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(24) T. bipunctatum, Poif., Christ, Parnkr. d. Erde, 52 

 (oldest name); T. Ftlicula, Bory, Rac, Plor. Btz., I, 28, p. p.; Bedd.,- Perns 

 Br.I., II, tab. CCLXXXIII; Didymoglossum Filicula, Desv., V. D. B., Hymen. 

 Jav, tab. XXVI; — var. late-alatum; D. lale-alatum, V. D. B. 



Rhizome creeping, filiform, densely covered with black, hair-like scales. 

 Stipes rather distant, I'/j— 5 c.M. long, naked, slightly, winged above or 

 throughout. Fronds deltoid to lanceolate-tsftovate, ± SV^— 10 c.M. long, 2— 5, 

 c.M. broad, 3-pinnatifid; main rachis winged. Pinnae ovate-lanceolate- to 

 rhomboidal, pinnatifid down to a winged rachis, the lower pinnulae again 

 deeply pinnatifid. Ultimate segments linear, blunt. Texture membranaceous, 

 hyaline, bright-green or olivaceous; a central vein in each ultimate segment, 

 besides this a continuous or slightly interrupted, flexuose, submarginal spurious 

 one. Sori 1 — 4 to a pinna; indusium winged, the mouth 2-lipped, the lips 

 triangular, rather acute. 



War. late-alatum : Ultimate segments acute and very narrow; wing of 

 the rachis somewhat crisped; spurious veins more distinct. Pronds sessile. 



Trop. Asia Sf Australia, Polynesia, Japan, West. ^ South. Africa. 



* (2S) T. flliculoides, Christ, Schum. k Laut., Plor. deut. Sch. 

 geb., 108; r. bipunctatum. Pair., var. wafta-«u6/?a6e/toa, Christ, MS. in Herb. Bog. 



Like T. bipunctatum, Poir., but the fronds smaller, under 2V4 c.M. each 

 way, subflabellate, subdigitato-pinnatifid. Rhizome wide-creeping, filiform, at 

 length naked; stipes distant, short or nearly wanting. .^[fiMy^en^ i^e^ ^"O-'*.^' 



New Guinea. 



(26) T. eapillatuni, ra*efe»»., Dissert., ,54,. tab, I, fig. 2; T. Fili- 

 cula, Bory, Rac, Plor. Btz., I, 28, p. p.; T. bipunctatum, Poir.. var., C. Chr., 

 Ind. Fil.; Didymoglossum coepillatum, Pr., V. D. B., Hymen. Jav., tab. XXVIII. 



Like T. bipunctatum, Poir., but the colour dark-green, the submarginal 

 spurious vein copiously interrupted, the indusium vyith the lips semiorbicular. 

 Java; North. India. 



(27) T. serruIatuiM, nn., Hk. Bk., Syn. Pil., 80. 



Rhizome slender, wide-creeping. Stipes slender, naked, about V2 — IV2 

 c.M. long. Pronds to 13 m.M. long, about 6 m.M, broad, oblong or sub- 

 rhomboidal in , general outline, pinnatifid down to a narrowly winged rachis. 

 Segments erecto-patent, in 2—6 pairs, linear, simple or forked, ± 6 m.M. 

 long and to 1% m.M. broad, toothed at the margin. Texture membranaceous; 



