Portion of fertile Frond, un d e r side.
LYGODIUM FORSTERI.
L ow e .
P L A T E X XX V.
Ijygodictyon forsteri,
Lygodium reticulatum,
Hydroglossurth polycarpus,
Ophioglossum scandens,
J . S m i t h .
SCHKTTHE.
W il l d e n o w .
F o e s t e e , {not L i n n . e u s . )
Lygodium—From lygodes, flexible, iu allusion to tlie twining habit of
th e plants. Forsteri—JS’amed after Forster.
I n t h e S e c t i o n L y g o u i c t y o n o f A u t h o k s .
T h i s cliarming clinibing-habited plant differs from all other
species in having its venation reticulated. Mr. Smith has, on
this account, separated it, and formed a new genus, which he
has called Lyyodictyon. I t is rare in cultivation.
