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\vhole uniform reticulated. Beceptacles marginal, transversely 

 continued in the axis of a linear marginal indusium, consti- 

 tuting a linear continuous or interrupted sorus. 



* Vernation erect, caudex undefined, generally ccespitose. . 



1. L. denticulata, Presl. Pteris denticulata, Sw. ; Hook, et 



Grev. Ic. Fil. t. 28 ; Lowe's Ferns, 4, t. 1. Pteris 

 Brasiliensis, Badd. Fil. Bras. t. 68 bis. — Brazil. 



2. L. leptophylla, Fee. Pteris leptophylla, Sw.; Lowe's 



Ferns, 3, t. 47; Hook. Gard. Ferns, t. 23. Pteris 

 spinulosa, Badd. Fil. Bras. t. 70. Cheilanthes spiuu- 

 losa, Link, in Hort. Berol. — Brazil. 



3. L. macilenta, J. Sm. Pteris macilenta, A. Bich. Fl. Nov. 



Zeal. t. 12.— New Zealand. 



** Vernation subsarmentose, epigceous. 



4. L. grandifolia, /. Sm. Pteris grandifolia., Linn. (Plum. 



Fil. 1. 105) ; SchJc. Fil. t. 89 ; Hooh. Sp. Fil. t. 113 B.— 

 Tropical America. 



*## Vernation contiguous, decumlent, hjpogceous. 



6. L. polita, J. 8m. Pteris polita, Link. — Brazil. 



6. L. comans, Presl. Pteris comans, Forst. ; Bclilc. Fil.t. 92.— 



Polynesian Islands. 



7. L. macroptera, J. Sm. Pteris macroptera, Link. — Brazil. 



8. L. Orizabse, /. 8m. Pteris Orizabas, Mart, et Gal. Fil. 



Mex. t. 13. P. apicalis, Sieb. — Mexico. 



9. L. spinulifera, J. 8m. Pteris spinulifera, Schum. — 



Tropical Western Africa. 



10. L. Kunzeana, /. 8m. Pteris Kunzeana, Agardh. ; Hook. 



Sp. Fil. 2, 1. 139 (excl. syn. Plum.). — Jamaica. 



11. L. olata, Fee. Pteris elata, Agard. — Tropical America. 



**** Vernation fasciculate, erect, caudiciform, 

 subarborescent. 



12. L. tripartita, /. Sm. Pteris tripartita, Sw. ; Hook. Sp. 



Fil. t. 1385. ? Pteris linearis, Poir. ? Pteris inter- 

 media, Blume, — East Indies, Java, 

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