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e'.e'. Pinnae rather equal-sided at the base. 

 f. Pinnae narrowed at the base. 



g'. Sori reaching + the margin. 

 fc'. Pinnae in + i — 8 pairs. 



(15) D. bantaraense. 

 h'.h'. Pinnae in ± iS — 25 pairs. 



(16) D. xiphophyllum. 

 g'.g'. Sori distant from the margin. 



(17) D. palauanense. 

 f'.f. Pinnae broad at the base. (*) 



a. Fronds narrow, under 7^j^ c.M. broad. 



(18) D. larutense. 

 a.ct. Fronds broader, more than 7^j^ c.M. broad. 

 |3. Lateral pinnae + 3 — 5 on each side below 

 the pinnatifid terminal one. 



(19) D. cultratum. 

 p.|3, Lateral pinnae several to many below the 

 pinnatifid terminal one. 

 -/. Largest pinnae i — 2^1^ c.M. broad, 

 auricled or hastate at the base. 

 <y. Pinnae rather close, broadly cu- 

 neate to truncate at the base. 



(20) D. crenato-serratum. 



S.S. Pinnae rather distant, cordate to 



truncate at the base. (21) D. Hosei. 



7.7. Largest pinnae 2—4 c.M. broad, not 



auricled. (22) D. Lobbianum. 



b.b. Pinnae more deeply lobed often to ^j^ — ^j^-way down or more to the 



costa, sometimes pinnate at the base. 



1. Texture + herbaceous to papyraceous. 



2. Lower pinnae deeply lobed or pinnatifid. 

 3. Rachis naked. 



A. One or both surfaces slightly hairy. (23) D. japonicum. 

 ^./fi Surfaces naked or nearly so. 



5. Pinnae rather few. (24) D. shepherdioides. 

 &.S. Pinnae rather many. 



e. Fronds rather narrow. (25a) D. Williamsi. 



(') See also under D. bantamense, Bl. 



