Descriptions of the Species. 
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Throughout Africa and African Islands, growing as a carpet on 
the ground under trees. 
East. — Tzitzkamma (Dr. Krauss). 
KafF. — Katberg (Holland), Griqualand East, and Matatiele (Tyson), 
Bazija (Baur), very common in Perie, Chumie, and Stutterheim Forests, 
2000 to 5000 feet. 
Natal. — Near Chakaas Kraal (Gueinzius), in most parts of the colony 
in bush (Buchanan). 
Transvaal. — Pilgrim’s Rest (M‘Lea). 
170. Selaginella integerrima. Spring. 
(Description from Baker’s Fern Allies, page 66.) 
“ Stem trailing, very slender, reaching a length of one-half to 
one foot, flat on the back, bisulcate on the face, irregularly forked 
low down, the pinnately arranged branches distant, short, and but 
little compound. Leaves of the lower plane crowded and ascend- 
ing on the branchlets, spaced and spreading or deflexed on the 
main stem, oblique oblong, subacute, one-twelfth inch long, bright 
or pale green, membranous, more produced on the upper side of 
the mid-rib, not ciliated at all, rounded on both sides at the base, 
but only imbricated over the stem on the branchlets ; leaves of 
the upper plane one-third to one-half as long, oblique ovate. 
Spikes square, one-quarter to one-half inch long, one to one 
and a half lines diameter ; bracts ovate lanceolate, strongly 
keeled. 
S. integerrima. Spring. Mon. II. 79. 
Lycopodium integerrimum. Hk. and Gr. 
Lycopodium ornithopodioides. Hk. and Gr. 
Ceylon. Closely allied plants have been sent from Magalis- 
berg, Transvaal, by Sanderson ; and from Japan, Bourbon, and 
Chusan, but none of the specimens are in fruit, and they may be 
platystachyoid.” 
