﻿682 72, CYCLOPHORUS, § 1. NIPHOBOLUS. 



• (4) C Tarius, Gaud., Freyc, Voy. Ur. Phys., Bot., 564; Polypo- 

 dium varium. Melt., Rac, Flor. Biz., I, 100; Niphobolus varius, Klf., Gies., 

 Niph, 208; Bl., Flor. Jav., II, S4, tab. XXI. 



Rhizome wide-creeping, slightly branched, the scales oblong-lanceolate, 

 brown, with the base peltate, the apex acuminate and + spreading, the 

 margin ciliate. Stipes scattered, 1—2 c.M. long. Fronds dimorphous. Bar- 

 ren fronds + 8 — 12 c.M. long, 2—4 c.M. broad, lanceolate, obtuse. Texture 

 coriaceous; upper surface naked, lower covered with scattered, adpressed 

 stellate hairs; costa conspicuous; main veins hardly visible. Fertile fronds 

 + 15 — 25 c.M. long, 1 '/2 — 2 c.M. broad, the soriferous region often narrow- 

 ed and the under surface densely covered there with deciduous, + loose 

 and woolly tomenlum Sori + immersed in shallow, indistinct cavities, ± 

 crateriform, closely placed in 6—8 rows between the midrib and edge, 

 occupying the upper part of the frond, hidden in the tomentum when 

 young. 



Malaya; Polynesia. 



(5) C anetioides, C. Chr., Ind. Fil.; Niphobolus anetioides, Christ, 

 Ann. Btz., XIX, 38. 



Rhizome wide-creeping, the scales subulate-acuminate, yellow-brown. Sti- 

 pes distant, Va— 1 c.M. long. Fronds ovate-oblong to lanceolate, 6—10 c.M, 

 long, to 2 c.M. broad, obtuse to acuminate, cuneately narrowed at the base, often 

 lobed there with 1 — 3 round lobes. Te.xture papyraceo-coriaceous ; upper sur- 

 face bright-green, the stellate hairs short, whitish; under surface pale, the hairs 

 sparingly scattered, reddish-brown, adpressed; costa ebeneous, conspicuous; 

 main veins hidden, erect o-patent, 8 — 15 on each side, with 5 — 6 rows of 

 longitudinal areolae on each side of the costa. Fertile fronds narrower. Sori 

 not immersed in the tomentum, occupying the upper part of the frond, co- 

 vering the whole space between the midrib and edge, placed in 2 rows be- 

 tween the main veins, with 5 — 6 sori in a row. 



Celebes. 



(6) C. i^paerostichuii, C. Chr., Ind. Fil.; Polypodium sphaerosti- 

 chum. Melt., Hk. Bk., Syn. Fil., 350; Niphobolus sphaerostichus, Co;jei., Polypod. 

 Philipp., 114. 



Rhizome woody, wide-creeping, the scales ovate, acuminate, brown, crisp- 

 ed. Stipes 5—8 c.M. long, tirm, erect. Fronds uniform, 10 — 13 c.M. long, 

 ± 272 c.M. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, the base narrowed suddenly. 



