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ELAPHOGLOSSUM Schott. 
74. Elaphoglossum Copelandi hi sp. 
Ehizomate repente lignoso ; fere digiti minoris erassitie, nigro, setulis 
subulatis atrobrunneis parce vestito, stipitibus subarticulatis, approximate 
nee fasciculatis basi atrofuscis squamis lanceolatis parvis brunneis sparsis, 
25 cm. longis, rufostramineis, sulcatis, pennae corvinae erassitie, squamulis 
atratis fimbriato-laceratis vestitis, fronde sterili lanceolato-elongata usque 
ad 43 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata versus basin apicemque acutum attenuate 
nec decurrente, costa manifesta prominente rufa, nervis oceultis hori- 
zontalibus 1 mm. distantibus ad marginem sensim protensis nec clavatis 
simplicibus aut basi furcatis. Textura chartacea firma, colore obscure 
brunneo, subnitente, facie superiore squamis sparsis notata, inferiore 
densius squamis vestita, margine costa que squamis majoribus valde fim- 
briatis cinnamomeis passim ciliata, squamis peltatis longe ciliato-fimbria- 
tis eiliis numerosis (20 ad 30) squamis partim minoribus hyalinis nec 
coloratis partim majoribus cinnamomeis, i. e. cellulis nucleis rufo-fulvis 
impletis. Frondis fertilis stipite usque ad 40 cm. longa, lamina 35 cm. 
longa, 1 cm. lata lineari, latere superiore densissime squamoso, inferiore 
omnino sporangiis brunneis impleto. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Mount Apo (1014, 1541 Copeland) April, 
October, 1904, alt. 1,800 m. 
A large species related to Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.). Seales large, 
peltate, deeply ciliate, some of them colorless, other larger and with dark brown 
centers. 
75. Elaphoglossum petiolatum (Sw.) Urban Symb. Ant. 4 (1903) 61. 
Acrostichum petiolatum Sw. Prodr. (1788) 128; A. viscosum Sw. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (6509 Elmer ) June, 1904; (5125 Curran) 
August, 1906; Daklan (1838 Copeland) October, 1905. 
A form with lacerate and fringed, reddish, very abundant scales, the fertile 
fronds 30 cm. long, the sterile ones 1.5 cm. wide. 
Previously collected in the Philippines by Cuming, but not included by Cope- 
land in his Polypodiaceae of the Philippines. 13 
76. Elaphoglossum laurifolium (Thouars) Moore Ind. 16. Acrostichum 
laurifolium Thouars FI. Trist. d’Acunha 31, 
Luzon, District of Lepanto, Mount Data (1866 Copeland) October, 1905. 
Differs from E. latifolium of tropical America by its long creeping rhizome, 
its distant long stipitate and sharply pointed leaves and its smaller size. 
Ceylon through Malaya. 
CYCLOPHORUS Desv. 
77. Cyclophorus Lingua (Thunb.) Desv. Prodr. (1827) 224. Acrostichum 
Lingua Thunb. FI. Jap. 330. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio (1816 Copeland) October, 1905. Minda- 
nao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (118 Mrs. Clemens) January, 1906; District of 
Davao, Todaya (1303 Copeland) April, 1904. 
