FILICES JAYANICAE. 
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Sori globosi, alis venarnm inscrti , indeque costulac valde approximati, 
in lacinia quaque 2-scriati, 4 — 14, ramulo immersi, dein confluentcs, 
primo virides, dein flavescenti-fiisci , paleis costulac partim obtccti. 
Indusium primo globosum viridc, latere externo, costulac aversp, tan- 
tum orificio orbiculari angusto apertum, dein paulo irrcgularitcr bivalve, 
fuscum membranaceum persistens. Sporangia co, nitidula, nigrescenti- 
fusca lineari-obovata , cuneiformia , apice rotundata, cclerrimc rumpen- 
tia ope annuli elastici dimidiati. Receptaculum globosum paulo clevatum, 
a sporangiis densissime obtcctum. Sporcie flavae tetracdrae, totam fron- 
dem subtus obtegentes , (cf. Hook. & Bauer Gen. Fil. T. 4. fg. 9 et 10, 
nee involucra). 
22. Gycithea medidlaris Sw. y. tripinnata Hook. 
{Hooh Sp. FIL 1. 26. 38.) 
Observ. Differunt: C. cancdicidata Wild. (Hook. 1. c. 23. 29). pin- 
nulis late lanceolatis , soris a costula remotis, involucris persistentibus; — 
C. excelsa Sw. (1. c. 24. 30) laciniis oblongis, oblique subacutis, epa- 
leaceis, venis simpliciter furcatis; — C. Walkerae Hook. (1. c. 24. 31) 
laciniis oblongis obtusissimis , integris aut subcrenatis, involucris bival- 
vibus; — C spinidosa Wil. (1. c. 25. 32) stipite et rliachi infra rigide 
aculeatis , fronde flaccida membranacea , laciniis oblongis glabris ; — 
C. serra Wild. (1. c. 17. 7.) vix, nisi fronde bipinnata, laciniis acute 
serratis , glabris aut ad costam valde pilosis ; — liaec species in primis 
involucri fabrica valde accedit (cf. Wild. sp. pl. V. 491). 
NojiEN suNDENSE: Pciliu tUicing hiedüng (filix arborea nigra). 
Habit. declivitates montis Gedeh ad 5 — 6000' s. m. 
Descrpt. Truncus arboreus 5.0 altus, gracilis, apice cum stipitum 
basibu5 0.16 — 0.17 crassus et una cum hisce dense paleaceus; pcdeae 
obscure fuscae 0.03 longae , e basi 0.002 lata sensim in apicem filifor- 
