340 FLORA VITIENSIS. 
ibberosa, T. Moore in Hook. Journ. 1853, p, 997 
Forst. Prodr. n. 470. Lowoscaphe gibberosa, cS >Pe <7. Davallig 
Aontsuitibe Hook, Second Cent. Ferns, tab. 54,—Viti Levu (Seemann ! n. 761; Milne!), Ovalan 
on trunks of trees in mountain woods (M‘Gillivray !)._ Also from Aneitnm (M‘Gillivray l), Tahiti 
(Banks and Solander! D. Nelson! Barclay !), and Pitcairn Island (Herb. Mus, Brit, !), 
8, D. ferulacea, T. Moore, Ind. Fil, p. 294; rhizomate subczespitoso, horizontali 3 stipitibys 
erectis, subteretibus; frondibus ovatis, acuminatis, quadripinnatis v. decom positis ; pinnis Ovato-lan. 
ceolatis; laciniis omnibus angustissimis, lineari-spathulatis, obtusis, plerisque Soriferis ; soris term). 
nalibus; indusio oblongo-lingulato, segmentis angustiore.—Davallia irichomanoides, Hook, (non 
Blume) Second Cent. Ferns, tab. 64.—Wooded mountains, Viti Levu (Seemann ! n, 762; Milne}), 
Buke Levu, 4000 feet, Kadavu (Graffe!), 
This species was inadvertently named D. feniculacea in Bonplandia, vol. ix. p, 261, 
9. D. Denhami, Hook. Second Cent. Ferns, tab, 47; rhizomate repente, subnlato-pale. 
acco; stipitibus semiteretibus, castaneis, parte inferiore sparse paleaceis ; frondibus subchartaceis, 
elongato-ovatis, acuminatis, bipinnatis ; pinnis subpetiolatis, lanceolatis, acuminatis, remotis ; Pinoulis 
lineari-lanceolatis, obtusis, subpinnatifidis, basi sessilibus, subdecurrentibus, laciniis brevissimis 1. 
bidentatis monosoris ; indusio pyriformi, parte superiore libera elongata.— Viti Levu (Seemann! y, 
754; Milne!). 
10. D. pinnata, Cav. Descr. Plant. p. 277; rhizomate repente, fibrilloso; stipitibus coriaceis, 
nudis, erectis, semiteretibus ; frondibus lineari-oblongis, obtusis, pinnatis ; pinnis lincaribus, erenato- 
dentatis; venis furcatis, apice rami anterioris soriferis ; indusio semiorbiculato, herbaceo, margine 
superiore late rotundato.—Saccoloma pinnalum, Presl, Tent. Pter. p, 126.—Viti (Seemann! n. 755 , 
Harvey !). . 
ll. D. Lapeyrousii, Hook. Second Cent. Ferns, tab. 56; rhizomate brevi repente; stipitibus 
brevibus, aggregatis; frondibus herbaceis, lanceolatis, pivnatis, basi angustatis; pinnis numerosis, 
horizontalibus, semiovatis, faleatis, parte inferiore integra, superiore profunde pinnatifida; lacinits 
anguste cuneatis, apice truncatis; venis simplicibus y. fureatis; soris infra apicem sitis; indusio 
reniformi-oblongo, membranaceo,—Lindsaya Lapeyrousii, Baker, Syn, Fil, p. 106.—Viti Levu 
(Milne!), Also from Vanikola or Pitt’s Island (C. Moore). 
IX. Microlepia, Pres], Tent. Pter. p. 124. Sporangia in receptaculd intramarginali apicl- 
bus v. furcatulis venarum imposita, soros rotundatos vy. transverse oblongos formantia, Indusia 
membranacea, semiorbicularia, basi et lateribus adhzrentia, apice libero truncata y. rotundata— 
Filices rhizomate repente vy, ceespitoso, frondibus pinnatis bipinnatis v. decompositis, veuis simplicl- 
bus furcatis vy. pinnatis, ramis hiberis.—Scyphofilix, Thouars, Gen. Madagase. n. 2. Saccoloma, 
Kaulf. Enum, Fil, p, 224, Neuropteris, Desv. Mem, Soc, Linn. Par. vol. v. p. 292. 
Besides the species mentioned below, there occur in tropical Polynesia:—1. WM. hirta, Presl, Tent. 
Pter., from the Sandwich Islands (Nelson! Menzies! Macrae! Barclay! Hillebrand! Seemann!). 2. JL se0- 
paria, Carr. ms, (Lindsaa scoparia, Mett. Ann, des Sc. Nat. 1861, p. 64), from New Caledoma (M'Gillivray ! 
Vieillard). ; ; 
1, M. Speluncz, T. Moore, Ind. Fil. p. 93; rhizomate repente; frondibus membranacels, 
. . . . . . é - 4 c ’ 
flaccidis, hirsutis, ovatis y. deltoideis, tri- v, quadripinnatifidis; pinnis inferioribus oyato-lanceolatis; 
pinnulis lanceolatis, obtusis 3 laciniis rhombeo-oyatis, obtusis, inciso-lobatis ; soris inframarginalibus; 
mdusio glabro y, hispido.— Polypodium Spelunce, Linn, Sp. Pl. ed. i. p. 1093. Davallia Spelunce, 
Baker in Hook, Syn. Fil. p. 100. Polypodium nudum, Forst. Prodr, n. 446. Dicksonia polype- 

