38. ASPLENIUM, §§§§§ DIPLAZIOT. 231 



207. A. (Dipl.) adtratum, Mett. ; St. tufted, 4-6 in. 1., grey, naked \fr. 6-9 in. I., 

 S-4 in. br., the apex pinnatiiid, the lower two-thirds pinnate, with 3-5 pinnce on 

 each side, the lower ones distinctly stalked, 2 in. 1., f in. br., the point acute, 

 rather falcate, the edge nearly entire, both sides narrowed suddenly, and the upper 

 one auricled at the base ; texture subcoriaceous ; veins twice forked ; sori linear, 

 slender, reaching the edge but not the midrib. — Hk. Sp. 3. p. 247. 



Hab. Luzon, Oumimg, 199. 



208. A. (Dipl.) pinnatifido-pinnatum, Hk. ; st. €-12 in. 1., firm, erect, naked ; 

 fr. 9-12 in. 1., 6-9 in. br., with a deltoid apex deeply lobed below, and S-i pinnce 



on each side, which are 3-4 in. 1., 1 in. br., the point acute, the edge sliarply 

 but not deeply toothed, the base cuneate on both sides ; texture coriaceous ; veins 

 obscure, copiously pinnated ; smri irregular, beginning at the midrib, but falling 

 far short of the edge.— ^A. *S^. 3. p. 238. 



Hab. Mishmee, Griffith. — In texture and dulness of colour this resembles the last 

 species and A. Brackenridgii. 



209. A. (Dipl.) Seemannii, Baker ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, dark-brown, 

 naked ; fr. 9-16 in. 1., 4 in. br., lanceolate, with 12-20 pinnm on each side, the 

 lower ones horizontal, subsessile, 2 in. 1., J-f in. br., the point acute, the edge 

 slightly lobed below, the base slightly cordate on both sides, the upper side 

 auricled ; texture herbaceous ; veins dark-green, 2-3 to a group ; sori reaching 

 from the midrib quite to the edge. Diplazium, Moore, Ind. Fil. p. 337. 



Hab. Darien, Seetnmin. — ^Thia has the texture and pellucid venation of ^. gramdifolium, 

 but the whole plant and pinnae are much smaller, with veins only twice forked, and sori 

 running up on the unbranched fork to the edge. 



210. A. (Dipl.) bantamense, Baker ; st. 6-12 in. 1., firm, erect, nearly naked ; 

 jfr. 9-lB in. 1., with a large tevminal pinna and 1 to 4 pairs of lateral ones, which 

 are 6-8 in. 1., 1-1^ in. br., both ends narrowed, the edge very nearly entire ; 

 texture coriaceous ; veins 3-5 to a group ; sori slender, irregular, nearly touching 

 both edge and midrib. — Diplauium, Bl. A. fraxinifolium. Wall., Uk. Sp. 3. 

 p. 240. ind Cent. t. 19. — ft A. alternifolium, Mett. ; pinncB broader, rounded at 

 the base ; lower veiTis not reaching the edge. — Hk. Sp. 3. p. 239. 



Hab. Himalayas, Hong-Kong, Malaccas, Borneo, Aneiteum. — Probably a free-veined 

 form of A, lineolatum. 



211. A. (Dipl.) Lechleri, Mett. ; st. 2-3 ft. 1., stout, erect, slightly scaly towards 

 the base ; fr. 3 ft. 1., with numerous pinnce 1 ft. or more 1., 2^-3 in. br., the point 

 acuminate, the edge slightly toothed towards the point, the base rounded equally 

 on both sides ; texture very coriaceous ; raehis strong, erect ; veins simple, close, 

 parallel ; sori beginning at the midrib, but falling short of the edge. — Uk, Sp. 3. 

 p. 244 (in part). D. paralleogrammum, FSe. 



Hab. Peru, LecUer, 2269 ; Kio Negro, Spruce, 3832 ; Essequibo, Appun, 186. 



212. A. (Dipl.) CalUpteris, Baker ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., strong, erect, brownish ; 

 /r. 2-3 ft. 1., with numerous pinnce 9-12 in. 1., 2-2^ in. br., the point acuminate', 

 the margin toothed only towards the point, the base roimded equally on both 

 sides, the lower ones stalked ; texture coriaceous ; colour bright-green ; veins 5-6 

 to a group ; sori beginning at the midrib, and reaching nearly to the edge Dipla- 

 zium, Fee, Gm. Fil. 214. Fil. Ant. tab. W.fy. 2. 



Hab. Cuba, Linden; Guadeloupe, L' Herminier ; Tarapota, Pern, Spruce, 4760. This 



rivals Lechleri in size and texture, differing totally in venation. 



213. A. {T)\^\.) grandifolhm, '^ir . ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., firm, erect, naked or 



