Lycopodiace/e of Guiana and Their Allies. 49 
JENMAN, n. 373, Corentyn River ; n. 2059 Canje 
River ; growing on the branches of trees. The leaves 
are very close and spread in various directions, the outer 
part of the branches often appearing to have longer 
ones than the inner parts, but it is only in appearance 
and due to the angle at which they spread. The species 
is a characteristic one, variable in its extent of branch- 
ing, with a more or less upright (not pendent) but 
ultimately, as in reflexum, spreading growth. The 
leaves also vary in width, some plants from this cause 
having a much finer aspect than others. 
General distribution — West Indies and tropical main- 
land of America to Peru. Also Madagascar. 
11. Lycopodium taxifolium, Linn. — Gr, Fl. B.W.I, p. 647. — Stems 
ribbed, leafy from the base, pendent, spreading, or more or less eredt, 
repeatedly dichotomous, from 6 in. to 2 ft. I., primary divisions spread- 
ing, or close and parallel as in the final branches, all decrescent or not 
outward. Leaves close but not crowded, straight linear-acuminate, 
even-edged, erefto-spreading, several serial, flat, firm but not stiff, 
l-\\ li. w., i-f in 1. very little narrowed at the transversely attached 
base. Final branches fertile. Sporangia reinform, copious. 
var. L. passerinoides , H.B.K. Branches longer usually between the 
forking, more supple, always pendent, from 1-6 ft. 1., decrescent 
outwards. Leaves of inner stems as large, outer i-f in. 1. |-f li. w., all 
linear-lanceolate ; branches fertile often a considerable length. 
Nearest linifolium ) but with much stiffer and thicker 
stems and firmer stiffer leaves. The habit of the type 
varies a good deal. Young plants are quite erecl:, and 
grow either on the ground or trees, though generally on 
the latter ; older plants have laxly spreading branches, 
while others again are quite pendent. The primary 
stems are \ in. thick, and have 5-7 ribs, and conse- 
quently the leaves as they are attached to the ribs 
number the sime series. The var. is marked by its 
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