TAB. XXXVII. 



Asplenium (Euasplenium) scandens, J. Sm. 



Caudice crassitie pennae corvinse longe repente flexuoso ra- 

 moso parce radicante apicibus paleaceis, stipitibus sparsis 

 remotis brevissimis, frondibus 1-2-pedalibus et ultra late 

 ovato-lanceolatis basin versus attenuatis subcoriaceo-mem- 

 branaceis olivaceo-viridibus 3-4-pinnatis, pinnis primariis 

 horizontalibus 3-4-uncias longis lato-lanceolatls sessilibus 

 numerosis subdistantibus, inferioribus nanis magis reruotis, 

 pinnis secundariis unciam longis, pinnulis ultimis seu la- 

 ciniis 4-5-lineas longis anguste linearibus infimis superior- 

 ibus furcatis vel trifidis reliquis integris acutis, fertilibus 

 paululum latioribus, venis costaeformibus, soris marginabbus 

 oblongis, involucris firmis submembranaceis pallide fuscis ; 

 racbibus primariis teretibus, partialibus compressis sub- 

 alatis. 



Asplenium scandens, J. Sm. in Hook. Journ. of Bot. 3. p. 

 408. (name only). Metten. Asplen. p. 108. Hook. Sp. Fil. 

 3. p. 216. 



Hab. Philippine Islands, Leyte, Cuming, n. 297 ; New 

 Guinea, Hinds. 



A rare and well-marked species, remarkable for its long 

 creeping, or perhajis, scandent caudex. 



Fig. 1. Caudex and small frond, f. 2. Portion of a larger 

 and fertile frond ; nat. size. f. 3. Sorus: magnified. 



Cent. 2. t, 37. 



