P in n a of m a tu re Frond, uppe r side.
ASPLENIUM LASERPITIIFOLIUM.
L a m a r c k . S w a r t z . W il l d e n o w . B l u m e . H o o k e r .
B r a c k e n r id g e . M e t t e n iu s . M o o r e .
RLATE X I I I.
rohustwm,
tripinnatum,
riparium,
B l u m e .
R o x b u r g h .
B r a c k e n r i d g e , {not L e i b m a n n .)
K a u l f u s s . H o o k e r a n d A e n o t t .
M e t t e n i u s . M o o r e .
ium—Spleenwort. Laserpitiifolium—Benzoin-leaved.
I n t h e S e c t io n E u a s p l e n iu m o p A u t h o r s .
A VERY handsome E ern , and closely allied to the Asplenium
cuneatitm of Lamarck.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of the East Indies, Mexico, China, Java, Luzon,
Malay Islands, etc.
Fronds ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, membranaceous, tripinnate ;
the primary pinnæ petiolate; ultimate pinnules and segments
cuneate and small. Caudex stout, the base scaly.