Portion of fertile Frond, unde r side.
MARATTIA KAULFUSSII.
K u n z e .
P L A T E X V I I .
M a ra ttia l(zms, K a u l f u s s . M a r t e n s a n d G a l l e o t t i .
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“ WeinmanniisfoUa, L e i b m a n n .
Eupodium Kaulfussii, J . S m i t h . H o o k e e .
M a ra ttia—Named in lionour o f J . F- Maratti, a Tuscan botanist.
Kau lfu ssii—Named after th e celebrated cryptogamist, Kaulfuss.
I n t h e S e c t io n E u p o d iu m o f A u t h o r s .
A VERY distinct noble Eern, the fertile fronds being exceedingly
beautiful.
A stove species,—evergreen.
Native of Brazil.
The fronds are bi-tripinnate ; pinnæ opposite, the secondary
alternate. Venation fasciculate, subarboreous, and erect, the
fronds proceeding from between two stipulæform fleshy appendages.
Base of the stipes clavate.
Veins forked and free.
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