31 i 48, POLYPODIUM, §§§ GONIOPTERIS. 



2 in. br., oblong-lanceolate ; jnnnce close, the central ones l-lj in. 1., ^ in. br., 

 the point bluntish, the edge slightly crenate, the base truncate, with a distinct 

 broad blunt auricle on the upper side, the lower ones gradually reduced ; texture 

 papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis villose and under side slightly so ; veiiilets 2-3 on 

 a side ; sori small, medial. — Phegop. Mett. Fil. bid. p. 223. 



Hab. Amboyna, Zippelius. 



59. P. (Goniopt.) borneense, Hk. ; st. 6 in. 1., naked, slender, stramineous ; 

 fr. 6-8 in. 1., 3 in. br., Avith an acuminate terminal piiina 1 in. br., with shallow 

 blunt lobes and 4 smaller pinnge on each side 1^ in. 1., | in. br., truncate at the 

 base and auricled on the upper side ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both 

 sides naked ; veinlets fine, 4-5 on a side ; sori small, in two rows. — Hk. Sp. 5. 

 p. 11. 



Hab. Borneo, T. Loll. 



GO. P. (Goniopt.) diversifolium, Swz. ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., tufted, slender, naked ; 

 //-. 1-2 ft. 1., 6-9 in. br. ; pinnce 3-5 in. 1., |-1 in. br., the apex acuminate, the 

 lower ones narrowed at the base, the edge nearly entire ; texture subcoriaceous ; 

 rachis and both sides naked ; veins fine, close, about 4 veinlets on a side, the 

 rows of sori contiguous. — P. fraxinifolium, Jacq. Hk. Sp. 5. p. 4. 



Hab. S. Brazil, Caraccas, Ecuador. 



61. P. (Goniopt.) ruhidum, Hk. ; st. firm, erect, glossy, naked, reddish- 

 brown ; fr. 12-18 in. 1., 1 ft. or more br. ; pinme numerous, the lowest stalked, 

 6-8 in. 1., |-^ in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge nearly entire ; texture sub- 

 coriaceous ; rachis and both sides naked ; veinlets obscure, 8-10 on a side ; sori 

 close to the main veins. — Hk. Sp. 5. p. 12. 



Hab. Philippines, Cuming, 145. — Professor De Vriese sends from Borneo a more 

 coriaceous plant that may be distinct. 



62. P. (Goniopt.) poecilopMebium, Hk. ; st. G-9 in. I., erect, slender, naked ; 

 fr. about 1 ft. 1., nearly as broad, with a terminal pinna and 2-3 lateral ones on 

 each side, which are 6-8 in. 1., l|-2 in. br., narrowed gradually towards both 

 ends, slightly crenate, especially towards the point ; texture subcoriaceous ; 

 rachis and both sides naked ; main veins 2 lin. apart ; veinlets fine, very oblique, 

 4-5 on a side ; sori minute, medial. — Hk. Sp. 5. p. 14. 



Hab. N. E. Australia and Queensland. 



C3. P. (Goniopt.) meniscioides, Liebm. ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., strong, erect, quite 

 naked ; fr. 2-4 ft. 1., 12-24 in. br., with a terminal pinna and 6-12 lateral ones 

 on each side, the lowest stalked, 1 ft. 1., 1^ in. br., the apex acuminate, the edge 

 nearly entire ; texture rigid ; rac/«"5 and both sides quite naked ; veins prominent, 

 the main ones ^ in. apart ; veinlets 15-20 on a side ; sori in single or double rows 

 between them. 



Hab. Mexico.— IMost like P. lineaium in texture, but less distinctly toothed. 



** Pinnce pinnatifid or distinctly crenate. Sp. 64-80. 



64. P. (Goniopt.) vropjliT/llum, Wall. ; rhizome creeping; st. 2 ft. or more 1,, 

 stout, erect ; fr. 2-4 ft. or more 1., 12-18 in. br., with a terminal pinna and 

 usually several on each side, which are sometimes 1 ft. 1. and more than 2 in. 

 br., the edge entire or very slightly lobed, the apex acuminate, the base truncate 



