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long by 7 cm broad at the middle, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, somewhat narrowed 
downwards, herbaceous, dark-green. Rachis slender, short-hairy. Pinnzx 7—8 to a 
side, sessile, suddenly narrowed into a short, entire 
apex, 3'» em long, 1'/2 cm broad, the lowest pair 
generally somewhat shortened and reflexed: costze 
on both sides sparsely pubescent by a few longer 
and more numerous very short hairs, surfaces other- 
wise glabrous. Segments 9—10-jugate, oblong obli- 
Pinna Se 4; sand cseaments ME ERE connected by a wing 11/4 mm broad, the sin- 
(Bourcrau 2005). uses between acute, entire or slightly repand, the 
basal ones of lower pinnz shortened, of upper ones 
equal or a little prolongated. Veins 5—6 to a side, simple, oblique. Sori a little 
below the middle of the vein, exindusiate. Sporangia glabrous. 
A very distinct species not easily to be confounded with others. It is not 
probable that Fournier had seen an authentical specimen of Ph. blanda, since he 
described his Ph. caespitosa as new; the two are exactly the same species. FEE 
described the rhizome as “rampant”, but on the label to the specimen at Kew is 
written: “rhizome decumb. terminal fronds’. 
Specimens seen: 

Fig. 13. D. blanda (Fée) C. Chr. 
Mexico: Vera Cruz, Jared G. Schmith nr. 63 (W); Cordova, BouncEau nr. 2005 (H, W, Mus. Paris. Ph. 
caespitosa Fourn.), H. Fink nr. 96a (W). 
Guatemala: vicinity of Cacao, BanBEn nr. 171 (W, pinnz acuminate). Alta Verapaz, near the Finca 
Sepacuite, Cook and Griggs nr. 57 (W). 
Costa Rica: WrnckLÉ nr. 130 (C) — Grenadilla, Finca Hermes, Brape nr. 412 (R). 
74. Dryopteris tablana (Christ) C. Chr. Ind. 297. 1905. — Fig. 14. 
Syn. Aspidium tablanum Christ, Bull. l'Herb. Boiss. II. 5: 
127. 1905: 
Type from Mexico: Chiapas, San Pablo, tierra templada 
“auf Lehmboden”, leg. Muncn nr. 146 (C!) — The Costa Rican 
specimen mentioned by Curist belongs to D. blanda. 
Very like D. blanda, but larger: stipe 20 cm long, lamina 
25 > 12cm, slightly ciliate and coste above strigose, otherwise 
entirely glabrous. Pinne opposite, linear, shortly acuminate, 
6—6!/» cm long, 12—13 mm broad, the lower ones reflexed and 
not shortened, but below them I find in a single leaf a pair 
of small auricles. Segments very obtuse, almost with a trun- 



cate apex that is crenato-dentate. Veins 4—5-jugate, not very Z NE 
oblique. Sori supramedial with a distinct, glabrous indusium. Fig. 14. D. tablana 
: : 9 : à : hrist) C. Chr. Pin- 
Sporangia glabrous. — Rhizome erect, 1 cm thick, 8 cm high, Were 
na >< !|; and seg- 
scaleless. ments » 1!/». (orig.) 
