y68 C. SKOTTSBERG 



5. Dryopteris gongylodes (Schkuhr) OK. C. CiiR. & Skottsb. 2. 50. 



Sciikuhr's spelling of the specific name was "goggilodus" and "goggylodus", 

 corrected to gongylodes by Link. Recently FOSBERG (1. c.) claimed that, according 

 to the Rules, we must return to the original spelling; he made the new combina- 

 tion goggilodus (Schkuhr) Fosberg, in spite of the undeniable fact that "goggilo- 

 dus" means nothing, whereas gongylodes expresses what ScilKUHR undoubtedly 

 wanted to express. FosBERG admits that the former version is an orthographic 

 error but sees no reason to believe that it was unintentional. The conclusion 

 would be that ScHKUHR deliberately coined a senseless epithet: thus, the error 

 was intentional, for the author must have known how a Greek word ought to 

 be latinized. In my opinion it is a clear example of an unintentional error. 



6. Dryopteris dentata (Forsk.) C. Chr. D. parasitica (L.) OK., C. CllR. 

 & Skottsb. 2. 50. 



Add Orongo, in a ruined stone-hut, Chapin no. 1032! 



*Davallia solida (Forst.) Sw. 



Rano Kao (M. Fr. -B.) 



Area of distribution: Malaya, Queensland, Polynesia. 



7. Elaphoglossum Skottsbergii Krajina. E. tahitense, C. CliR. & Skottsb. 

 2. 50 non Brack. 



According to Krajina 1. c. 61 the Easter Island species differs materially 

 from the Tahitian E. tahitense, of which he had seen the type, but the distin- 

 guishing characteristics are not indicated. 



Area of distribution: Endemic. 



*Polystichum Fuentesii Espinosa 1. c. 153. 



Along the road between Hanga Roa and Rano Raraku, FUENTES 191 1. 



This is the fern named P. aculeahim (L.) Schott by EsPINOSA in 191 3, 

 excluded from our list as a doubtful record. Its position in the aculeatum assem- 

 blage remains to be investigated. 



Area of distribution: Endemic. 



8. Microlepia strigosa (Thunb.) Presl. C. Chr. & Skottsb. 2.51. 

 Add Tongariki, Chapin no. 1050! 



9. Polypodium scolopendria Burm. f. P. phymatodes, C. Chr. & Skottsb. 

 2.51. 



[Polypodium fossum (Moore) Baker was credited to Easter Island by CliRlS- 

 TENSEN, Ind. Fil. (1906) 528, as an endemic species. He must have forgotten all 

 about it when we prepared our list. Recently Mr. LOOSER was able to show (10) 

 that the locality "Easter Island" is false, the original statement "Eastern Archi- 

 pelago" having been interpreted wrongly. There can be little doubt that the 

 species came from some part of Indonesia.] .. 



