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44 A S P L E N IU M N I T ID U M .
A P R E T T Y Fern.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of India, Java, Ceylon, Moluccas, and Mascaren
Islands.
Tire fronds, which are deltoid, are bipinnate, with pinnæ
alternate above, sub-opposite below; pinnnles petiolate, the
base rounded below, and rhomboid-ovate-angled above. Apex
serrato-dentate. Lowest pinnules pinnatifid. Fronds glabrous,
paler on the under side.
Sori contiguous, near the costa, and nearly straight.
Stem ebeneous.
A very variable species.
L ength of frond from two to three feet, stipes from twelve
to fifteen inches.
For fronds my thanks are due to Mr. E . Sim, of Foot’s Cray.
