44. NEPnEODiUM, § lasthea. 269 



svb Asp.) ; son in a line close to the midrib ; rachis and under side nearly 

 naked ; lower pinnoe reduced suddenly. 



Hab. N. India to Oeylon, Mauritius, and Bourbon. — ^The Mascaren plant (A . stipulacmm, 

 Mett.) has the lowest lobes sometimes dilated and pinnatifid, like those o{ N. maa'ourum. 

 Dr. Thwaites regards tylodes and ochthodes as probably distinct species. The two are 

 figured by Beddome, Fil. S. Ind. t. 106-7. 



54. N. (Last.) limbatim, Desv. ; st. 4-6 in. 1., naked, glossy ; fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 

 C-12 in. br. ; pinnce 3-6 in. 1., |-J In. br., with a gland at the base beneath, cut 

 down very nearly to the rachis into slightly falcate, entire, linear-oblong lobes 

 I-I5 lin. br. ; texture papjTaceo-herbaceous ; rachis stramineous and both 

 surfaces nearly naked ; veinlets 6-10 on a side, the prominent persistent invo- 

 lucres protruding beyond the edge. — Hh. Sp. 4. p. 94. Amauropelta, Kze. 



Hab. West Indies. — ^Easily recognizable by the character of the involucre, on account 

 of which Kunze made for it a new genus. 



66. N. (Lasfc.) resino-foetidum, Hk. ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., naked, scaly below ; fr. 3-4 

 ft. 1., 12-18 in. br. ; pinnce 6-9 in. 1., 1 in. br., cut down nearly to the rachis into 

 close, linear, acute, entire lobes ^ in. br., with a space between them, furnished 

 with a gland at the base, the lower ones reduced to mere auricles ; texture 

 coriaceous ; rachis and under side naked or finely villose ; veinlets 10-15 on a, 

 side ; sort submarginal ; ec^e reflexed. — Hk. Sp. 4. p. 105. {in part). 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador, Spruce; Bolivia, Mandon. — This is nearest iV. Sprengelii, but 

 is a larger and more rigid plant, with very numerous lobes and veinlets. It is said to 

 have an unpleasant resinous scent when growing. 



56. N. (Last.) Sprucei, Baker ; St. 1 ft. or more 1., nearly naked ; fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 

 8-12 in. br. ; pinnw 4-6 in. 1., 1 in. br., cut down nearly to the rachis into entire, 

 spreading lobes 2 lin. br., with a considerable space between them, furnished 

 with a gland at the base, the lower ones dwindling down gradually ; texture 

 papyraceo-herbaceous ; rachis slightly villose ; under side naked ; veinlets 8-10 

 on a side ; sori nearer the midrib than the edge ; invol. large, distinct. 



' Hab. Andes of Ecuador, Sprme. — Distinguished from the last by its more herbaceous 

 texture, broader lobes, fewer veinlets, and medial sori. 



57. N. (Last.) Bergianum, Baker ; st. 6-12 in. 1., naked or finely villose; fr. 

 1^-2 ft. 1., 6-10 in. br. ; pinnce 3-5 in. 1., J in. br., cut down nearly to the rachis 

 into close, entire lobes J in. br. ; texture herbaceous ; rachis and under side more 

 or less villose ; veinlets 6-8 on a side ; sori medial ; invol. small, fugacious. — 

 Polyp. Schlecht. 



Hab. Cape Colony and Natal. — Perhaps a variety of N. patent, but the lower pinnae 

 reduced gradually. A. Gueintzianv/m, Mett., differs by the presence of a gland at the 

 base of the pinnae beneath. 



68. N. (Last.3 tomentosum, Desv. ; st. densely tufted, 3-4 in. 1., finely villose ; 

 fr. 1-2 ft. 1., 6-10 in. br. ; pinnw 3-5 in. 1., j-1 in. br., with a gland at the base 

 beneath, cut down nearly to the rachis into linear-oblong lobes, the lowest of 

 which are often larger than the others ; texture herbaceous ; lower pinnae distant, 

 and dwarfed down to mere auricles ; rachis and under surface villose ; veinlets 

 8-12 on a side; sori nearly terminal. — Polyp. Thouars. N. thelypteroides, 

 Hk. Sp. i.p. 95. (non Michx.). A. riparium, Willd. 



Hab. Mauritius, Bourbon, Tristan d'Acunha. — This may be a luxuriant villose variety 

 of contermimum. 



59. N. (Last.) gldbuliferum, Hk. ; st. tufted, smooth, naked, glossy ; fr. 1^-2 

 ft. 1., 1 ft. br. ; pinme 4-6 in. 1., | in. br., cut down to a broadly-winged rachis 



