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As far as the writer can judge from the insufficient material, they 
belong to P. nudum. 
Christensen considers that the P. loriforme figured and 
described by Hooker in Garden Ferns, tab. 14, differs from 
Wallich’s plant. Though the sori are delineated too near to the 
midrib, it undoubtedly represents Wallich’s loriforme. Hooker 
is, however, not correct in referring certain specimens of 
P. nudum and P. lineare « to this figure, and in giving PI. 
nuda, Hook., P. Wightianum, Wall., and P. gladiatum, Wall. 
for synonyms. 
This variety occurs abundantly in India,* whilst it is rarely 
found in China. I have seen one or two specimens of P. lineare 
from the Sandwich Islands, collected by Beechey, which possibly 
represent the loriforme. From China the following specimens 
have come under my observation :— 
Yunnan: without precise locality (Henry, n. 9194, part.) ; 
Yunchang (Henry, n. 13,339); Mengtsz (Hancock, 1894) ;~ 
Szechwan: Mt. Omei (Wilson, n. 5318). 
Forma steniste, (Clarke) Takeda. 
Syn. :—P. lineare var. steniste, Clarke, Ferns of Northern 
India, p. 559 (1880); Bedd. Handb. Ferns Br. Ind. p. 347 
(1883). 
Differt tantum frondibus angustissimis, 6-9 mm. It., in sicco 
margine revolutis, atque frondes latitudine 5 mm. non excedere 
videntur. 
Only a narrow-leaved form of the var. loriforme. It is known 
from Sikkim, Assam, and Khasia. : 
e. elongatum, (Schrad.) Takeda. 
Syn. :—P. elongatum, Schrad. in Gétt. gel. Anz. (1818), p. 915; 
Schitd. Adumbr. Pl. p. 16, tab. vii (1825). 
 P. Gueintzii, Mett. Polyp. p. 91, tab. iii, fig. 18, 19 (1857). 
P. Schraderi, Mett. ibid. p. 98, tab. ii, fig. 11; Hook. and 
Bak. Synop. Fil. p. 354 (1874) ; Milde, Fl. Eur. Atl. etc. p. 16, 
part. (1867). 
P. lineare et var. Schradert, Sim, Ferns of S. Africa, pp. 197, 
199, tab. cxiv, cxv (1892). 
Frondes subcoriaceae vel coriaceae, plerumque oblanceolatae, 
I0o-30 cm. vulgo 20 cm. lg., 12-26 mm. It., stipitatae, stipite 
12-25 mm. lg. Sori in parte superiore frondis occurrunt, magni, 
adproximati. Palea rhizomatis ut in 
Distr.—Africa australis et orientalis, et Ins. Madagascar. 
This is a broad-leaved variety, and is the sole representative 
of this species in Africa. The specimens collected by A. A. 
* Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Khasia, and Bhotan. 
