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frequently of the same length as the sterile. — a, submembra- 

 naceum; fronds subnienibranaceous subpellucid, stipites 

 slender. A. hybridum, Bory, Voy. iii. p. 95. Sw. Syn. Fit 

 p. 11. Wil/d. Sp. PI. V. p. 107. Hook, and Grev. Ic. Fil. t. 

 21 [excellent, taken from Sieber's specimen, n. 27). Fee, 

 Acrost. p. 40. t. 9./. 4 [va-y faithful, but a small plant). 

 Elaphoglossum, Moore. Olfersia, Fr. A. villosum, Sieb. 

 Syn. Fil. n. 27 [non Siv.). Acrost. ciliare, P. Thouars, Fl. 

 Trlst. d'Acunha, p. 32. Carmich. in Fl. Trist. d'Acun. in 

 Linn. Trans, xii.jo. 510. — ^,subcoriaceum; fronds thicker and 

 more opaque, stipites stouter. — 7, minus ; fronds ovato-ob- 

 long more acuminated. A. hybridum, ^, Vulcani, Lcperv.in 

 Fee, Acrost. p. 44. t. 9. /. 3. 



Hab. a. Bourbon and Mauritius, Bory, Carmichael, Dojer, Boutan, etc. Tristan 

 d'Acunha, P. Thouars, Carmichael. Peak of Fernando Po, alt. 4000-5000 feet, 

 G. Mann. — j8. Mauritius, Bojer. — 7. Lofty volcanic mountains of Bourbon, Le- 

 pervanche. Volcanic mountains of the Cameroons, alt. 8000 feet, G. Mann. — 

 M. Fee retains the South American A. erinaceum as distinct from the African A. 

 hybridum, and he quotes Siel)er's Syn. Fil. n. 27 and Bojer as authority for this 

 species ; yet he refers our figure of A. hybridum (Ic. Fil. t. 2), which is admira- 

 bly copied from these very specimens, to his A. erinaceum. See our next species, 

 A. scolopendrifolium. 



35. A. (Elaphoglossum) scolopendrifolium, Raddi ; caudex 

 short stout thicker than a man's thumb subrepent or ascend- 

 ing densely clothed with long ferruginous or dark-brown 

 soft linear-lanceolate crisped scales, stipites 4-6-8 inches 

 long (about the same length \n the, fertile as the sterile irond) 

 stramineous densely crinite wdth long spreading soft hori- 

 zontally patent dark rufo- ferruginous sul)ulato-setaceous 

 scales, similar scales are also abundant all along the margins 

 of the frond upon the costa on both sides (often there deci- 

 duous) and in one case covering the upper and under side of 

 the sterile fronds so copiously and perfectly as to give an 

 erinaceous aspect to the plant and then of a rich ferruginous 

 colour; sterile fronds firm-membranaceous somewhat satiny 

 subpellucid 5-15 inches long li-3 inches wide oblongo- 

 lanceolate acuminate rarely tapering moderately in tlie 

 lower half (not decurrent) sometimes cordate at the base, 

 the margin a little thickened, costa plane, veins very mani- 

 fest close-placed ; fertile fronds smaller and narrower 3-S 

 inches long \ an inch to more than 1 inch wide obtuse the 

 whole under side soriferous except on the costa. — Raddi, 

 Fil. Bras. p. 4. t. IG {excl. Syn. Bory). Fee, Acrost. p. 42. 

 OUersia, Pr. Elaphoglossum, Moore. A. erinaceum. Fee, 



