Pinna of maturo Frond, iippor side.
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POLYPODIUAI A U P JÏÜM .
PLA T E L I. VOL. I I .
Pliegopteris a urita,
Gymnogramme aurita,
Grammitis aurita.
Polypodium—Polypody.
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H o o k e r .
T . M o o e e .
A u r itum —~Eaxeà.
I n t h e S e c t i o n P i i e g o p t b r i s o f A u t h o r s .
A SPECIES b u t l i t t l e k n o w n .
A n evergreen stove Fern.
Native of E ast Indies.
The fronds, which are pinnate, are somewhat lanceolate in
form, being widest in the centre of the frond, narrowing both
to the base and apex. Pinnæ pinnatifid and linear-lanceolate;
apex acuminate, sub-opposite, the three lower pairs distant, the
others approximate. Pinn u le s rounded and simple, except the
basal ones in tbe three lowest pinnæ, which are pinnatifid, the
inferior basal one is nearly twice the size of the others.
Veins pinnate, apices free and club-headed.
Stipes, rachis, veins, and margin of frond densely y e t min
utely hirsute.
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