ALSOPHILA. 457 



reduced ; segm. lignlate, subacute, falcate, denticulate, J-J in. br., adnate at base ; 

 texture snbcoriaceous ; both sides green, naked except the ribs above ; reins 14^15- 

 j agate, distinct, deeply forked ; sori few, costular. 



Hab. Andes of Ecuador, Spruce. — Candez 3 feet bigfa, an inch thick, sobflexaose. 



11*. A. pUosissima, Baker ; fr. ample, tripinnatifid ; racJdses duQ-brown, not 

 muricated, densely clothed with firm spreading grey hairs ; pinncB oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, 1-1^ ft. 1. ; piiml. close, sessile, lignlate, 2|-3 in. I., ^-f in. br., cut down to 

 a narrow wing ; segm. close, blunt, subfalcate, \ in. br., inciso-dentate, the edge 

 of the fertile ones recurred ; texture subcoriaceons ; botii surfaces bright-green, 

 densely pUose, the lower with a few broad minute whitish scales on the ribs ; 

 veins 7-&-jagate, yery distinct, the lowest forked at the tip ; sori large, medial. 



Hab. Monnt Oampana, East Pern, Spntce, 4322. 



12*. A. pungens, Kanlf. ; fr. ample, tripinnatifid ; rwAis grey, naked ; pinrue 

 oblong-lanceolate, 1-1^ ft. 1. ; pinnl. lanceolate, acuminate, 3-31 in. 1., j-f in. br., 

 sessile, cut down to a distinct wing ; segm. blunt, falcate, snbentire, 2 lin. br. ; 

 feature subcoriaceons ; both sides bright-green, naked ; veins 7-8-jugate, simple^ 

 distinct ; sori minute, mediaL — Baker, FL Bras, fine 4S.p. 323. 



Hab. British Gniana. 



12*. A. gi6tosa, Elotzsch ; fr. ample, tripinnatifid ; rachises brown or substra- 

 mineons, glabrous beneath ; pinnce oblong-lanceolate, I7-2 ft. 1. ; pinnl. long- 

 stalked, articulated at the base, lignlate, 4-5 in. 1., 1 in. br., cut down to a broad 

 wing ; segm. close, falcate, blunt or subacute, serrulate, 2^3 lin. br. ; texture 

 rigidly snbcoriaceous ; lower swrfaee naked, upper dull-green, naked except the 

 ribs ; wins 8-9-jugate, forked at the middle ; syri sm^ mediaL — Baker, Fl. 

 Bras. fasc. 49. p. 326. 



Hab. British G-niana, Siehd. Sdumbmgt, 1124 ; Appvm, 1052. East Fern, Spnue, 

 4331. 



14*. A. Wendkmdi, Mett. ; fr. ampl^ tripinnatifid ; rachises dull-brown, not 

 muricated ; pinnce oblong-lanceolate ; pinnl. sessile or short -stalked, lignlate, cut 

 down to a narrow wing ; s^m. close, blunt, indso-crenate ; texture snbcoriaceous ; 

 lower mrface glabrou% with scattered ovate brown scales on the ribs ; veins 

 distinct, forked ; sori near the midrib, mixed with dense much-branched para- 

 physes. — Kuhn, Linn. 36. p. 158. 



Hab. Costa Kca, Wendland, 761. 



15. A. infista, var. /3 ; A. Idsiosora, Mett. ; pinnl. stalked ; reeep. more densely 

 paraphysate. — KtHm, lAnn. 36. p. 157. y, A. abifacea, Kie. ; pinnl. 1 in. or 

 more br. ; segm. larger, distinctly toothed ; lower veins subpinnate. A. crassa, 

 Karst. Fl. Columb. 2. 1. 199. S, A.phalerata, Mart. ; segm. 2 lin. br., close, blunt, 

 entire ; sori larger, confined to the lower veins. — Oiypt. Bras. t. 42. St. Sp. 1. 

 p. 42. A. Blanchetiana, Pred, 



Hab. Andes and BiaziL 



15*. A. caracasana, Klotzsch ; fr. ample^ tripinnatifid ; rachises stramineous; 

 glabrous below, the main one muricated ; pinn<B oblong-lanceolate, 1^2 ft. L ; 

 pinnl. lignlate, nearly sessile, 3-4 in. ].,|-1 in. br. ; segm. blunt, close, denticnlate, 

 2-3 lin. br. ; texture moderately thick, not coriaceous ; both sides bright-green, 

 naked ; vans 7-8-jngate, deeply forked ; sori snbcostnlar. 



Hab. Andes of Colombia. 



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