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dark and thick, the lumina small; those of the coste beneath adpressed, not patent 
(fig. 3,5); 4) stipe at the base with some dark-brown, rather long scales. 
small, medial, exindusiate. — From D. alsophilacea, to which 
it is closely related, it differs by its more numerous and close 
pinnz, its larger scales and by the short, pinnatifid apex of 
the lamina. 
D. pedicellata is confined to Southern Brazil, where it 
seems to be a rather common species, I have seen the follow- 
ing additional specimens (for others see Rosenstock Hedwigia 
46: 117). 
Sao Paulo: Santos, MosÉw nr. 3089 (Rg). 
Sta. Catharina, Itapocü, ScHwackeE nr, 12935 (C). — Sao Francisco, ULE 
nr. 75 (RB). 
Paraná, Serro do Mar, Ypiranga, DusÉw nr. 6753 (S). 
30. Dryopteris refulgens (Kl.) C. Chr. Ind. 288. 1905. — Fig. 5a. 
Syn. Polypodium refulgens Kl. msc.; Hk. Bak. Syn. 307. 
Phegopteris refulgens Mett. Ann. sc. nat. V.3: 240. 1864. 
Phegopteris tricholepis Fée, Cr. vasc. Brés. 1: 98 
tab. 32, fig. 1. 1869. 
Type from Guiana, ScHomBuRGK nr. 1128 et 1183 (B!) 
A very distinct species, in cutting very near D. pedicellata, 
in size, colour and scales near D. eriocaulis. Stipe below with 
a dense mass of long, reddish scales. Lamina yellowish-green, 
firmly herbaceous or membranous, 50—60 cm long; pinnz 
about 20 cm long by 4 cm broad, acuminate, incised about 
halfway to the costa into 7 mm broad, bluntly rounded or 
subacute, faintly toothed or entire segments. Rachis and costz 
beneath scaly by red, narrow, entire scales with thin cell-walls, 
much like those of D. eriocaulis but their base flat; scales of 
cost patent, mostly at right angles to the costa (fig. 3,6). Mar- 
gins and veins beneath finely pubescent, the underside some- 
times glandular by red, sessile glands. Veins 9— 11-jugate, the 
lower 3—5 running to the sinus, the lowermost much ascend- 
ing, the upper ones not reaching the margin. Sori medial or 
slightly inframedial, exindusiate. 
Judging from the structure of the scales this very beau- 


Sori 
Fig. 4. D. pedicellala 
(Christ) C. Chr. Pinna 
>< 4/5; segments >< 1!/». 
(Orig.) 
tiful species is more related to JD. eriocaulis than to D. pedicellata, and stands 
to that species as D. pedicellata to D. ctenitis. 
Guiana: ScHOMBURGK nr. 1128 and 1183 (B). — Demerara, JENMaw (B). 
Colombia: Magdalena, LiNDiG nr. 382 (B). 
Panama: ScHorr nr. 7 (B, W). 
Brasilia: Rio Negro, Sao Gabriel, Spruce nr. 2100 (B = Ph. lricholepis Fée). 
