U. KEPHBODnm, §§ ETXEPHBODiriL 289 



l>ase ; ^. 1 ft L, 10 in. br^ with 13-15 pmiuB on each aide, the lower ones 5 in. 

 1., f in. br., the point acnminate and toothed, the edge lower down blnntly 1 :■ bed 

 i of the way to the rachis, the base snbcaneate ; raeUs and both sides naked ; 

 Terns pinnate in the lobes, with 3-4 Teinlets on a side ; gori mediaL — Fee, I'll. 

 Ant. fc -24. 



"Hiik. Trinidad, Germaia. 



162. K. unititm, R. Br. (non Sirb.) ; «*. 12-18 in. L, brownish, naked ; /r. 2 ft. 

 or more 1., 6-8 in. br. ; piniUB 4r5 in. 1., f in. br., the edge cnt from a third to 

 halfway down into spreading, tiiangnlar, sharp-pointed lobes ; lower /»)ui<b not 

 dwindling down ; tature coriaceous ; veins pinnate in the broad lobes, with 6-8 

 Teinlets on each side, with sori near the extremity principally ia the lobes ; caps. 

 naked.— Polyp. L. fide M^. Aspid. MeK. Fii. 'ind. p. 230.— a, A. gm^hda, 

 Schk. ; rachis and under side naked.— 3, A. propiuguam, B. Br. ; roMe and 

 under side Tillose. — Si. Sp. 4. p. 79. 



Hab. Florida and West Indies to Brazil and Pern ; Polynedan Isles ; Himg-Eong 

 sad Tfimahyaa to AasbaKa and Xeir Zealand ; Mascaren Ides, Xatal, Cape Colony, 

 Angola, Guinea Goaet, AJgieis. — 'We ioUow Met&eniiis in nomendatnr^ but the umium 

 cf the T.inr.g^n herbarinm is Sieber's plant, oor eueaBatum. 



163. N. sophormdes, Desr. ; «^. 1 ft. or more L, slender, snbstramineous, 

 pubescent ; fr. 1-2 f:. 1.. 6-9 in. br. ; pinntB spreading, 4-6 in- L, H™ br^ the 

 apex acomin^e, the edge cnt about one-third of the way down into oblong- 

 triangolar snbfalcate lobes ; tature papyraceo-herbaceons ; rackis and under 

 sor&ce finely Tillose ; terns pinnate in groups, with 8-10 Teinlets on a side, 

 with sori distant from the midrib ; caps. naJ^ed. — Polyp. Tkanb. .^molle. 

 Hi. Sp. i.p. 68. (»B part). ""•^-' 



Hab. Japan to Hong-Kong and Fonnosa. — Very near the precedii^ in the shape of 

 its pinna and lobes^ bat gm^Hi^r and thinner in textor^ and less rigid. 



164. ^. pteroides, J. Sm. ; «*. 1-2 ft. L, slender, stramineous or greyish, 

 dightly scaly below ; ,7r. 2-4 ft. L, 1 ft. or more br. ; piimm spreading, 4r8 in. L, 

 i in. br., the apex acuminate, tiie edge cnt one-tiurd or halfway down into 

 oblong or snbtrianglar lobes ; texture papyraceo-herbaceons ; rachis and both 

 sides nearly naked ; tans pinnate in the lobes, with 8-10 Teinlets on each side ; 

 sori quite marginal and confined to the lobes. — Polyp. Sets. X. terminans, 

 HI. Sp. 4. p. 73. (in part). 



Hab. Tfimalayaa SeSgbeTiiea, Ceylon {Gardner, 1106), ATa1annai% ^i]ippines((^iiini^, 

 43, 293), China, Qneendand,Folyne^a. — This has, like the two preceding, oblong-trian- 

 gnlar lobes 1^2 fin. br., not reaching more than one-third down, and diffess &om them 

 bj having the sori qnite confined to the lobes. 



165. X. extensuB^, Hk. ; st. 1-2 ft L, naked or slightly pubescent, brownish ; 

 fr. 2-4 ft. L, 12-18 in. br. ; pinnas 6-9 in. L, f-f inl br^ cut about two-thirds 

 down to the rachis into linear^blong lobes ; lower pinruE scarcely shorter 

 than the rest ; texture papyraceo-herbaceons ; under siafaee naked or slightlv 

 villose ; Teinlets 6-8 on a side, often only the lowest pair united ; sori in rows, 

 nearly terminal in thoTeins, and not confined to the lobes. — Hi. Sp. 4.^.72. 

 i. 240. A. {in part). Aspid. Bl. ! A. conioneuion, Meit. 



Hab. Ceylon (Gardner, l-362i, X.India, Malaceaa, Xeilgherries (BedSine, t.65), 

 Philippines {GaatiHg, 391). — This is joined to the preceding by Mettenina. The textnre 

 is more heriiaceons, and tlie lobes are much narrower and deeper, witii a consadeiaUe 

 space between thran. 



166. N. Serra, Desr.; «$. 1 ft. or moreL, firm, glossy, substiamineons ; fi: 

 2-3 ft. L, 1 ft. or more br. ; pimuB spreadli^, 6-12 in. L, ^-^ in. br., cut down 



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