Po rtion of F rond.
NIPHOBOLUS GARDNERI.
J. S m it h . K u n z e . M o o r e .
P L A T E X X X T I I I . B .
Niphohohts acrosticlioides,
Polypodium Gardiieri,
J . S m i t h . {Not 0/ I ' o e s t e e . )
M e t t e n i u s .
NipJioholus—From niplioholos, covered with snow, in allusion to the
stellate pubescence. Gardneri—Named after Gardner.
A P I N E stove Fern.
Native of Ceylon.
F ro n d simple, linear-lanceolate, apex pointed, thick, pubescent
with a reddish pubescence.
Veins internal and obscure; pinnate from a central costa;
venules anastomosing.
Sori non-indusiate, circular, multiserial, confluent, and eventually
covering the whole under side of the frond except the
base.
L ength of frond fifteen inches.
Rhizoma creeping.
My thanks are due to Mr. J . Smith, of the Royal Gardens,
Kew, for fronds from which the present illustration has been
made.
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