Cyathea okiana, v. A. V.R.; Alsophila okiana, v. A. v. R., I.e., 494. 



Cyathea benculensis, v. A. v. R.; Alsophila benculensis, v. A. v. R., I.e., 493. 



Cyathea truncata (Braek.), Copel., in Philipp. Journ., IV^, 39; 

 Alsophila truncata, Brack., Expl. Exp., XXI, 289, tab. XLl; v. A. V.R., Mai. 

 Ferns, 42. 



Copeland says „sori . . . exindiisiate" but Christ states „indusio 

 angusto oibieulari piano . . .", and our only specimen from Samoa 

 (Tutuila, Reinecl<e No. 171) has a flat, scariose, eroso-fimbriate, ring-shaped 

 indusium eneircling the receptaele. 



Cyathea straminea (Gepp), v. A. V.R.; Alsophila straminea, Gepp, 

 in Gibbs, Contr., 192. 



Capsules intermixed with pale, slightly crisped hairs ; indusium rudim- 

 entary, consisting of a minute, brown, round squamule encircling the 

 receptacle. 



Cyathea pumilio, v.A.v.R. 



Herba! Stipites usque ad + 20 cm. longi, in sicco rufi vel castanei, 

 copiose sulcati, parce muricati, copiose punctulati, cum rachidibus supra 

 hirsuto-villosi, subtus tomentoso-villosi, pilis longis, squamis numerosis 

 intermixtis; pili antici recti, rufi vel castanei, postici + crispati, paliideochracei; 



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squamae lineari-lanceolatae vel subulatae, pallide ochraeeae, juveniles pilis 

 longis, caducis, rufis vel castaneis apiculatae et ciliatae, demum leviter erosae 

 vel laceratae. Frondes elongato-lanceolatae, + 70 — 75 cm.longae, 3-pinnatifidae, 

 abrupte acuminatae. Pinnae remotae, aseendentes, sessiles, inferiores sensim 

 minores, deflexae, lineari-lanceolatae, basi angustatae; pinnae mediales vel 

 inframediales maximae, deltoideo-lanceolatae, usque ad + 2272 cm. longae, basi 

 usque ad 6 cm. latae, apice sensim acuminatae. Pinnulae firmae sed noncoriaceae, 

 glabrae, supra in sicco nigrescentes, infra olivaceae, paullo remotae, sessiles, 

 subhorizontales, elongato-oblongae, usque ad 3 cm. longae, basi subtruncata 

 + l'/4 cm. latae, infra apieem obtusum et subintegerrimum vel crenulatum 

 profunde pinnatifidae ; costae, rachidum more, subvillosae, pilis posticis 

 squamulis intermixtis; squamulae inferiores cum squamulis rachidum similes 

 sed minores, superioresovatae, bulla'ae, longe acuminatae. Segmenta subremota, 

 patentia, lineari-oblonga, usque ad 6 mm. longa, + 2 mm. lata, obiusa, 

 margine recurvata et subintegerrima vel- crenulata; costulae supra parce 

 pilosae; venae usque ad 4 — 5 utrinque, simplices vel furcatae, subtus 

 nigrescentes. Sori sat costulares, usque ad 3 — 4 utrinque, venas superiores 

 non occupantes, adu'ti eonfluentes; capsulae pilis brevibus intermixtae; 

 indusium juvenile cupuliforme, adultum planum, orbiculare, integerrimum, 

 fuscum, persistens, receptaculum cinctum. 



According to the field note a herb, i.e. non-arborescent. 



Ceram (Meseleïnanpas, L. Rutten Nos. 372, 373). 



