38. ASPLENIUM, §§§§§ DIPLAZIUM. 231 



207. A. (Dipl.) cuUratum, Mett. ,• st. tufted, 4-0 in, 1., gro}^ naked \fr. 0-9 in. 1., 

 8-4 in. 1)1-., the apex pinnatifid, the lower two-thirds pinnate, with ^-.5 jminw on 

 each side, the lower ones distinctly stalked, 2 in. 1,, J in. br., the point acute, 

 rather falcate, the ed^e nearly entire, both sides narrowed suddenly, and the upper 

 one auricled at the base ; texture subcoriaceous ; veins twice forked ; sori linear, 

 slender, reaching the edge but not the midrib. — Hk, Sp. 3, p. 247. 



Hab. Luzon, Cuming, 199. 



208. A. (Dipl.) pinnatifido-2nnnatiim. Ilk. ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, naked ; 

 //•. 9-12 in. ]., G-9 in. br., with a deltoid apex deeply lobed below, and ^-'i: pinnae 



on each side, which are 3-4 in. 1., 1 in. br., the point acute, the edge sharply 

 but not deeply toothed, the base cuneate on both sides ; texture coriaceous ; veins 

 obscure, copiously pinnated ; sori irregular, beginning at the midrib, but falling 

 far short of the edge. — Hk. iSp. 3. p. 238. 



Hab. Mislimee, Griffith. — In texture and dulness of colour tbia resembles the last 

 species and A. Brackenrid()ii. 



209. A. (Dipl.) Seemannii, Baker ; st. G-12 in. 1., firm, erect, dark-brown, 

 naked ; fr. 9-15 in. 1., 4 in. br., lanceolate, with 12-20 pinnie on each side, the 

 lower ones horizontal, subsessile, 2 in. 1., ^-f in. br., the point acute, the edge 

 slightly lobed below, the base slightly cordate on both sides, the upper side 

 auricled ; texture herbaceous ; veins dark-green, 2-3 to a group ; sori reaching 

 from the midrib quite to the edge. Diplazium, Moore, Ind. Fit. p. 337. 



Hab. Darien, Seemann. — This has the texture and pellucid venation of ^. grandifolium, 

 but the whole plant and pinnae are much smaller, with veins only twice forked, and sori 

 running up on the unbranched fork to the edge. 



210. A. (Dipl.) hantamense. Baker ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, nearly naked ; 

 //•. 9-18 in. 1., with a large terminal jom/za and 1 to 4 pairs of lateral ones, which 

 are G-8 in. 1., 1-1^ in. br., both ends narrowed, the edge very nearly entire ; 

 texture coriaceous ; veiiis 3-5 to a group ; soi'i slender, irregular, nearly touching 

 both edge and midrib. — Diplazium, Bl. A. fraxinifolium. Wall., Hk. Sp. .3. 

 p. 240. 2nd Cent. t. 19. — /3, A, altcrnifolium, Mett. ; pinnce broader, rounded at 

 the base ; lower veins not reaching the edge. — Hk. Sp. 3. p. 239. 



Hab. Himalayas, Hong-Kong, Malaccas, Borneo, Aneiteum. — Probably a free-veined 

 form of A. lineolaium. 



211. A. (Dipl.) Lechleri, Mett. ; st. 2-3 ft. 1., stout, erect, slightly scaly towards 

 the base ;//•. 3 ft. 1., with numerous ^wijzce 1 ft. or more L, 2^-3 in. br., the point 

 acuminate, the edge slightly toothed towards the point, the base rounded equally 

 on both sides ; texture very coriaceous ; rachis strong, erect ; veins simple, close, 

 parallel ; sori beginning at the midrib, but falling short of the edge. — Hk. Sp. 3. 

 p. 244 {in part). D. paraileogrammum, Fee. 



Hab. Peru, Lechler, 2269 ; Eio Negro, Spruce, 3832 ; Essequibo, Appun, 186. 



212. A. (Dipl.) Callipteris, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., strong, erect, brownish ; 

 /;•. 2-3 ft. 1., with numerous pinnce 9-12 in. 1., 2-2^ in. br., the point acuminate, 

 the margin toothed only towards the point, the base rounded equally on both 

 sides, the lower ones stalked ; texture coriaceous ; colour bright-green ; veins .5-0 

 to a group ; sori beginning at the midrib, and reaching nearly to the edge. — Dipla- 

 zium, Fee, Gen. Fil. 214. Fil. Ant. tab. \0.fig. 2. 



Hab. Cuba, Linden; Guadeloupe, L' Ilernmiicr ; Tarapota, Peru, Spruce, 4760. — This 

 rivals Lechleri in size and texture, difFeriDg totally in venation. 



213. A. {J)i\A.) grandifolium, Sw. ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., firm, erect, naked or 



