195 
ASPLENIUM. (See “ Ferns of Southern India,” p. 43.) 
ASPLENIUM ZAMIOIDES. (Hook.) Stipes aad rachis deciduously scaly compressed and sulcated, frond a foot and T 
more long oblong acuminate firm coriaceo-membranaceous opaque (probably very succulent when fresh) imparl-pinnate, pinne 14- 17 E 
horizontally patent dimidiato-ovate sometimes subfalcate obtuse or obtusely acuminate 23-3 inches long quite entire, the base obliquely : 1 
cuneate and tapering into a very short petiole, superior extended, sometimes forming an obtuse angle or imperfect auricle, termina! a 
pinna the largest elliptical-ovate with a more or less distinct lobe on one side, veins sunk subflabellate especially near the base erecto- - 1 
patent twice or more forked distant, costa indistinct sori elongated almost parallel with the obscure costa often interrupted sometimes ۸0 E 
inch long and extending to the margin costa stout compressed, Hook Sp. Fil. iil, 114, 
The figure is taken from Sir W, Hooker's Sp. Fil, 
Hab. Penang. 
PLATE No, 1. 
