-j^g2 FILICES. 



9. Blechnum Brasiliense, Desv. 



Blechnum Brasiliense, Desv. ex Kaulf. Enum. Fil. p. 159. 

 B. Corcovadense, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 54, t. 61, bis. 

 B. Fluminensis, Velloz. Fl. Flum. 11, t. 106. 



Hab. Botofogo, near Rio Janeiro, and also in the Organ Moun- 

 tains, Brazil : in marshes and on the moist banks of streams ; fre- 

 quent. 



10. Blechnum orientale, Linn. 



Blechnum orientale, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 114; Willd. Spec. PI. 5, 414; Blume, Enum. 

 Plant. Jav. p. 197 ; Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 396 ; Hook. & Am. Bot. Beech. 

 Voy. p. 75. 



Hab. Tahiti, Society Islands. Feejee and Samoan Islands. 



On the island of Tahiti, this species is met with in great abundance 

 in marshy grounds near the coast, usually in company with Acros- 

 tichum aureum, Linn. The fronds are pinnate, smooth on both sides, 

 and glossy on the upper surface, varying in height from li to 2 feet 

 and upwards, according to local circumstances. Pinnae approximate, 

 alternate, sessile, linear-lanceolate, attenuate, entire ; the base oblique 

 and rounded, with a few short obtuse lobes on the stipe ; the latter 

 nearly round, and furnished at the base with long, narrow, chaffy 

 scales. Sori close to the costa. 



11. Blechnum calophtllum, Langsd. & Fisch. 



Blechnum cahphyllum, Langsd. & Fisch. Ic. Fil. t. 23 ; Willd. Spec. PI. 5, p. 415. 

 B. stagninum, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 54, t. 62. 



Hab. Trexal, at the base of Organ Mountains; and also in the 

 vicinity of Rio Janeiro, Brazil : in marshes and along the margins of 

 streams. 



