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Hab. Mindanao, Philippine Islands : in forests, near Fort Caldera. 



This is a very handsome plant, from H to 2 feet in height ; the 

 upper surface of the leaves of a dark green colour, the lower paler 

 and somewhat shining. The leaves of the branches contract very 

 gradually into a narrow point ; the branches terminated by the spikes, 

 which are from 5 to 7 lines in length. 



7. Selaginella atro-vipjdis, Spring. 



Selaginella atro-viridis, Spring, in Mem, Acad. Brux. 24, p. 124. 

 Lycopodium atro-viride, Hook. & Grrev. Ic. Fil. t. 39, & Hook. Bot. Misc. 2, p. 387 ; 

 Blume, Emim. PI. Jav. p. 269. 



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



This beautiful species occurs very frequently in all the groups of 

 islands designated above, and inhabits shady and humid situations 

 in mountain forests. Plant from one to two feet high, with a nearly 

 round, stem, from which roots are emitted near the base, while above 

 they are sparsely beset with ovate-oblong and appressed leafy scales ; 

 the summit is much branched in a dichotomous manner; the branches 

 spreading. Leaves linear-oblong, somewhat falcate, the margin entire, 

 or sometimes finely serrated, of a darker green on the upper than the 

 under side. Stipules ovate-oblong, cuspidate, slightly falcate, about 

 one-fourth or one-fifth the size of the leaves. Spikes either solitary 

 or in pairs, four-angled, and from half an inch to an inch in length ; 

 the scales oblong, acuminate, keeled ; the margin very finely serrated. 

 Antheridia small, cordate-oblong; the powder whitish. Oophoridia 

 ovate, larger than the antheridia, and containing 3 or 4 globular 

 particles. 



8. Selaginella apus, Spring. 



Selaginella a_pus, Spring, in Mart. & Endl. Fl. Brasil. 1, p. 119, & Mem. Acad. 

 Brux. 24, p. 76. 



