224 ACROSTICHUM, § ELA PHOGLOSSUM. 



on the eastern Cordillera, Jameson. Brazil, Gardner, n. 5925 (fronds oblongo- 

 lanceolate, almost passing into ^. villosum). — Some of my specimens of this species 

 quite resemble the figures of the sterile fronds (all known) of the J. blepharodes, 

 Fee ; while others, especially the Brazilian specimens from Gardner, border closely 

 upon A. villosum. 



60. A. (Elaphoglossum) heteromorphiim, Kl. ; caudex very- 

 long creeping filiform paleaceous with linear-subulate flaccid 

 brown scales, stipites scattered distant slender 2-4 inches long 

 5-6 inches of the fertile ones flexuose squarrose with patent 

 brown subulate scales ; sterile fronds 1^-2 inches long |-1 

 inch broad membranaceous brownish-green subtranslucent 

 elliptico-oblong obtuse or short obtusely acuminate rounded 

 or truncated at the base hispid on the surface (both 

 sides) and on the entire margin with rather firm-membrana- 

 ceous subulate brown scales generally permanent, costa 

 slender, veins patent very manifest dark-coloured slightly 

 elevated on both sides rather distant simple or forked not 

 extending to the margin clubbed at the apex; fertile fronds 

 much smaller oval subacute at both extremities. — Kl. in 

 LinncBa, xx. p. 424. Elaphoglossum, Moore. 



Hab. Cohimhla., Ifartweff, n. Ib2^, Moritz,n. 319 {A. squarrosum). Ecuador, 

 western side of Pichicha. — This differs from A. Lindenii strikingly in the long 

 filiform caudex, in the oblong, membranaceous fronds, with exceedingly consjii- 

 cuous veins, more copiously scaly, especially on the costa and generally on both 

 sides of the frond. 



B. Fronds linear or linear-lanceolate. 61-94. 



61. A. (Elaphoglossum) sqitarrosum, Kl. ; caudex subre- 

 pent or rather ascending 2 inches long thick as a sparrow's 

 quill but densely clothed for its whole length with long slen- 

 der glossy subulate deep chestnut-brown scales, stipites re- 

 mote slender ^-1 inch or little more long of the barren 2 

 inches of the fertile fronds hispid with spreading brown fer- 

 ruginous hair-like scales, the same hair-like scales are scat- 

 tered sparsely over the fronds and at the margins ; fertile 

 fronds 1^-2 inches long 4-5 lines wide membranaceous pale 

 yellow-green exactly lanceolate rather obtusely acuminated 

 slightly attenuated at the base, costa slender, veins manifest 

 simple rarely forked suberecto-patent clubbed at the apex and 

 terminating within the margin. — A7. in Linncea, xx. p. 424. 

 Elaphoglossum, Moore. 



Hab. Columbia, Moritz, n. 319. — Klotzsch places this next to his A. hetero- 

 morphum, and says, " a precedente differt, frondibus sterilibus magnis angustiori- 

 bus, nee ad basin aggregatim paleaceis." The fronds, indeed, exactly resemble 

 sparsely pilose specimens of very dwarf A. villosum, but the caudex is more 



