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990 sharply incised. Veins distinct, close, oblique, forked. Sori shorter than in A. falcatum, in an oblique row close to the midrib of the pinnæ, not nearly reaching the margin.—''Hook. Sp. Fil.'' iii. 152; ''Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 372; Hook. and Bak. Syn. Fil. 209; Thoms. N.Z. Ferns, 75; Field, N.Z. Ferns,'' 118.

5. A. obtusatum, Forst. Prodr. n. 430.—Rhizome short, thick, often forming a hard rounded mass, densely clothed with large brown shining ovate-lanceolate scales. Stipes 2–6 in. long, erect, very stout, almost fleshy, greyish-green, densely scaly at the base. Fronds 2—12 in. long without the stipes, 1–3 in. broad, linear-oblongs acute, very thick and coriaceous or almost cartilaginous, glabrous or slightly paleaceous when young, pinnate; rhachis broad, often margined, channelled above. Pinnæ 6–20 pairs, close-set, often overlapping, shortly stipitate, ¾–1½ in. long, ⅓–¾ in. broad, oblong or linear-oblong, obtuse and rounded at the apex, the terminal pinna alone acute, obliquely truncate-cuneate at the base; margins thick and cartilaginous, crenate-serrate. Veins obscure, simple or forked. Sori oblique to the midrib, usually copious, short, linear-oblong or linear, not reaching the margin.—''A. Cunn. Precur. n. 191; Raoul, Choix, 37; Hook. and Jacq. Voy. au Póle Sud, Crypt. t. 1, f. b, small specimen; Hook. Sp. Fil.'' iii. 96; ''Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel.'' ii. 33; ''Handb. N.Z. Fl. 371; Hook. and Bak. Syn. Fil. 207; Benth. Fl. Austral.'' vii. 747; ''Thoms. N.Z. Ferns, 73; Field, N.Z. Ferns, 118 excl. all varieties quoted.''

6. A. lucidum, Forst. Prodr. n. 427.—Rhizome short, stout, often forming a hard and woody rounded caudex, clothed at the top with large brown shining ovate-acuminate scales. Stipes 6–18 in. long, stout, terete or compressed, densely scaly at the base. Fronds 1–3 ft. long without the stipes, 6–14 in. broad, erect or pendulous, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, dark-green and glossy, herbaceous or subcoriaceous, glabrous or slightly paleaceous beneath, pinnate; rhachis terete or compressed. Pinnæ