35. SADLEKIA. 187 



ovate-lanceolate, 8-9 in. 1., 3 in. br., with numei'ous contij2:uous linear falcate 

 pinna3 on each side, which are 1-1^ in. 1., j-^ in. br., narrowed gradually 

 towards the point, the edge entire, the upper ones adnate and dilated at the base, 

 but those below the centre distinct, the lowest ones growing gradually shorter 

 and blunter ; texture coriaceous ; racJiis and both surfaces naked ; veins forming 

 large arched areoles ; sori in a continuous line near the midrib. — Hk. Sp. 3. 

 p. G4. t. IGl. Blechnidium, Moore. 



Hab. Khasia Hills, Bengal, Simons, 78. — Most like some of the forms of B, occideniale 

 in habit, with the cuticle of the under side of the frond loose and wrinkled. 



17. B. Fi7ilayso?iiamwi, Wall. ; caud. short; st. 1 ft. I., strong, erect, dark- 

 brown, polished ; fr. 3-4 ft. 1., with a large terminal pinna and numerous 

 erecto-patent lateral ones on each side, the largest 9-12 in. 1., 1 in. or more br., 

 narrowed gradually to a point and below to a narrow base, the margin entire, 

 the lowest reduced to mere auricles ; texture coriaceous, both surfaces naked ; 

 veins close, inconspicuous ; sori in a continuous line close to the midrib. — 

 HL Sp. 3. p. 53. Hk. £ Gr. Ic. t. 225. 



Hab. Malayan Peninsula and Borneo. — This is glossy, with the largest pinnae in 

 the genus, resembling in habit B. orkntale, some of the large forms of which come very 

 near it. 



§§ Salpichltena, J". ^S*/;?. Stem tioining, frond hipinnate. Sp. 18. 



18. B. (Salpi.) vohibile, Kaulf. ; st. wide-climbing ; pinnce in distant opposite 

 pairs ; pinnl. usually 4-6 on each side, stalked, linear-lanceolate, 6-12 in. 1., 

 ^-2 in. br., with an undulated cartilaginous border ; texture coriaceous ; rachis 

 and both surfaces naked ; i7ivol. broad, membranous, at first wrapped over 

 the fruit, afterwards breaking up into short pieces. — Hk. Sp. 3. /"• 63. Gard. F. 

 t. 15. S. scandens, Presl. 



Hab. Tropical America from the West Indies and Columbia southward to Brazil and 

 Peru. 



Gen. 85. Sadleria, Kaulf. 



Sori in a continuous line close to the midrib on both sides, placed on an 

 elevated receptacle. Invol. narrow, subcoriaceous, at first wrapped over the 

 soi-us, afterwards spreading. Veins forming a series of costal arches. Caiidex 

 8-4 feet high, arborescent. Tab. 4. f. 85. 



/^ 1. S. cyatheoides, Kaulf. ; st. strong, erect, 6-18 in. 1., naked except at the 

 base, where it is densely clothed with long linear scales ; //•. 4-6 ft. 1., 9-18 in. 

 br. ; 'pinna} 8-12 in. 1., |-| in. br., cut down to the rachis into ver}' numerous 

 connected linear />2?aw?. %-\ in. 1., ^ in. br., acute or bluntish ; texture coriaceous ; 

 veins immersed and inconspicuous ; rachis stout, naked. — Hk. Sp. 3. p. 65. 

 B. Kaulfussianum, Gaud. Atlas, p. 78. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands and Sumatra. — A fine plant, which combines the habit of a 

 small Cyathca with the fructification of a Blcchnum. The original S. pallida, H. & A., 

 is a mere form with a paler rachis ; but a plant thus named by Mettenius, gathered by 

 Dr. Hillebrand, is less rigid in texture, with flatter, broader, and blunter pinnules, and 

 quite conspicuous venation. Probably this is Brackenridge's pallida, which is said to 

 have a somewhat paleaceous rachis ; and we have also another plant from Dr. Hillebrand 

 like the type in texture, but the largest pinnae 21 in. 1., 3 in. br., which agrees with 

 Gaudichaud's figure of B. Souleytiannm. 



2. S. squarrosa, Gaud. ; st. 6-8 in. 1., erect, reddish-brown, scaly and asperous ; 

 fr. 12-18 in. 1., 6 in. br. ; jnnnai in 12-18 pairs on each side, linear- lanceolate, 

 3-4 in. 1., -^-f in. br. cut down to the rachis into quite distinct oblong 



