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POLYPODIUM SCOLOPENDPOIDES.
L in n æ u s . S w a r t z . P l u m ie r , H o o k e r a n d G r e y il l e .
K u n z e . P e t iv e r . P l u k e n e t . S p r e n g e l . ?
P L A T E X L I .— A . V O L . I I .
Polypodium
Goniopteris scolopendroides,
“ subpinnata,
Polypodium ■
S p r e n g e l .
P r e s l . S m i t h . F e e .
O f G a r d e n s .
D e s v a u x .? I-.'!
•—Polypody. Scolopendroides—Scolopeudrium-like.
I n t h e S e c t i o n G o n i o p t e r i s o f A u t h o r s .
A B E A U T I F U L dwarf F e rn , with compact habit, and flat
shining fronds; easily cultivated, readily raised from spores,
y e t uncommon in collections.
A n evergreen stove Fern.
Native of Jamaica and the W e s t Indies.
In tro d u c ed into E n g lan d in 1824.
Fro n d s pinnatifid, except near the base, where they are
pinnate; linear-lanceolate in form; apex of the frond acuminate;
apex of the segments ro u n d ed ; the segments often dissimilar in
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