A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS SELAGINELLA. 8 
spreading, the two rows of the upper ascending, adpressed to the 
stem and imbricated; in the subgenus Euselaginella multifarious, 
or, if tetrastichous, all alike. Spikes usually tetrastichous and 
often sharply square, but in two subgenera dimorphic on the same 
plan as the leaves, but mostly resupinate (i¢., the small bracts on 
the same plane as the large leaves, and vice versa. 
Cuavis. 
pag : ero — Ordinary leaves all alike, multi- 
fariou racts unifor 
paar not shea square . Bp. 1-5 
Spikes sharply square . Sp. 6-8 
Subgenus If. Sracnyeynanprum. Ordinary ae of two kinds 
and spreading in two planes, those - the upper plane smaller 
and more ascending. Bracts unifor 
Series I. Decumsrnres. Dwarf species with the main stem de- 
cumbent and root-fibres extending to its upper nodes. 
Group 1. Microphylle. Persistent species, uae leaves of firm 
or moderately firm texture, continuous ae and leafy 
anches not more than 1-12th—1-8th in. broad. 
Asiatic and puropean Dp. 916 
African Sp. 17-22 
American. ‘ eee Sp. 23-51 
Group 2. Plumose. Persistent species, with leaves of firm or 
moderately firm saexteols; continuous stems, and leafy 
branches 4-4 in. broad. 
Asiatic . , : . Sp. 52-57 
African Sp. 58-66 
American : Sp. 67-92 
Country unknown . . Bp. 93 
Group 8. Stolonifere. Persistent species, ee articulated stems 
(all but one American) . Sp. 94-1 
Group 4. Apoda. Fugacious dora mostly tropical annuals 
of the rainy season, with continuous stems 
Asiatic : : . Sp. 1138-118 
African : : . Sp. 119-121 
American . : . Sp. 122-140 
Series II. AscenpenTgs. Stems ascending, branched down to 
the base, with the root-fibres confined to the nodes of the 
lower ha 
Group 1. Suberecta. Persistent species, with continuous stems, 
the leaves small, the leafy branches not more than 1-12th 
1-6th in. broad. 
Asiatic and Polynesian. Sp. 141-147 
American . ‘ . Sp. 148-149 
