54. MENisciini. 391 



fr. 6-9 in. L, 2-3 in. br., oblong-lanceolate acuminate, the base cordate and 

 sometimes aurided, the edge crenate ; fertile fr. similar, but smaller ; texture 

 subcoriaceous ; veins beneath pubescent, main veins J in. apart ; areolce 8-12 

 between the midrib and edge. — Bk. Sp. S. p. 162. Fil. Ex. t. 83. 



Hab. Cbnsan, Hong-Kong, and Formosa. — Kunze considers this a simple form of 

 M. tripkyllum. 



2. M. gigafOeum, Mett^ ; «*. 1 ft. 1., dark-brown, slightly pubescent ; fr. 

 l|-2 ft. 1., 4 in. br., elongate-oblong, narrowed rather suddenly at both ends, 

 the edge slightly repand ; texture papyraceous ; i>eins beneath nearly naked, 

 main veins J in. apart ; areoke 30-40 between the midrib and edge. — Hi. Sp. 5. 

 />. 163. 



Hab. Pern, LedUer, 2292. Probably a variety of reiicidatum. 

 ** Frond pinnate. Sp. 3-10. 



3. M. iriphyUum, Sw. ; rhizome firm, wide-creepmg ; si. slender, substra- 

 mineous, slightly pubescent, of the barren frond 4-6 in., of the fertile frond 1 ft. 

 or more 1. ; fr. with an oblong-lanceolate terminal pinna 4r-6 in. 1., I-I5 in. br., 

 the base cnneate or rounded, the edge repand, and 1-2 similar but smaller ones 

 on each side, the fertUe ones smaller than the barren ones ; texture subcoria- 

 ceous ; veins beneath slightly pubescent, main veins ^ in. apart ; areolce 6-9 

 between the midrib and edge.— .Hfe. Sp. 5. p. 163. S/t. £ Gr. t. 120. 



Hab. Himalayas to Ceylon, S. China, and Malaccas. 



4. M. TTiwaitesii, Hk. ; rhhonie firm, wide-creeping; st. 9-12 in. 1., sub- 

 stramineous, nearly naked ; fr. 8-10 in. 1., 4-5 in. br., subdeltoid, the apex 

 acuminate, crenato-pinnatifid, below this several blunt linear-oblong subentire 

 pinnae, the lowest ttie largest, distinctly stalked, 2-3 in. 1., | in. br., the edge 

 bluntly, not deeply, lobed, the base narrowed suddenly ; texture herbaceous ; 

 colour dark-green ; midrib beneath pubescent ; main ffeins 1 lin. apart ; areolee 

 and sort 4^5 in the lower pinnae between the midrib and edge. 



Hab. Ceylon, C. P. 3145. 



5. M. paudflorum, Hk. ; st. tufted, 6-12 in. 1., glossy, brownish ; fr. 12-18 

 in. 1., 6-B in. br. ; pinnce numerous, spreading, ■!-# in. apart, 3-4 in. 1., 2-3 lin. 

 br., narrowed very gradually from the middle to Doth ends, the edge sharply 

 tootlied ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both sides naked j areolae in 1-2 rows 

 between the midrib and edge. — Uh. Sp. 5. p. 164. 



■Hab. Sierra del Crystal, West Tropical A&ica, Mann, 1672. 



6. 51. salicifolium. Wall. ; st. 1 ft. or more 1., stramineous or pale-brown, 

 glossy ; fr. 12-18 in. 1., 1 ft. br. ; pinnee numerous, |-1^ in. apart, 4-8 in. 1., 

 j-f in. br., narrowed very gradually fi'om the middle to both ends, the edge 

 neai-ly entire, the lowest the largest ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and both 

 ^des glabrons ; main veins oblique, 1 lin. apart ; areolae 4-5 between the midrib 

 and edge.— jEft. Sp. 5. p. 164. 2nd Cent. t. 90. 



Hab. Penang and Singapore. 



7. M. angusiifdliwin, WUl. ; st. snbtufted, 6-18 in. 1., firm, erect, slightly 

 pubescent ; fr. l|-2 ft. 1., 1 ft. br. ; pinnce spreading, 4r-6 in. 1., J-f in. br., 

 narrowed gradually to a long acuminate point, the edge subentire, the base 

 cuneate, the lower ones often stalked ; texture subcoriaceous ; rachis and veins 

 beneath pubescent ; fartiU pinnce much naiTower than the barren ones ; main 

 reins 1 lin. apart ; areolce 4^6 between the midrib and edge. — Hi. iS^. 5. p. 164. 



Hab. West Indies to Pern. 



