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40. Asplenium pr amor sum. Sw. Fronds 2-pinnate, sub- 
coriaceous ; pinna, pinnate, stalked, patent ; pinnules alternate, 
oblong-cuneate, truncate, the extreme-one elongated, trifid, 
the lowermost erect, lobed, auricled, all of them inciso-serrate, 
striated. Sori linear ; rachises flexuose, not margined ; stipes 
channelled purple, fringed here and there with short downy 
scales. Caudex creeping, paleaceous; roots fibrous, Schkuhr. 
Filic., t. 29, fig. 1. 
In the forests of the Tzitsikamma, Uitenhage. (Dr. Krauss) 
at Natal. (Gueinzius) v. s . 
41. Asplenium ruta muraria. Lin. Frond 2-pinnate 
at the lower, singly pinnate at the upper portion ; pinnae 
stalked, opposite or alternate, remote; pinnules rhomboid- 
oblong, cuneate at base, blunt, striated ; crenate and inciso- 
lobate. Sori confluent. Stipites aggregate, flaccid, flexuose, 
perfectly smooth. Roots filiform, clothed with ferruginous 
shag. Willd. Enum. Plant, vol. 5, p. 341. Schkuhr’s Filic. 
tab. 80. b. 
On the top of Muizenberg mountain, in crevices of rocks 
(Hon’ble R. W. Rawson, March, 1857.) v. v. and s. 
42. Asplenium fur catum. Thbg. Fronds 2-pinnate ; pinna 
lanceolate attenuated at the apex ; pinnules distant, cuneate- 
lanceolate 3-fid and pinnatifid ; segments inciso-serrate. 
Sori linear, confluent. Stipes and rachis clothed below with 
scaly down. Caudex thickly paleaceous ; rhizome creeping. 
Very variable in its forms, some of which have been described 
as distinct species. 
In woods and shady localities ; very common within the Colony 
and Natal, v . v. and s . 
43. Asplenium fimbriatum. Kze. Fronds sub-2-pinnate, 
membranaceous, oblong, smooth ; pinna distant, stalked, 
ovate-rhomboidal ; pinnules obovate-cuneate, with a cartila- 
ginous edge, and elevated veins on the upper surface, incised 
and lobed at the apex ; segments curved, apiculate ; involucres 
membranaceous ; sori confluent ; rachises and short stipes 
purplish ; rhizome tufted, paleaceous. Kunze. Linnaea., vol. 
18, p. 117. 
On rocks in the woods between the Omfondi and Togela Rivers, 
Natal. (Gueinzius.) v. s. 
44. Asplenium cuneatum. Lam. Fronds 2-pinnate, mem- 
branaceous, smooth ; pinna stalked, pinnate, alternate ; pin - 
