TAB. LXX. 



Antrophyum Galeottii, Fee. 



Caudice vix repente subnullo, radicibus fibrosis copiosis et 

 csespitosis dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, frondibus aggregatis 

 spithamseis ad pedalibus lorato-lanceolatis acuminatis flac- 

 cidis sessilibus, costa latiuscula obscura, venis immersis in- 

 distinctis anastomosantibus areolis oblongis, sons linearibus 

 eubmarginalibus simplicibus vel elongatis ramosis nunc 

 anastomosantibus. 



Antrophyum Galeottii, Fie, Antroph. p. 51, t. 5, f. 4 (1832). 



Antrophyum falcatum, Mart, et Gal. p. 49, 1. 12 (not Blume). 



Antrophyum ensiforme, Hook, in Benth. Plantce Hartweg. 

 p. 73 (1839). 



ScoEosorus ensiformis, Moore, Ind. Fil. p. xxix. 



Hab. Mexico, Gahotti, Hartweg, n. 522. Guatemala, Skinner, 

 and on mountains of Vera Paz, elev. 3500-5000 feet. 

 Osbert Salvin, Esq. 



This is probably a very rare Fern, apparently peculiar to 

 Mexico, where it has been detected by Galeotti and Hartweg, 

 and Guatemala, whence we have specimens from Mr. Skinner, 

 and most beautiful ones from Mr. Salvin. Like some other 

 Antrophya it has perfectly sessile fronds, and since we have 

 satisfied ourselves that it has anastomosing venation, and 

 sometimes anastomosing sori, though that is by no means 

 inconsistent with Antrophyum, we retain it in the Genus of 

 which it is a true member. Mr. Moore (under his Genus 

 Scoliosorus) says, " This plant having neither netted veins 

 nor netted sori, cannot belong to Antrophyum, and is quite 

 different from every other established Genus. 



Tab. LXX. Fertile plant of Antrophyum Galeottii, Hook. 

 Fig. 1. Portion of a fertile frond, with sori; — magnified. 



ClHI. 2. 1. 70. 



