a pinna, that is, terminal on 

 veinlets, and inchided within areoles; but the majority of them are compital. 

 Mettenius says that A. pachyphyllum diifers in its contracted fertile fronds. 



69. A. (Euaspidium) meter op Jnj Hum, Sw. ; caudex erect 

 stout, stipites 1-2 feet long paleaceous below, fronds 2-.3 feet 

 long coriaceo-membranaceous glabrous or pubescenti-hirsute 

 oblong or ovato-oblong acuminate pinnated, pinnae spreading 

 4-6 pairs 6 inches to 2 feet long 1-2-3 inches wide suboppo- 



