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MARATTIACEAE. Bory. Kjulf. 



Poropterides , Willd. 

 Capsulae exannulataej siiperne rima vel porohiantes. 



MARATTIA, Swartz. 



SoRi ovales, submarginales. Capsula.e in dupliceni 

 seriem connatae, interius rima hiantes. Indusium 

 fornicatum, silperne longitudinahter dehiscens, 

 semibivalve, utrincjue capsularum seriem includens. 



1. Marattia sorhifolia^ Sw. 



M. fronde bipinnata coriacea glabra , pinnis alternis , 

 pinnulis lanceolotis acuminatis basi inaequali cimeatis ser- 

 rulatis, rachibus nudis. Swartz Syn. fil, p. 168. 4. fVilld. 

 Sp.. pl. 5. p. Q^. 4. Spr. Syst, (^eg-.A. p. 24. 4. 



Crescit in umbrosis Javae, Moluccarum^ etc. 



2. Marattia samhucina. ■\' 



M. fronde bipinnata subcoriacea glabra, pinnulis 

 sessilibus lanceolatis acutis argute serrulatis basi subcu- 

 neatis , racbibus asperis , pardalibus alatis. 



Obs. Marattia laeuis , Smith differt pinnuHs inciso- 

 serratis. 

 Crescif in montanis Javae locis Jiumidis. 



5. Marattia syluatica. \ 



M. fronde triplicato-pinnata subcoriacea glabra, pin- 

 nulis subsessilibus lanceolatis acuminatis grosse argute ser- 

 ratis basi cuneatis , rachibus laevibus , partiahbus alatis. 



Obs. A priori vix diversa nisi fronde triplicato-pinnata 

 pinnulisque grosse sei-ratis ; a Marattia alata^ 

 Sm. serraturis adpressis, rachique non squamosa. 

 Crescit in sylvis montis Salak Javae. 



