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P iu n a of m a tu re Frond, up p e r side.
ASPLENIUM CONTIGUUM.
K a u l f d s s . H o o k e r a n d A e n o t t . B r a c k e n r id g e .
M e t t e n iu s . M o o r e . S p r e n g e l . P r e s l . G a u d ic h a d d .
]> r .A T E I V . A.
Asplenium filiforme,
“ lepturus,
Tarachia contìgua,
K a t j l f u s s . H o o k k r a n d A k n o t t .
M e t t e n i u s . B u a c k e n h id g e .
J . S m i t h .
P b e s l .
Spleenwort. Contiguum— ConOgMow.
I n t h e S e c t io n E d a s p l e n it jm o f A u t h o r s .
A s t o v e s p e c i e s .
Native of Oahu, Sandwich Islands, Luzon, Neilgherries, and
Ceylon.
The fronds, which are pinnate, have linear-lanceolate attenuate
pinna;, the pinna; being inciso-serrate; base more or less cuneate.
Pinna; distant below, becoming approximate above; opposite or
sub-opposite below, alternate above, and of equal size except
near the apex. Petiolate.
Sori contiguous, or parallel with the costa.
Stipes and rachis slightly scaly.
