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Strutliioptei'is, strutJiios, ostrich ; the fronds being like the 



feathers of an ostrich. 

 Syngramma, syii, to unite, (jramma, a line ; the sori in 



united lines. 



Tasnitis, tainia, a fillet or ribbon ; the linear pinnre of the 

 fronds . 



Thylacopteris, thelo, a nipple ; the sori like teats or nipples 

 on the upper side of the frond. 



Thyrsopteris, tliyrsos, bunch or raceme, fteris; the fructifi- 

 cation in raceme bunches. 



Todea, in honour of Henry Julius Tode, of Mecklenburg, an 

 experienced mycologist. 



Trichocarpa, thrix, tricJws, a hair, harpa, fruit ; the fructi- 

 fication borne on a hair-like stalk. 



Trichomanes, tlirix^ hair, maiios, soft ; the delicate nature of 

 the fronds. 



Trichopteris, tJirix, hair, pteris ; the sori being furnished 

 with hairs. 



Ti-ochopteris, troclios, a wheel, pteris; the disposition of the 

 fronds. 



Vittai-ia, vitta, riband ; shape of narrow fronds. 



Woodsia, in honour of .Tose]Dh Wood, a celebrated British 



botanist (died 1864). 

 Woodwardia, in honour of Thomas Jenkinson Woodward, 



an English botanist. 



Xiphopteris, xijphos, sword, pteris; form of the frond. 



