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Portion of Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
POLYPODIUM SPECTABILE.
S p e e n g e l . K a u l f u s s , ( n o t o f W i l l d e n o w . )
P L A T E X L I I I . V O L . I I .
Pliegopteris spectahilis, F e e . J . S m i t h .
Polypodium extensum, F e e s l .
“ liirtum, P r e s l .
“ microdonton, D e s v a u x .
“ Species No. X I I . P a r is , S c h o t t , M S .
Hum—Polypody. Speeta hile—Graceful.
I n t h e S e c t i o n P h e g o p t e k i s o f A u t h o e s .
T h e Polypodium spectabile is a noble P e rn when well
grown; it is, however, only to be found in the larg e r collections.
An evergreen stove Fern .
Native of Tropical America and Chili.
Fronds bipinnate or sub-tripinna te , triangula r in form, very
hairy. P innules alternate, lanceolate, pinnate at the base, and
profoundly pinnatifid above; apices denticulate. The divisional
parts are frequently so close together th a t the fronds almost
seem to be entire.
Stipes and rachis covered with a minute pubescence, and
lanceolate scales.