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POLYPODIUM SUBAURICULATUM.
B l u m e .
P L A T E X X X V I I .
Polypodium reinwardii,
Gonioplilehium reinwardti,
“ subauriculatum.
K u n z e ,
B . D e V k ie s e .
P e e s l . M o o e e a n d H o d l s t o n .
Polypodium—Polypody. Subauriculatum—-Nearly eared.
I n t h e S e c t i o n G o n i o p h l e b i u m o f A u t h o r s .
W h e n well grown the Polypodium subauriculatum is a truly
magnificent F e rn , being strikingly distinct from all others. Its
very long slender fronds and weeping habit give it a rema rk able
and pleasing appearance. A rath e r delicate Fern. There
is a magnificent plan t in the Royal Gardens, Kew, aud another
fine specimen at AYentworth.
A stove species: an evergreen herbaceous Fern .
Intro d u c ed at K ew in 1848.
From Ja v a and Luzon.
T h e fronds are pinnate, lanceolate, and, slender, the pinnæ
being long, narrow, membranous, and lanceolate-acuminate in
shape; the pinnæ are articulated with the rachis, serrated on
the edges, and sub-auriculate at the base.