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Classification and Description 
Grammitis , Sw. 
Sporangia venulis simplicibus v. bifurcarum cruri superior! 
imposita, in soros lineares v. subrotundos collecta. Indusium 
nullum. EndL 
4. G. Ciliata, n. sp. Plant , small, caespitose, sub- 
membranaceous, epiphytical. Frond, simple, linear-lanceo- 
late, obtuse, much attenuated at base, sub-sessile, 1—2 inches 
long, 2 — 3 lines broad, margin entire, sub-revolute, and beau- 
tifully ciliated with white translucent hair ; upper surface 
slightly, and lower thickly, villous, with long white hair ; 
colour, light green : mid-rib , sub-flexuose, blackish. Sort, 
oval or oblong, large, thick and crowded. Root, fibrous and 
tomentose^ 
Mab . On trunks of living trees, humid woods, Bay of 
Islands ; 1841. And, in similar situations, shores of Wai- 
kare Lake, in the mountainous district in the interior, five 
days journey W. S. W. from Poverty Bay, E. Coast ; Dec., 
1841. 
Obs . A species, in affinity, very near G. australis, R. Br. ; 
from which, however, it differs, in being villous and ciliated, 
in having its sori more prominent and crowded, as well as in 
its being a much smaller plant. The fine ciliated hairs on its 
margin present a most beautiful appearance in the living plant, 
but unfortunately they fall off with the most careful handling. 
(TI. Indusiatce.) 
§. Aspideje, Bory . 
Aspidium, $w. 
Sporangia receptaculo columnar!, ex apice, medio v. ana- 
stomosi venularum tumescenti imposita, in soros subrotundos 
sparsos seriatosve collecta. Indusia receptaculo continua, 
subrotunda, pellata, margine undique libera. EndL 
5. A. Cunningkamianum, n.sp, Plant, climbing, few- 
fronded, pendulous, coriaceous, glabrous, epiphytical. Frond , 
triangular or rhombic-ovate, acuminate, bipinnate ; length. 
