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remotis; pinnulis inferioribus 7 cm longis, 15 mm latis, subob- 
tusis, basi truncatis vel subcordatis, | ad costam pinnatifidis, 
stipitulis earum 5 mm longis, costis superne nigro-velutinis, in- 
ferne venisque majoribus paleis lanceolatis vel ovatis 0.5 ad 1 
mm longis atropurpureo-setoso-ciliatis deciduis vestitis, atropur- 
pureis ; segmentis proximis, superne vernicoso-nitidis, inferne oli- 
vaceis; venis utroque latere ca. 5, simplicibus, rectis, infima 
inferiore remota e costa emissa; soris medialibus, 1 mm latis, 
sporangiis pilis brevibus brunneis interspersis, indusio nullo vel 
inviso. 
Mount Kinabalu, Kemberanga, Mrs. Clemens 10500. 
Probably a near relative of Cyathea Ridleyi (Baker), but with lighter 
axes and stalked pinnules. C. squamulata has much more ample fronds, 
thin in texture, with long, whitish hairs in the sori. C. recommutata has 
dark-purple axes, and less lobed, subdimorphous pinnules. 
CYATHEA PALEACEA sp. nov. 
Arbor (teste Mrs. Clemens), caudice ut videtur 3 cm crasso 
apice basibus stipitum paleisque dense immerso ; stipite 20 ad 30 
cm alto, rhachique ubique densissime paleaceis, paleis pedem sti- 
pitis versus 1 cm longis linearibus rigidis atro-castaneo-fuscis 
integris, ad rhachin et costas inferne pallidioribus laceratis et 
pilis interpersis praecipue ad costas diversis, superne cum pilis 
intergradientibus ; fronde ca. 50 cm alta, 15 cm lata, acuminata, 
bipinnata, apice pinnatifida; pinnis infimis deflexis; medialibus, 
rectis, sessilibus, subacuminatis, 2 cm latis; pinnulis proximis,. 
sessilibus vel plerisque adnatis, obtusis, integris, margine de- 
flexis, rigide coriaceis, costis pallidis superne prominentibus pilis 
albis longis flaccidis deciduis ornatis, inferne apud rhachin pin- 
nae paleatis, alibi pilis vel squamulis minutis albis appressis 
ornatis, lamina superne atro-viride, inferne pallidiore; venis 
usque ad 11-paribus, apud costam furcatis; soris magnis, costa- 
libus, globosis; indusio fusco, persistente, poro aperto, demum 
in fragmenta pauca fisso. 
Mount Kinabalu, Paka Cave, Mr.s. Clemens 10726 (type). Topping 1669. 
Very distinct from any species hitherto known to me, nearest perhaps 
to Cyathea dulitensis Baker, from which it is distinguished by its extreme 
scaliness. ■ By description it might seem nearly related to C. philipjnnensis 
Baker, but I believe there is no near affinity between the two. 
CYATHEA RIGiDA sp. nov. 
C. paleaceae aflinis, rhachibus etenim densius paleatis, tota 
fronde majore et crassiore, paleis basalibus lanceolato-ovatis in 
vetustate eroso-ciliatis, infimis remotis et reductis, pinnis erecto- 
patentibus, 17 cm longis, 5 cm latis, pinnulis 25 mm longis, 5 
mm latis, majoribus medio ad costam lobatis, lobis triangular- 
