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with the stipe slightly paleaceous when young, coriaceous, 
and of a brownish-green colour. P. Bojeri Hk. is stated to 
be a form of this by Baker (Syn. Fil. 1 50) and by Christensen, 
but Wood’s and Buchanan’s plant so named is P. involuta. 
Ecklon and Zeyher’s specimen in Albany Museum marked 
“ Pteris capensis Thbg. 136” also belongs to this species, 
though the name is a mistake. 
Pellaea quadripinnata (Forsk). Prantl, Engl. Jahrb. 3, 420, 1882; 
C. Chr. Ind. 482. 
Pellaea co?isobrina. Hk. Sp. 2, 145; t. 117A; Hk. and Bkr, Syn. Fil. 
150; Sim, Ferns of S. Afr ., 1st ed., 97. 
Pteris consobrina. Kze, Linnaea , 10, 526. 
Pteris quadripinnata. Forsk, FI. Aeq. Arab. 186, 1775. 
Cheilanthes q uadripinnata. Kuhn, Fil. Afr. 74. 
Allosorus consob 7 'inus. Pappe and Rawson, 31. 
Cheilanthes triangula. Kunze, Linnaea , 10, 536. 
Cheilanthes Atherstonei. Hk. Sp. 2, 107; Pappe and Rawson, 37. 
Cheilanthes firma Moore. Pappe and Rawson, 37, } 
Cheilanthes linearis Moore. Pappe and Rawson, 37, V teste Kuhn 
and Christensen. ) 
Africa and African islands ; growing on open banks or 
near bush in the upper districts, 2000 feet and upward ; very 
common eastward. 
West. — Knysna (Miss Dalgairns). 
East. — Krakakamma (E. and Z.); Albany (Dr Atherstone); Howison’s 
Poort (Holland) ; Boschberg, 4500 ft (MacOwan) ; Oudeberg, 
Graaffreinet (Bolus, 172). 
KafT. — Romgha (Flanagan); Witbergen, Storm berg (Drege); frequent 
above the forest at Perie, Dohne, Toise River, Kei Road, and S.-W. 
of King William’s Town (T. R. Sim); Engcoba (A. G. McLoughlin); 
Main (Mrs Young). 
Natal. — Upper districts down to Noodsberg (Wood); Maritzburg, 
Drakensberg, Umpumulo, etc. (Buchanan); Majuba (F. A. Rogers, 
no); common (T. R. Sim). 
Orange Free State. — Ficksburg (Quail); Tweespruit (Marriott); near 
Van Reenen (Dr Bews). 
Transvaal. — Pilgrim’s Rest, Macamac Fields (McLea, 46); Mamot- 
sinri (Burtt-Davy, 204); Belfast, 6000 ft (Burtt-Davy, 1238); Shilou- 
vane (H. Junod, 1 19); Woodbush (T. J. Jenkins, 920 ; Mrs R. Potts,. 
4678). 
Rhodesia. — (Oates); Mazoe and Umtali (J. F. Darling; Mrs Bennett; 
F. Eyles, 357); Chimanimani Mts, 7000 ft (Swyn. 852); Mt Pene, 
7000 ft (Swyn. 6028). 
