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P. lanceohttum , L. Tanala. 

 P. linenre, Thunb. Tanala. 

 P. bidhttum, Baker. Tanala. 

 P. Fhymatodes, L. 



P. irioidcs, Lam. Tanala, and between Tamatave and Antana- 

 narivo. 



(iymnoiinimmejaninica, Blume. Tanala, and between Tamatave 



and Antananarivo. 



(i. arymtea, Mett. Tanala, and the hill at Ambotriganahaiy. 

 (?. anjentca, var. aurea. Tanala, and between Tamatave and 



Antananarivo. 



G. lanceolate, Hook. Between Tamatave and Antananarivo. 



Yittaria lineata, Sw. 



V. el&ngata, Sw. Between Tamatave and Antananarivo. 



AMrofkyum Bon/anum, Kaulf. Forest of Andrangaloaka. 



A. wriactwn, Wall. Tanala. This has not been found out of 



Tropical Asia. 



Acrostichum hybrhlum, Bory. Tanala. 



A. onforme, Sw. Between Tamatave and Antananarivo. 



A. latifoliinn, Sw. Forest of Andrangaloaka. 



A. linear e, Fee. Tanala. 



36*. Acrostichtjm (Elaphoglossum) achroalepis, Baker, n. sp. 

 Rhizome slender, woody, short-creeping; palefe small, white, 

 membranous, lanceolate acuminate. Stipe of the barren frond 

 3-4 in. long, coated throughout with adpressed white paleae like 

 those of the rhizome. Barren frond lanceolate, entire, acute, 

 about a foot long, under an inch broad, moderately firm in texture, 

 "reenon both surfaces, cuneate at the base, narrowed gradually 

 from the middle to the apex, thinly scattered over on both sides 

 with small white or pale brown deeply stellately herniated pa lee. 

 Veins erecto-patent, moderately distinct, *-f in .apart, forked at 

 the base and 'sometimes again above it. Fertile ^«*«<» 

 a longer stipe. Between Tamatave and Antananamo. Statuie 

 and veining of A. Aubertii, but pales quite different. 



38*. Acbostichum (Elaphoglossum) aspidioleiis, bahu n.s V . 



Rhizome short-creepmg ; pale* small, -borbiciilar, j* ^>r6wn, 

 membranous. Stipes of the barren frond contiguous, 4-6 m. long 

 coated throughout with minute pale brown lineai membranous 

 entire rather crisped scales. Barren frond 1 near, light green, firm 

 [ntexw, 8-10 n, long, about half: an inch broad a he imddte 



frond not seen. Ankara tra 



ZJSS. woo,.}, h.nUv at rif****, * ra » ™U 



KlHZome suo ., " J'J- "~" lanceolate, ciliated. Stipe of the 

 £= ! , KUSVft, . kE *S* dothca ite spreading or 



barren frond 2 I in. long, 



