290 44. NEPHRODIUM, §§ EUNEPHRODIUM. 



about halfway to the midrib into subtriangular, falcate, acute lobes, the lowest not 

 smaller than the next pair ; tessture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both surfaces 

 naked; veins pinnate in the lobes, with 6-10 veinlets on a side; soriinrows 

 apart from the midrib. — W. augescens, Fie. Hk. 8p. 4:. p. 79. 



Hab. Weat Indies. — ^According to Giisebach, this is the Bava of Swartz. It is 

 diatingnisbed by its very narrow rigid pinnse, -with deep sharp lobes. 



167. N. paUidivenium, Baker ; St. 1 ft. or more 1., stramineous, naked or 

 nearly so ; fr. 2-3 ft. 1., 8-12 in. br ; pinnm 4-6 in. 1., f-1 in. br., cut two-thirds 

 of the way down to the rachis into linear- oblong, slightly falcate lobes ; lower 

 pinnae not much smaller than the rest ; texture coriaceous ; under surfaces naked 

 or villose ; veinlets close, prominent, 12-16 on a side, the small sori in close row^s 

 about midway between the midrib and edge. — Polyp. H&. Sp. 5. p. 8. 



Hab. Guinea Coast, Vogel, Barter, Marm; and gathered in the Livingstone Expedition 

 on the shores of Lake Nyassa. — Characterized in the group by its rigid texture, deep, 

 close lobes, and very numerous veinlets. 



168. N. invisum, Carruth. ; rhisome stout, wide-creeping ; St. 1 ft. or more 1., 

 stout, brownish, villose ; fr. 1^-2 ft. 1., 8-12 in. br. ; pinnce numerous, 4-5 in. 1., 

 ^ in. br., cut about one-third down into sharp, triangular, falcate lobes ; lower 

 pinnm distant and dwarfed ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and under surface 

 villose ; veins pinnate in the lobes, with 6-8 veinlets on a side ; sori in rows 

 close to the midrib ; caps, setose. — Polyp, Forst.i Aspidium dissectum, Mett. Fil. 

 Ind. p. 232. 



Hab. Common in the Polynesian Islands. — Very like N. cucuUatum, from which it is 

 distinguished by its setose capsules and lower pinnse not dwarfed. 



169. N. proewrrens, Baker ; st. 2 ft. 1., villose above ; fr. 18 in. 1., 10 in. br. ; 

 pirmm 5-6 in. 1., cut down to a narrow wing into oblong, obtuse lobes, the 

 lowest not much shorter than the others and deflexed ; rachis and both surfaces 

 more or less villose ; texture herbaceous ; veinlets 5-6 on a side, with sori midway 

 between the midrib and edge.— Asp. Meit. Fil. Ind. p. 231. 



Hab. Java. — ^Very like JV. molle, but distinguished by its creeping rhizome. 



170. N. longipes, Moore ; St. 3-4 ft. 1., livid ; fr. 3 ft. 1., 9-10 in. br. ; pinnce 

 6-6 in. 1., f in. br., cut two-thirds of the way dovni into oblique, rather acute, 

 oblong lobes, with a distinct sinus between them ; tea^ure subcoriaceous ; upper 

 surface densely hairy on the veins, lower less so ; veins 8-10 on a side ; sori 



placed midway between the midrib and edge Aspid. £1, Mett. Fil. Ind. 



p. 231. 



Hab. Java, — With this we are not acquainted. 



** lower pinnce conspicuously reduced. Sp. 171-176. 



171. N. cztcullatum. Baker ; sH. 1 ft. 1., strong, erect, brownish, nearly naked ; 

 fr. 18-24 in. 1., 8-12 in. br. ; pinnce close, 4-6 in. 1., | in. br., cut down one-third 

 of the way to the rachis into triangular, acute, subfalcate lobes ; lower pinnce 

 dwindling down suddenly into mere auricles ; texture coriaceous ; rachis and 

 lower surface densely pubescent ; veins pinnate in the lobes, 8-10 veinlets on a 

 side ; sori subterminal ; caps, naked.— Aspid. Bl. Mett. Fil. Ind. p. 232. N. 

 unitum, Sieh. Hk. Sp. 4,. p. 81. {in part). N. canescens, Presl. 



Hab. N. India, Ceylon. Malaccas, Masoareu Isles, Fiji. 



172. N. Haenkeanum, Presl ; st. 1-2 ft. 1., strong, erect, slightly pubescent ; 

 r. 3-i ft. 1,, 12-16 in, br. ; pinnm 6-8 in. 1., f in. br. ; cut from one-third to 



