TAB. XXXVII. 
Asplenium (Euasplenium) scaneens, J. Sm. 
Caudice crassitie penn® corvinae longe repente flexuoso ra- 
moso parce radicante apicibus paleaceis, stipitibus sparsis 
remotis brevissimis, frondibus 1-2-pedalibus et ultra late 
ovato-lanceolatis basin versus attenuatis subcoriaceo-mem- 
branaceis olivaceo-viridibus 3-4-pinnatis, pinnis primariis 
borizontalibus 3-4-uncias longis lato-lanceolatis sessilibus 
numerosis subdistantibus, inferioribus nanis magis remotis, 
pinnis secundariis unciam longis, pinnulis ultimis seu la- 
ciniis 4-5-lineas longis anguste linearibus infimis superior- 
ibus furcatis vel trifidis reliquis integris acutis, fertilibus 
paululum latioribus, venis costreformibus, soris mai’ginalibus 
oblongis, involucris firmis submembranaceis pallide fuscis ; 
racbibus primariis teretibus, partialibus compressis sub- 
alatis. 
Asplenium scandens, J. Sm. in Hook. Jonrn. of Hot. 3. p. 
408. (name only). Metten. Asplen. p. 108. Hook. Sp. Fil. 
3 .p. 216. 
Hab. Philippine Islands, Leyte, Cuming, n. 297 ; New 
Guinea, Hinds. 
A rare and well-marked species, remarkable for it's long- 
creeping, or perhaps, scandent caudex. 
Fig. 1. Caudex and small frond, f. 2. Portion of a larger 
and fertile frond ; nat. size. f. 3. Sorus: magnified. 
Cbkt. 2, i, 3i 
