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THE FERNS OF SOUTH AFRICA 
Aspl. Zeyheri. P. and R. 18; Kuhn, Fil. Afr. 119. 
A. polymorphum. Ecklon and Zeyher Herb. 
A. erectum Bory, var. Zeyheri. Moore’s Index , 127 ; Sim, Kaff. Ferns , 
40; Sim, Ferns of South Africa , 1st ed., 139. 
A. erectum Bory, var. / 3 . Kze, Lin 7 iaea, 10, 513. 
East. — Grahamstown (Holland) ; Uitenhage (Rubidge) ; Kat River 
(E. and Z.); Somerset East (Guthrie; Bolus, 1700). 
Kaff. — Katberg (Buchanan); Perie, Dohne, etc., frequent (T. R. Sim). 
Natal. — Lynedoch and Umpumulo (Buchanan); frequent (T. R. Sim). 
Var. e. GRACILE (P. and R.) Sim. 
Plate 49. a Slightly reduced, b Pinna, nat. size. 
Frond distinctly bi-pinnate ; pinnules separate, cuneate, 
again toothed or lobed, with a green-edged rachis. Frond 
one to two feet long, two to three inches broad, tapering 
gradually to the point, and ending rather abruptly at the 
base ; not proliferous. 
A. gracile. Pappe and Rawson, 22, 
A. erectum Bory, var. lobatum. Sim, Kaff. Ferns , 41 ; Sim, Ferns of 
S. Afr., 1st ed., 139. 
A. lobatum. Pappe and Rawson, 22 ; Moore’s Index , 141 ; Kuhn, 
Fil. Afr. 105 ; Hk. and Bkr, Syn. Fil. 202 (under A. lunulatum Sw.). 
A. Pappei. Moore’s Index , 152 ; Kuhn, Fil. Afr. no. 
Buchanan also doubtfully places here A. pulchrum Thouars. 
East. — Albany (Dr Atherstone) ; Fern Kloof, Grahamstown (Holland); 
Tzitzikamma (Dr Rubidge). 
Kaff. — Main (Mrs Young); frequent in the forests, Perie, Frankfort, 
Dohne Hill, etc. (T. R. Sim); Zuurbergen, 5000 ft (R. Schlechter, 
6602). 
Natal. — Abundant (Buchanan) ; upper districts (Wood) ; Zululand 
forests (Marriott) ; frequent in all upland forests (T. R. Sim). 
Transvaal. — Houtboschberg, 6000 ft (Schlechter, 4466) ; Mamotsinri 
(Burtt-Davy, 205); Haenertsberg (Eastwood) ; Pilgrim’s Rest (L. 
Collins, 906) ; Barberton (Miss Williams, 791). 
Rhodesia. — Umtali (Holland, Mrs Bennett); Victoria Falls (J. Sim). 
60. Asplenium varians Wall. 
Plate 50. Fig. 2. Nat. size. Plate 57. Fig. 2. Small frond, nat. size. 
Crown erect, tufted, without scales. Frond three to eight 
inches long, one and a half to two inches broad, two-pinnate 
or two-pinnatifid, herbaceous, glabrous, broadly lanceolate, 
with a short fragile stipe, and a slightly margined green 
