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WOOWARDIEiE. 

 WOODWARDIA. (Sm. Mem. Acad, Turin, v. 411. t 0.) 

 (Lorinseria, Presl ;— Anchistea, Pre&l. ; — Blechni, Sp. A uct.) 



Sori in a single series, oblong or oblong-linear sunk in a cavity of the frond, parallel with and near the costa or cootules. 

 Receptacles on the transverse anastomosing veins which form a series of arches next the costa and from which veins originate and arc 

 more or less anastomosing sometimes very much so even to the margin. Involucres almost coriaceous usually persistent and opening 

 with a lid above the cavity. 



Caudex or rhizome very long and thick decumbent scaly copiously rooting. Stipites very paleaceous at the base with long 

 subulate scales. Fronds pinnated or bipinnate. (Hooker.) 



"WoODWARDIA RADIO ANS. (Smith). Stipes elongate with large lanceolate acuminate paleaceous scales at the base, 

 fronds ample pinnate subcoriaceous, pinnae distant often a foot or more long petiolate deeply pinnatifid broad-lanceolate acuminate, lacinia 

 ovato-lanceolate acuminate subfalcate spinuloso-serrate towards the apex, veins reticulate towards the main costa (of the pinnae), a single 

 series of areoles outside of the sori thence free to the margin, sori parallel with and near to the costule short oblong sunk in the cavity 

 of the sorus which has an elevated margin, involucre vaulted coriaceous, rachis here and there producing large scaly germinating gemmae 

 at the base of some of the pinnae. Hook. Sp. Fil. iii, 66. Smith, Act,, Tcmr. v. p. 4-12— Schk FIL p. 104. t. l\2— (venation very bad), 

 Sw. Syn. Fil p. 117. Hook. Gen. Fil. t. 17 ;— Blechnum radicans, Linn. Mctnt. p. 307 j — Woodwardia stans, Sw. Syn. Fil. p. 117. 

 Schk. p. 104, *. 113 3— W. auriculata, BL En. Fil. Jav. p. 196. 



The specimen figured is from Dalhousie — (Col. Dyas.) 



Hab, Himalaya mountains, (alt. 1-5,000 feet), Java, Madeira, Canary Islands, Spain, Portugal, Italy Sicily. 



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