93. BOTRTCHIUM. § 2. PUYLLOTRlCHiUM. 779 



3— 4-pinnatifid. Lower pinnae much the largest. "Pinnulae ovate-oblong, va- 

 riously lobed and decompound. Texture subcarnose; main and partial rachises 

 more or less hairy ; surfaces slightly hairy or at length naked. Fertile peduncle 

 arising from the centre of the barren segment, which the panicle not or scar- 

 cely overtops. 



Wav. nannm is the form with the smaller fronds 



Br. India, Ceylmi; — var nanum: also in Luzon. 



