Lycopodiace/e of Guiana and their Allies. 53 
acuminate, dark-coloured, scariose edged, as many as the ribs of the 
stems. Spikes terminal, |-f or I in. 1. 
Gatherered by Appun, but his label bears no number 
or locality. It is a very slender species, with small 
twig-like branches, which are usually simple from the 
base, but occasionally are branched verticellately from one 
or more of the joints. The slender rootstock extends 
freely in the ground, and the tufts of shoots are thrown 
up at intervals of an inch or so. The fertile shoots are 
the same in character as the barren. 
General distribution — Abundant from Mexico to 
Chili. 
