l^he Cryptogamous Plants of Dr. Roxburgh. 



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Nat, of the close dark forests of Silhet, where it is found 

 suspended on trees, resembling long tufts of long, narrow- 

 leaved grass. 



P. angustifolia. Swartz. Icon. Roxb. 14, t. 104, f. 2. 



Parasitic, creeping. Fronds (4-6 inches,) subsessile, sim- 

 ple, linear-lanceolar, acute, smooth. Fructification occupy- 

 ing the whole margin. 



Nat, of the Delta of the Ganges^ where it is found growing 

 on the trunks of trees, intermixed with mosses, &c. parasitic 

 plants, of various kinds. 



Stems creeping, but short, and covered with much dark 

 brown long hair. 



Stipes short, roundish. 



Fronds linear-lanceolate, smooth on both sides ; from 4 to 

 \2 inches long. 



Fructifications in a continued marginal line. 



Involucre, a continuation of the epidermis of the upper 

 surface of the frond, reflected over the capsules, and until 

 they are ripe adhering to the under surfaces. 



2. P. piloselloides. Linn. Sp. PL Banks, ic. Kampf. t. 3\. 

 Icon. Roxb. 14, t. 104, f. 1.* 



Parasitic, creeping, filiform. Fronds subsessile, succulent, 

 veinless, obtuse, entire ; barren from oval to oblong ; fertile 

 linear. 



Nat. of Chittagong, creeping upon the trunks of trees. 



Stems and branches filiform, equally thick throughout, 

 climbing on trees, and rooting Hke Ivy, many feet in length. 



Leaves subsessile, succulent, veinless, obtuse ; the barren 

 from round to oblong, and perfectly entire ; length about 

 an inch, fertile linear, and linear-lanceolate ; length from 2 

 to 4 inches. 



Fructification in an entire marginal line, even round the 

 obtuse apices, and down to near the base. Involucre fleshy. 



• Nothochljeua. — W. G. 



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