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THE FERNS OF MOUNT PENRISSEN. 
Odontosoria , Presl. 
Odontosoria chinensis, J. Sm. 
On moist rock in shade; not common. Alt. 3000 feet. 
Matang, N. Borneo. 
Tropical Asia, Polynesia, Japan, China, Comore and 
M ascarene Islands, Madagascar. 
L1 ndsaya , I)ry a nder. 
Lindsay a repens, Bedd. 
A large mass, on moist rock over torrent. Alt. 1200 
feet. 
Tropical Asia, Polynesia, Mauritius. 
Lindsay a sp.? (sent for determination). 
On moist rocks. Alt. 3000 feet. 
There is also a minute form, probably young plants 
of the above, growing on moist rock near summit. 
Alt. 3900 feet. 
[Extracted from the Journal of the Straits Branch , Royal Asiatic 
Society, No. 33, 1900, p. 25] — - 
“ 1. Trichomanes maximum, Blume. 4100 feet, common. 
“ 2. Davailia ( Humata) pedata, Smith [=. repens, Diels] 3500 feet. 
“3. Li ndsaya cult rata, Swartz. 
“ 4. Lindsaya concinna, Smith. 
“ 5 Lindsaya scaudcns, Hk. 
“6. Poly podium (Goniopteris) firmulum, Baker. Previously recorded 
from Mt Dulit only. 
“ 7. Polypodium (Eupo'lypodium) decorum, Brack, 3500 feet. 
“ 8. Polypodium liirtellum, Bl. This species is new to Borneo being 
previously recorded from Java, Perak, Ceylon, Philippines and China. 
“ 9. Poly podium ohliquatum, Bl. Also new to Borneo. 
“ 10. Polypodium ( Goniophlebium ) (?) sp. nov. This is a very 
interesting fern 1 No other simple form of the sub-genus has been 
found in this part of the world, so far as I know.’ (G. F. S. & S.). 
“ ir. Nephrodium (?) lineatum, Coleb.f None of the fronds fertile. 
If correctly identified, new to Borneo. 
“ 12. Acrostichum (Chry sodium) sp. (?) near hlumeamum, PIk. No 
fertile fronds.” 
] [Malayan Ferns by Capt. C. R. W. K. van Alderwerelt van Rosen- 
burgh, 1909, makes no mention of an author of this name; the species 
is possibly Dryopteris (Nephrodium) liueata, C. Christensen, which is given 
with the distribution “ Malaya.” The only other Nephrodium lineatum is 
that described by Beddome in Ferns of British India, a species which has 
been sunk as a synonym of Dryopteris uroplnlla, C. Chr. by the author of 
Malayan Ferns.') — J. C. M. 
