204 FERNS OF NEW GRANADA. 
to D. scandens, Baker, discovered not long ago by Father Sodiro in 
Ecuador 
1669. Davallia fumarioides, Swartz. 
1485, 1708. Blechnum brasiliense, Desv. 
1651. Lonchitis Lindeniana, Hook., which I cannot separate 
specifically from the Old World L. pubescens, Willd. 
to Pteris acclivis, Mett 
853. P. obscura, Mett. 
1817 (25*). Asprentum (Evaspientum) riicautz, Baker, n. sp. 
—Rhizome thread-like, creeping to a length of a foot or more. 
Stipe very short, naked. Frond a evs lanceolate, simply pinnate, 
membranous, light green, glabrous, about an inch long by half as 
broad. Pinne 4—7-jugate, petioled, entire, ‘about 1 in. long, the 
barren ones oblong, the fertile ones oblong-rh boid. Vein only a 
Soru 
above its chy ap ending at its tip. Involucre indistinct, mem- 
branous, glabrous, persistent.—On trunks in the forest, Murri 
alt. 2700 feet. Allied o: only to A. holophlebium, aah another of 
Father Sodiro’s discoveries in the Andes of Ecuador 
1843. Aspleniun (Diplazium) Sprucei, Baker. 
1876 (210*). Asprentum (Dirnaziu UM) LoneIsoruM, Baker, n. sp. 
—Stipes tufted, 14-2 feet long, naked, dull brown. Fronds oblong, 
simply pinnate, 14-2 feet long, moderately firm in texture, green 
and glabrous on both surfaces. Pinne the end one like the 
others, the side ones erecto- patent, hat oblong- nnceaieres 
narrowed to both ends, entire, 12-18 in. long, 3-4 in. br nein 
middle. Vein s close, distinct, erecto-patent, bos in pepe 
springing eocale from the costa, the central one often forked 
higher u Sori narrow, running from the base of a vein nearly 
to its tip, often 2 in. long. Involucre very narrow and incon- 
spicuous.—Moist shade, at 4000 feet. Allied to A. nicotianefolium, 
Mett., and the Old World A. bantamense. 
1641, 1852. Asplenium ee ee Mett. 
1777. A. ferulaceum, Moor 
1454 (4*). Nepuroprum (Lastrea) LoneIcauLe, Baker, n. sp.— 
Caudex e pig&ous, decumbent, nearly a foot long, } in. thick, 
auricled on the upper side at the base, with any linet oe ee 
contiguous lobes, shown principally in the lower half of the shoes 
medial, consisting of but few sporangia. Involucre glabrous, 
evanescent, —Moist shady slopes, alt. 7500 feet, Near N. pusillum, 
1347, 1871 (35*), Nepuroprum (Lastrea) vaLperiLosum, Baker, 
