Pinna of fertile Frond, under side.
POLYPODIUM SQUAMATUM.
LiNNiEUS. P lUMIEE.
P L A T E X X X IV .
Lepieystis squamata, J . S m i t h .
Polypodium—Tolj-ÿaàj. Squamatum—ÿcaly.
I n t h e S e c t i o n L e p i c y s t i s o p A u t h o r s .
T h e r e are several species whicli Mr. Smith has formed into
a genus, under the name of Lepicystis. They consist of the
Polypodium incanum of Swartz, the Polypodium sepultmn of
Kaulfuss, and the Polypodium squamatum of Linuæus, (the
present species.) These species have pinnatifid fronds, which
are densely squamose. The veins are anastomosing, the lower
exterior venule of each fascicle being free, and bearing the
sporangia on its apex, within the costal areoles. The sori are
circular, and protrude through the dense squamæ.
T he Polypodium squamatum is very handsome, and rare in
cultivation.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of the West Indies.
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