30 
Type from Ecuador, leg. Sopiro (Fragment in CC, from Herb. Christ). 
As suggested in Part I of this monograph pag. 79 this may be considered 
specifically different from S. Lechleri (S. prasina). It resembles more closely S. cyclo- 
colpa, from which it differs by its larger size, its serrulate lobes and furcate veins. 
Sopiro’s description of Pol. prasinum fits this species very well, and here I add only 
some additional notes. 
Leaf grass-green, herbaceo-membranaceous, distinctly pellucido-punctate, slightly 
scaly on the midribs beneath. Pinne stalked, 40—50 cm long, fully pinnate | 
in the lower two-thirds. Pinnule 10cm long, 2—2'/2 em broad, the lower ones 
free, the upper adnate and decurrent from an equal base oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminate with serrate apex, incised */1 of the way down. Lobes 4—5 mm broad, 
oblong, obtuse, with 5—6 obtuse or rounded crenae on each side. Veins about 6 to 
each side, as a rule furcate, the anterior branch very short and soriferous. Sori medial. 
Phegopteris perforata Fée, Gen. 248 from unknown locality is certainly a Stig- 
matopteris; it is of no importance to know what such a »species« may be, badly de- 
scribed on imperfect specimen of unknown origin. The name ought to pass into oblivion. 
282. D. subobliquata (Hook.) O. Ktze. 
Polystichum? inerme Fée, Gen. 281. 1852 from French Guiana (LEPRIEUR 
nr. 188) is probably this species judging from the: poor description. 
283. Dryopteris abbreviata (Schrad.) O. Ktze. Rev. 2: 812. 1891. 
Syn. Aspidium abbreviatum Schrad. Gott. gel. Anz. 1824: 869; Baker Fl. bras. 
1*: 464, tab. 29 f. 5, 6, tab. 46 f. 1, tab. .62. 
Polystichum abbreviatum Pr. Epim. 58. 1849; C. Chr. Ind. 575, excl. the subspecies. 
(For other synonyms see Index Fil.). 
Type from South-Brazil, where it is not very rare. 
As mentioned in the first part of this monograph (p. 82), D. abbreviata is 
closely related to D.subobliquata, mainly differing from it by its anastomosing veins, 
and even this character is not very constant; still it is generally much larger. In all 
essential characters the species agrees with the others united under the section 
Peltochlaena and its natural position is here, not in Polystichum. 
