TAB. XC. 
Meniscium salicifolium, Wall. 
Elatum glaberrimum coriaceo-submembranaceum, fronde pin- 
nata, pinnis brevi-petiolatis lineari-lanceolatis alternis tenui- 
acuminatis basi attenuatis, costa subtus pallida venisque 
prominentibus, stipite (spitbameo et ultra) costaque nudis. 
Meniscium salicifolium, Wall. Cat . n. 63. 
Hab. Penang, 1822, Dr. Wallich , Sir William Norris. Singa- 
pore, Thos. Lobb. 
A fern, so far as I know, peculiar to the two localities above 
mentioned. It is remarkable for the narrow and very tapering 
willow-like pinnas of the frond, certainly in the specific 
character as given by Willdenow, of M. angustifolium , (‘ f fron- 
dibus pinnatis pinnis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis integer- 
rimis, basi angustatis,)” a near ally of that species ; but that 
is a native of South America, from Caracas, and the whole 
height of the frond is described to be nine inches, the pinnas 
three inches long, the stipes 2-3 inches : whereas our plant 
is 2-3 feet long, the pinna 8-9 inches in length, the stipes 
more than nine inches. Each transverse veinlet bears two 
oval sori which soon become confluent. 
Fig. 1. Portion of a fertile pinnule: — magnified . 
