THE FERNS OF SOUTH AFRICA 
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Blechnum tabulare (Thbg). Kuhn, Fil. Afr. 94 (1868); C. Chr. 
Index , 160. 
Lotnaria Boryana Willd. Kze, Linn. 10, 505: 13, 152; Pappe and 
Rawson, 27; Hk. and Bkr, Syn. Fil. 180; Sim, Ferns of S. Afr., 
1st ed., 123. 
Onoclea Boryana Sw. Schk. 98, tab. 105. 
Blechnum Boryanum. Schl. Adum. 35, tab. 19. 
Pteris tabtdaris. Thunb. Prod. 171 ; FI. Cap. 73 2; Pappe and 
Rawson, App. 51. 
Lomaria tabu laris. Mett. 
Lomaria coriacea. Schrad. 
Lomaria Gueinzii. Fde. 
Lomaria cycadoides. Pappe and Rawson. 
West Indies, South America, African Islands, and South 
Africa. Not rare in eastern districts, but local, and always on 
upper edge of the forest at 3000 to 5000 feet alt. 
West. — Dutoitskloof (Drege) ; Table Mountain (Thunberg) ; Knysna ; 
Swellendam (Holland) ; George. 
East. — Krakakamma, Uitenhage, Kat River (E. and Z.). 
Kaff. — Transkei (Dr£ge) ; Perie, Evelyn Valley, Dohne Hill, etc. 
(T. R. Sim). 
Natal. — Inanda, Noodsberg, Greytown, Botha’s Hill, Umpumulo, 
Richmond (Buchanan) ; plentiful in the midland districts near 
springs (Wood); Ixopo, 4000 ft (R. Schl. 6649); Shafton (Mrs H. 
Hutton, 139). 
Transvaal. — Mauchsberg to Sabie Falls (Burtt-Davy, 485); Shilou- 
vane (Junod, 881); Marovuni (Burtt-Davy, 234); Haenertsberg 
(Eastwood ; Mrs Potts, 4666) ; Rosehaugh (J. M. Sim). 
Rhodesia. — Umtali (J. F. Darling, Mrs Bennett); Chimanimani Mts, 
7000 ft (Swyn. 835); Mt Pene, 7000 ft (Swyn. 837, 6022); Gwaai 
River (J. Sim). 
(Lomaria ERIOPUS Kze (. Linnaea , 13, 152: 18, 116) is 
Stangeria paradoxa Moore, not a fern.) 
90. Blechnum australe Linn. 
Plate 84. a Barren frond, nat. size, b Fertile frond, nat. size, 
c Pinna of toothed form. 
Crown procumbent, paleaceous, producing many simply 
pinnate, lanceolate, coriaceous fronds, and a few slender, 
subterranean rhizomes, which produce, at a distance of six 
to twenty-four inches, a new crown, but with few or no 
