55. DIPLAZIUM. § 1. EUDIPLAZIUM. S97 



e'.e'. Pinnae rather equal-sided at the base. 

 f. Pinnae narrowed at (he base. 



g'. Sori reaching' + the margin. 

 h'. Pinnae in + i — 8 pairs. 



(15) D. bantamense. 

 KM. Pinnae in + iS — 25 pairs. 



(16) D. xiphophyllum. 

 g^-g'- Sori distant from the margin. 



(17) D. palauanense. 

 f'.f. Pinnae liroad at (he base. (*) 



a. Fronds narrow, under Y'/j c.M. broad. 



(18) D. larutense. 

 «.«. Fronds broader, more than y'/j c.M. broad. 

 (3. La(eral pinnae + 3 — 5 on each side below 

 (he pinnadfid (erminal one. 



(19) D. cultratum. 

 /3.,S, La(eral pinnae several to many below the 

 pinnatifid terminal one. 

 '/. • Largest pinnae i — jS'/a c.M. broad, 

 auricled or hastate a( (he base. 

 S. Pinnae rather close, broadly cu- 

 nea(e to (runca(e a( the base. 

 (20) D. crenato-serratum. 

 S.ff. Pinnae rather distant, cordate to 

 (runca(e at the base. (21) D. Hosei. 

 y.y. Largest pinnae 2—4 c.M. broad, not 

 auricled. (22) D. Lobbianum. 



h.h. Pinnae more deeply lobed often to \ — '/4-way down or more to the 

 costa, sometimes pinnate a( the base. 

 ±. Texture + herbaceous to papyraceous. 



S. Lower pinnae deeply lobed or pinnatifid. 

 3. Rachis naked. 



S:. One or both surfaces slightly hairy. (23) D. japonicum. 

 4f./f . Surfaces naked or nearly so. 



S. Pinnae rather few. (24) D. shepherdioides. 

 A.S. Pinnae rather fnany. 



6. Fronds rather narrow. (25a) D. Williamsi. 



(*) See also under D. bantamense; Bl, 



