DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SPECIES 181 
Polynesia, African Islands, and South Africa: growing in 
deep, wet, and shady ravines, and about waterfalls in the 
forest ; often in running water. 
West. — Kerstenbosch (Bergius) ; Dutoitskloof, ravines on Table 
Mountain above Wynberg, George (Drege) ; Caledon, Koratra, 
Krom River; Knysna (Rex, 841). 
East. — Grahamstown, plentiful ; Krakakamma, Kat River, etc. (T. R. 
Sim). 
Kaff. — Alice, Thaba N’doda, Perie, Frankfort, Stutterheim, Toise 
River, etc. (T. R. Sim); Engcoba (McLoughlin). 
Natal. — Common all over the colony (T. R. Sim). 
Transvaal. — Magalisberg (Sanderson, Bolus) ; Rustenberg Kloof 
(M. Collins, 97) ; Woodbush (Miss Eastwood) ; Rietfontein (R. 
Leendertz, 877) ; Belfast (R. Leendertz, 2773) ; Barberton (Burtt- 
Davy, 327); Marovuni, Mamotsinri (Burtt-Davy, 224) ; Haenerts- 
berg (Eastwood) ; Belfast (Miss Doidge). 
Rhodesia. — Umtali (J. F. Darling, Mrs Bennett); Chimanimani Mts, 
7000 ft (Swyn. 835 a) ; Mt Pene, 7000 ft (Swyn. 6023, 6024) ; Gwaai 
River and Victoria Falls (J. Sim). 
The bi-pinnate form grows at Frankfort, Perie, and Bed- 
ford; and Desvaux’ record is from Prom. Bon. Spei. 
(Lomaria spicant Desv. 
(Pappe and Rawson, 29; Hk. and Baker, Syn. Fil. 178. 
Blechnum spicant J. Smith. Kuhn, Fil. Apr. 93. 
Blechnum boreale Sw. Schl. Adum. 38; Schk. Fil. tab. no.) 
This northern species is included by Schlechtendal from 
the Cape on the strength of a specimen in Herb. Bory de 
St Vincent, collected by Mr Riche, but as it has not been 
seen since, south of Morocco and Madeira, the locality is 
doubted by Kuhn, and omitted by Baker. No South African 
specimens exist in South African herbaria, and it is, therefore, 
omitted as a mistake.) 
87. Blechnum punctulatum Swartz. 
Plate 77. a Barren frond, nat. size, b Fertile frond, nat. size, 
c Section of fertile pinna. 
Varieties in Plates 78, 79, 80, 81. 
Crown stout, erect, or shortly procumbent, paleaceous. 
Fronds simply pinnate, coriaceous, glabrous, widely lanceo- 
