35. SADLEBIA. lS7 



ovate-lanceolate, 8-9 in. 1., S in. br., with numerous contiguous linear falcate 

 pinnas on each side, which are I-I5 in. L, |-| in. br., narrowed gradnaUy 

 towards the point, the edge entire, the npper ones adnate and dilated at the base, 

 bnt those below the centre distinct, the lowest ones growing gradnally shorter 

 and blunter ; texture coriaceous ; rachis and both surfaces naked ; veins forming 

 large arched areoles ; sori in a continnons line near the midrib. — Si. Sp. 3. 

 p. 64. t. 161. Blechnidinm, Moore, 



Hab. Kliaaia TfiTIa, Bengal, Simons, 78. — Most lite some of the forms of B. occidenlale 

 inhabit, with the cuticle of the under side of the frond loose and wrinkled. 



17. B. Fiiik^sonianuni, WaH. ; caud. short; «*. 1 ft 1., strong, erect, dark- 

 brown, polished ; fr. Z-4: &. 1., with a large terminal pinna and numerous 

 erecto-patent lateral ones on each side, the largest 9-12 in. 1., 1 in. or more br., 

 narrowed gradually to a point and below to a narrow base, the margin entire, 

 the lowest reduced to mere auricles ; texture coriaceous, both surfaces naked ; 

 veins close, inconspicnons ; sori in a continuous line close to the midrib. — 

 Hh. Sp. 3. p. 53. m. £ Gt. Ic. t. 225. 



Hab. Malayan Peninsula and Borneo. — Thia is glossy, with the largest pinnse in 

 the geDn% resembling in habit B. orienlale, some of the large forms of whidi come Teiy 

 near it, 



§§ Salpichlsna, tT. <SiB. Stem tunning, frond Kpinnt^. Sp. 18. 



18. B. (Salpi.) ro/ :<5;';', Kaulf. ; tf. wide-climbing ; pinnm in distant opposite 

 pairs ; pinnl. usually 4^6 on each side, stalked, Unear-lanceolate, 6-12 in. L, 

 |-2 in. br., with an undulated caitilaginons border ; texture coriaceous ; rachis 

 and both surfaces naked; incol. broad, membranous, at first wrapped oyer 

 the fruit, afterwards breaking up into short pieces. — Hi. Sp. 3. p. 63. Chard. F. 

 t. IS. S. scandens, Fresl. 



Hab. Tropical America from the West Indies and Columbia southward to Brazil and 

 Peru. 



GsB. 35. Sadlebia, Kaulf. 



Sori in a continuous line dose to the midrib on both sides, placed on an 

 elevated receptacle. Invol. narrow, subcoriaceons, at first wrapped over the 

 sorus, afterwards spreading. Vans forming a series of costal arches. Caudex 

 3-4 fe^ high, arborescent. Tab. 4. f. 35. 



1. S. q/atheaides, Kaulf.; St. strong, erect, 6-18 in. L, naked except at the 

 base, where it is densely clothed with long linear scales ; fir. 4-6 ft. 1., 9-18 in. 

 br. ; pinnas 8-12 in. L, i-f in. br., cut down to the rachis into very numerous 

 connected linear ^nn/. f^ in. 1., J in. br., acute or bluntish ; texture coriaceous ; 

 reins immersed and inconspicnons ; rachis stout, naked. — Bi. Sp. 3. p. 65. 

 B. Eanlfnssianum, Oaud. Atlas, p. 78. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands and Snmatia. — A fine plant, which combines the habit of a 

 small Cyathea with the frnctifieation of a BletAnum. The original S. pallida, H. & A., 

 is a mere ibrm with a paler rachis ; but a plant thus named by Mettenius, gathered by 

 Dr. Hillebrand, is less rigid in texture, with flatter, broader, and blunter pinnules, and 

 qnite conspicuous -venation. Probably this is Brackenridge'd pallida, which is said to 

 have a somewhat paleaceous rachis ; and we have also another plant from Dr. Hillebrand 

 like the type in texture, but the largest pinnae 21 in. 1., 3 in. br., which agrees with 

 Gandichand's figure of B. iSoulet/ticmum. 



2. S. sguarrosa, Gani. ; s*. 6-8 in. 1., erect, reddish-brown, scaly and asperous ; 

 fr. 12-18 in. 1., 6 in. br. ; pituuB in 12-18 pairs on each ade, linear-lanceolate, 

 3-4 in. 1., J-f in. bi> cut down to the rachis into quite distinct oblong 



