144 A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS SELAGINELLA. 
a plant of Dr. Hamilton’s, included by Wallich under his L. 
ainda: ona A believe to be a form of S. monospora with siightly 
dimorphic br bra 
54. S. auricutata Spring. Mon S. plumosa Presl.— 
Stems trailing, about half a foot ig, aout on the face, 
in. ae about three times as long as ‘broad: # spre sadiue or rather 
: ; ei = 
little dilated at the base, and slightly imbricated over the stem; 
leaves of the upper plane a third as long, broad ovate, distinctly 
cuspidate. Spikes 4-1 in. long, square, 4 lin. diam.; bracts ovate, 
acute, crowded, sharply keeled. 
Hab. Philippines, Cuming 2018! A near ally of S. plumosa. 
55. 8. austratiensis Baker; S. concinna Benth. Fl. Austral. 
vii. 678, non Spring. — Stems tr ‘ailing, 4-1 ft. long, forked at base, 
bisulcate on both back and face, pinnately branched, with copious 
ee branches. Leaves of the lower plane oblong-lanceolate, 
e, 8-4 times as long as broad, spreading, close or rather spaced 
on a the branches, 1-12th to 1-8th in. long, bright green, moderately 
firm in texture, the distinct midrib nearly central, the upper side 
ois little dilated at the base and scarcely imbricated over the stem, 
seurely ciliated; leaves of the upper plane 4-} as long, ovate 
penenr much imbricated. Spikes square, 4-1 in. long, 2 lin. 
ma bracts ae ovate-lanceolate, acutely kéele sd. 
Hab. In Que nsland, at Rockingham Bay, and on the banks of 
the ap oy Sivues Dallachy! Fitzalan 
S. Commersoniana Spring Mon. ii. 110. — Stems trailing, 
ahi: a foot in length, convex on the back, bisulcate on the face, 
h h so 
the lower plane crowded, subrigid, bright green, a line longs half a 
line ica: oblong- lanceolate, very acute, subequilateral, the ome 
on the upper side apegies ciliated, not dilated; leaves of up 
plane ovate cuspidate, } as long. Spikes very short, square ; Bathe 
ovate- fanceslate, rouse Sy strongly keeled. 
pines, Commerson. 
57. pLumosA Baker; 8S. radicata Spring Mon. ii. 114; 
S. Roawburghii Spring Mon. ii. 203; S. prelonga, tetragonostachya, 
and pyrrhopus Spring; S. stolonifera a: Scott, ex parte, non Spring; 
Lycopodium plumosum Linn. herb.; L. tetr ~ ey ene nb Wall. ; 
L. radicatum, Be 7 and Rowburghit Hook. & Grev. ; Dill. 
Muse. tab. 66, fig. 10. — Stems pale, trailing, fy ft. long, often 
1-12th to 1-8th in. long, much more on the upper side 
the distinct midrib, ciliated on both sides at the base, cordate 
the upper side, and much imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the 
