36 POLYPODIUMj § CRASPEDARIA. 



oblong areoles of which the costal ones (except in the nar- 

 rowest forms) are sterile, a second series of longer ones in- 

 cludes a solitary free soriferous veinlet, no other free vein- 

 lets except at the margin, sori forming a single series halfway 

 between the costa and the margin. — Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 26. 

 Willd. Sp. PL V. p. 148. Metten. Polyp, p. 95. /. 2. /. 5 {vena- 

 tion only, but the areoles are not like those in our specimens). 

 Pleopeltis, Pr. Phlebodium, J. Sm.—Plum. Fil. t. 121 and 2} 



Hab. Martinique, Plumier. Cuba, Pappig, in Herb, nosfr., Linden, n. 1883, 

 Oi(o, n. 48, C. U'riyht, n. 799. — All my specimens from Cuba (and I have never 

 seen it from any other place), though varying in the size of the fronds, are pretty 

 uniform in general character and in venation. 



287. P- (Craspedaria) geminatum, Schrad. ; caudex scan- 

 dent hard and woody subdichotomously divided paleaceous 

 with membranaceous rusty scales and bearing short branches 

 which have geminate fronds, stipes scarcely any, fronds 

 scarcely dimorphous (the larger and smaller ones bear sori) 

 coriaceous opaque 3-6 inches long lanceolate acute or obtuse 

 entire or slightly sinuated, veins sunk and indistinct, the cos- 

 tular veins meet and form large primary areoles which extend 

 more than halfway to the margin and include the sori which 

 are compital on the veins of the secondary areoles (hence a 

 Phy7natodes)., sori rather distant forming a series halfway 

 between the costa and the margin much sunk and forming 

 pustules on the opposite side. — '■^Schrad. Gott.g. Anz. 1824, 

 867." Metten. Polyp, p. 97- t. 2.ff. 14, 15. P. stigmaticum, 

 Kze.f non Pr. P. iteophyllum, Link. Drynaria, /. Sm. 



Hab, Brazil, Martins, in Herb, nosfr., Booij. — I have drawn up my character 

 of this species from a specimen of Dr. Von Martius (who is mentioned as an 

 authority by Mettenius) and another exactly corresponding with it from Mr. 

 Boog. If it be of the Craapedaria group it has the largest fronds of any, for 

 they almost vie with those of P.persicariaifoUum. 



288. P. (Craspedaria) stigmaticum, Pr. ; caudex very long 

 creeping slender the younger shoots paleaceous with subu- 

 late long and finely pointed ferruginous scales, stipites 

 scarcely any, fronds always solitary and not arising from 

 short branches remote firm membranaceous scarcely dimor- 

 phous glabrous 4-5 inches long exactly lanceolate acuminate 

 moderately tapering at the base the margin quite entire, ve- 

 nation manifest slightly prominent and very conspicuous 

 when seen between the eye and the light quite resembling 

 that of P. geminatum (and of a Phymatodes) tlie costular 

 venation being more evident, sori compital forming a single 



