a. NEPHRODIUM, §§§§ SAGENIA. 299 



the largest, 8-12 in. 1., G-8 in. br., deeply pinnatifid above, pinnated at the base,' 

 lobes acute ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis glossy like the stipe ; main 

 veins distinct to the edge ; areolce fine, with copious free included veinlets ; sori 

 in rows near the main veins, mainly or entirely on the connected veinlets. — 

 Polypodium, Forst. Aspid. irregulare, Braclc. p. 180. 



Hab. Polynesian Islands. — We include both the latifolium and irregulare of our first 

 edition. 



217. N. (Sagen.) dcmrrens, Baker; rhizome creeping; st. narrowly winged, 

 often nearly or quite to the base ; fr. 2-4 ft. 1., 1 ft. or more br., cut down to a 

 M'inged rachis into 4-8 pairs of sinuuted linear-oblong /ir/;«(y (1-12 in. 1., 1-2 in. br., 

 the lowest sometimes forked ; texture subcoriaceous ; principal veins distinct to 

 the edge, connected by copious areolae with free included veinlets ; sori large,^in. 

 two regular rows between the principal veins. — Aspid. Presl. A. pteropus, Kze. 

 HLSp.4.p.47. 



Hab. N. India, Ceylon, Philippines, Malaccas, Formosa, Aneiteara, Fiji, Samoa. — 

 Habit of A^. vastum, from which it is well distinguished by the biserial sori. A dwarf 

 form, with fionds under 1 ft. 1., ami the fertile ones much contracted, is figured from 

 Ceylon by Capt. Beddome, Fil. S. Ind. t. 215. This is the var. Thwaitesii of the Kew 

 Garden Catalogue. 



218. N. (Sagen.) siifolium. Baker; st. 1 ft. or more 1., naked, brownish ; fr. 

 1 ft. or more 1., 6-8 in. br., with a broad, oblong, acuminate, terminal pinna, 

 and 3-4 lateral ones on each side, the lowest stalked, 3-4 in. 1., 2 in. br., forked 

 at the base, the margin rather deeply lobed ; texture subcoriaceous ; primary 

 veins close, distinct to the edge ; areolce fine, copious, with free included veinlets ; 

 S07'i large, copious, in two close rows, often confluent. — Polypod. Willd. Aspid. 

 Mett. Fit. hid. p. 237. A. Teysmannianum, Hk. Sp. 4. p. 41. t. 23G. Polyp, 

 menisciicarpon, Hk. Sp. 5. p. 86. (injMrt). 



Hab. Philippines, Cuming, 4. Java and Sumatra. Courtallum, Br. Wight, 



219. N. (Sagen.) pachj/p/iylhiin, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., naked, brownish ; 

 fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 12-18 in. br., with an oblong-lanceolate, entire, orsinuated terminal 

 pinna 6-12 in. 1., |-1|^ in. br., and 4-8 similar erecto-patent lateral ones on each 

 side, the lower ones forked at the base ; texture subcoriaceous ; primary veitis 

 straiv:ht and distinct nearly to the edge ; areolce fine, with copious free included 

 veinlets ; so?-i larere, in two regular rows. — Asp. Kze. Ilk. Sp. 4. p. 56. A.-. 

 grande, J. Sin. Hk. Sp. 4. p. 55. 



Hab. Philippines and Malay Isles, Solomon Isles, Fiji. 



220. N. (Sagen.) Barteri, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., naked, substramineous ; 

 fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 12-18 in. br., with an oblong, entire terminal pinna 9-12 in. 1., 



8-4 in. br., acuminate at the apex and narrowed gradually to the base, and 

 3-4 similar ones on each side, all simple, the lowest slightly stalked ; texture 

 jmpyraceo-herbaceous or subcoriaceous ; main veins distinct to tbe edge, ^ in. 

 apart ; areolae fine, copious, with free included veinlets ; sori rather small, 

 placed in two regular rows near the main veins ; invol. minute, fugacious. — 

 Aspid. J. Sm. Ferns, B. & F. p. 286. 



Hab. Fernando Po, Barter and Mann. — Most like N. poli/morjjhum, in h.ibit and 

 texture. 



221. N. (Sagen.) cicutarium, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., brownish or ebeneous ; 

 /;•. 1-2 ft. 1., subdeltoid, the apex deeply pinnated, with sinuated lanceolate 

 lobes ; below this 3-6 pitmce on each side, the lowest subdeltoid, deeply pin- 

 natifid or pinnate below ; texture papyraceo-herbaceous or subcoriaceous ; main 

 vei?is distinct to the edge ; areolce with few or no included free veinlets ; sori 

 rather large, in two rows near the main veins on connected or free veinlets. — ■ 



