THF. PHANEROGAMS OF THE JUAN FERNANDEZ IS! A 





type and agree perfectly well with the herbarium specimens as to the leaves. 

 They are 3 — 4 years old but have not yet flowered. 



Area of distribution: Endemic in Santa Clara and Morro Yinillo. 



137 1). pinnata Bert, et Dene Hook, et Arn. . Estud. 71. 



Masatierra: On the higher ridges, at the limit of the forest, among shrubs 

 and small trees, not uncommon. — Between Q. Laura and O. de la Piedra 

 Agujereada, c. 600 m, large trees; El Pangal, west branch, c. 400 m, and on 

 the narrow crest above Pangal, c. 800 m; north face of Co Damajuana, 500 — 

 530 m; V. Colonial, C. Central (JOHOW), solitary in the forest down to 350 m: 

 Portezuelo de Villagra (JOHOW), scattered on both sides. 5 — 6co m, one 

 specimen (no. 12351 growing on BUchnum cycadifolium; C. Salsipuedes (Jon< >\v). 

 600—750 m, scattered in the shrubberies (beg. : 7 — one single tree, 



all others sterile): O. de los Helechos, on Dicksonia; between Q. Salsipuedes 

 and Pto Ingles; Pto Ingles, central ridge c. 470 m. 



var. insignis Pert, ms., Johow. — Syn. Rea Berteriana Dene. Masa- 

 tierra: Q. de la Piedra Agujereada. in wet forest c. 600 m; in the gap between 

 Damajuana and Yunque, c. 5S0 m. in the humid forest, no. 164 Belie: 

 150;! type labelled >E1 Yunque Majo 1830*: the Kew sheet consists of two 

 leaves and one 'completer: inflorescence, the latter very small). 



Regarding D. Berteriana insignis . the material collected hitherto is very 

 scarce. BERTERO alone has found the flowers, and very iate in the season 

 May!. The very few plants seen by us suggested a pinnate- form of extreme 

 shade and moisture. A seedling, quite like that of typical pinnata. was found 

 with them. The primary leaves are simple but denticulate and reniform. 



Area of distribution: Endemic in Masatierra. 



- : 1 3 S . D. regia now spec. — Plate 17, fig. 2; text 6g 

 Phoenicoseris D. pinnatae affinis. Truncus simplex rec- 

 tus ad 180 cm aitus et 13 cm diam. visus, cicatricibus foliorum 

 manifeste notatus, apice rosulam giganteam foliorum circ. 30 cm 

 altam et 1 m latam gerens. Folia plantae juvenilis maxima, 

 ad 150 cm longa et 57 cm lata a me visa, plantae adultae minora, 

 30—65 cm longa. Lamina crassiuscuia. 3— 6-pinna:a. ambitu 

 late vel latissime ovata, discolor subtus glaucescens, 24—36 cm 

 longa et 16 — 31 cm lata, praecipue subtus secus nervos ± ir- 

 regulariter pulveruiento-pubescens mox glabra: pinnae laterales 

 sinuato-dentatae. versus basin irregulariter et profur.de centato- 

 laciniatae, flabeliatim nervosae; terminalis triangulato-semiorbi- 

 cularis basi totam latitudinem folii fere occupans, plicata, ± pro- 

 funde divisa et margine irregulariter dentata, pedato-nervosa; 

 pinnae haud raro valde approximatae sese tegentes; petiolus 

 ad 20 cm longus, crasse carnosus. interne auriculis membra- 

 naceis pulchre reticulato venosis, versus basin angustatis, apice 

 rotundatis et approximatis, 6 — 11 cm longis et o, : - — 2.1 cm 

 latis ornatus. Cetera ismota. 



Dendro- 



.3se of 



leaf showing auric- 



