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POLYPODIUM RIGID UM.
L ow e , {not of H o f fm a n n , nor of H o o k e r a n d G r e v i l l e . )
P L A T E X X X V I I .— A . V O L . I I .
C am p y lo n e u r o i i r i g id u m , J . S m i t h .
Polypodium— V o ly p o iy . R ig id um— H A ji.
I n t h e S e c t i o n C y r t o p i i l e b i u m o f A u t h o r s .
A S T O U T -F R O N D E D rare species, well deserving a place in
every collection. The fronds are so thick that they will scarcely
bend without breaking.
An evergreen stove Pern.
Native of Tropical America.
The fronds, which are contiguous and simple, are stipitate,
linear-lanceolate in form, having an attenuated base and a pointed
apex.
The fronds, which grow erect, are in texture very thick,
coriaceous, smooth and polished, having the margin thickened.
Veins immersed, and difficult to see, darker than the frond,
and having club-shaped apices. Rachis almost buried within
the frond, perfectly flat above, and scarcely raised beneath.
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