78 17. TEICHOMANES, §§ EUTEICH0MANE3. 



Hab. West Indian islands and Mexico southward to Brazil and Peru. 



33. T. Kirkii, Hk. MSS. ; st. slender, 1 in. I., winged above ; fr. 1-2 in. I., 

 1 in. br., snbquadrate or rhomboidal in general outline, cut down to a narrowly- 

 winged racliis ; segm. 1-2 in. 1. ; erecto-patent, linear, crenulate at the margin, 

 with a considerable space between them ; a central costa and numerous short 

 oblique veins and manifest spurious venules in each segment ; sori 2 to 12, the 

 tube sunk in the frond, the mouth spreading, slightly two-lipped, 



Hab. Jolianna Island, West Africa, Dr. Kirh, Sir F. Grey.— PiohMy a mere variety 

 o£ T. muscoides, and the same aa T. Zenormcmdi, V. D. B. 



34. T. sinuosum, Rich. ; rhizome wide-creeping, sinuous, rather strong ; st. 

 varying from hardly any to 2 in. 1. ; fr. 2-9 in. 1., 1-1 1 in. br., linear-lanceolate, 

 very gradually decurrent below, pinnatifid down to a broadly-winged rachis ; 

 colour bright green, texture delicately membranaceous ; lobes oblong, obtuse, 

 crenate at the margin ; a central eosia in each, with 2 to 4 pairs of erecto-patent 

 branches ; spurious venules none, the margin ciliated ; sori 2 to 4 to each lobe, 

 the tube sunk, the mouth dilated, slightly two-lipped ; recept. much exserted. — 

 Hk.Sp.-i. p. 120. m.SGr.Ic.Fil.t.\3. T.ia.c\sum,E:aulf.HLSp.l.p.l'21. 



Hab. Tropical America, from Mexico and Cuba southward to Peru and Brazil. 



35. T. pinnatifidum, V. D. B. ; st. slender, 1-2 in. 1., winged above ; Jr. 2-4 

 in 1., I-I5 in. br., ovate-lanceolate in general outline, cut down to within a short 

 distance of the rachis ; segm. linear, erecto-patent," the lower 1 in. 1., with deep 

 rounded lobes ; substance thin ; central veins of the segments with 2 to 6 pairs, 

 of lateral veins ; spurious venules none, the margin ciliated ; sori 1 to 3, placed 

 principally near the base of the segments on the upper side, the tube quite sunk, 

 the mouth broadly dilated, two-lipped. — V. D. B. Suppl. 2. p. 118. 



Hab. Jamaica, — Closely allied to T. mmosvm, but diflferent in outline, and much mora 

 deeply divided. Chontales, Malph Tate. 



36. T. Bancrofiii, Hk. & Gr. ; st. 1-2 in. 1., broadly winged down to the very 

 base ; fr. 3-6 in. 1., 1 in. br., ovate-oblong, pinnatifid down to a broadly- w^inged 

 rachis, texture subcoriaceous ; segm. oblong, blunt, crenate, either imbricated 

 or with a small space between them ; lat. veins of the segments branched ; 

 spurious venules none ; sori 2 to 6 to a pinna, the tube sunk, the mouth rather 

 dilated, but entire ; recept. long, filiform.- Hh. Sp. 1. p. 123, HI;. S Gr, Ic. Fil. 

 t. 204. Hk. Crard. Ferns, t. 56. T. coriaceum & holopterum, Kunze. 



Hab. Tropical America, from the West Indian Islands southward to Brazil and Peru. 



37. T. macilentum, V, D. B. ; rhizome creeping, wiry ; st. 2-6 in. 1., wiry, 

 winged above ; fr. 2-6 in. 1., 1-2 in. br., lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, divided 

 down within a short distance of the rachis ; segm. oblong or linear-oblong, nearly 

 entire or divided more than halfway down into narrow linear lobes, texture 

 subcoriaceous ; veins thick ; spurious venules none ; sm-i 2 to 6 to a segment, the 

 tube sunk, the mouth slightly two-lipped ; reeept. long, filiform. — V. D, B. \st 

 iSuppl. p. 12, 



Hab. Trinidad, Demerara, and northern provinces of Brazil. — Near T. Bcmoroftii, but 

 distinguishable by its more divided fronds and creeping rhizome, 



38. T. superbum, V. D. B. ; rhizome strong, wide-creeping ; st, 3-5 in, 1,, strong, 

 winged nearly down to the base ; fr. 4-9 in.' 1., 2-4 in. br., broadly ovate, pin- 

 natifid down to a narrowly-winged rachis, the substance subcoriaceous ; lower 

 pinnce lanceolate, divided more than halfway down to the rachis, with oblong 



