808 APPENDIX. 17. NEPHROLEPIS. 



• (8) M. birsutula, J»f. — Insert as a synonym: Potypodium hir- 

 sutulum, ForsL, (oldest name). 



(9a) M. glabra, Copet., Philipp. Journ., I, Suppl. 146. 



Near N. cordifolia, Pr. Fronds 7 — 15 c.M. long, rarely longer, lanceo- 

 late, the rachis winged like the stipe, naked or nearly so. Pimiae hardly 

 deciduous, the fertile ones crenato-serrate. Texture herhaceous; veins dis- 

 tinct. — This species is notable for its exposure to extremes of moisture. In- 

 stead of resisting desiccation, as do all the other species, this one yields rea- 

 dily and endures it, without losing its pinnae, and promptly recovers (Copel.). 



Luzon. 



* (13) M. exaltata, Schott. — Insert as a synonym: Polypodium 

 exaltatum, L., (oldest namej. 



18. CYCLOFELTIS, J. Smith. 



• (1) C jsemicordata, J. Sm. — Insert as a synonym: Poly- 

 podium semicor datum, Sw., (oldest name). 



• (2) C. Presliana, nerU. — Insert as a synonym: Laslraea Pres- 

 liana, J. Sm., (oldest name). — After var. biauriculata, insert: v. A. v. R., 

 Bull. D6p. Agr. I. N., d908, XVIII, 6. 



IQ. I'OL.YSTICOXJM, Roth. 



* (1) P. auriculatuiu, JPf. — Insert: Bedd., Ferns S.I., lab. 

 CXX; and after var. nervosum, insert: P. dellodon, Diels, var. nervosum, 

 Christ, PhUipp. Journ., II, 157. 



(la) P. Copelandi, Christ, Philipp. Journ., II, 157. 



Rhizome caespitose. Stipes fasciculate, slender, + ^'/j c.M. long, spa- 

 riugly clothed with subulate, black scales, as is the rachis. Fronds linear- 

 lanceolate, simply pinnate, not narrowed at the base, to 20 c.M. long and 2 

 c.M. broad, acuminate. Pinnae densely imbricate, + 50 on each side, rhom- 

 boidal, + 1 c.M. long, ± '/, c.M. broad at the base, the apex subacute, the 

 edges parallel; upper base acutely auricuiate, truncate, lower cuneate: lower 

 side entire, upper minutely toothed, the teeth not aristate. Texture herba- 



