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POLYPODIUM AMPLUM.
I I d m b o l d t . S p e e n g e l . P e e s l . H o o k e r .
P L A T E L U . V O L . I I .
P/iegopteris ampia,
P olypodium caripense,
F e e . j , S m i t h . P b e s l .
K d n t h .
Po lyp o d ium—Polypody. A m p lum— Larga.
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 s o m e A u t h o r s .
Polypodium amplum is a fine exhibition plan t ivhen ivell
grown.
I t is an evergreen stove species.
Native of Alartinique.
Pro n d s tripinnatifid and glabrous; segments oblong-ohtuse,
the margins dentato-serrate.
Stipes paleaceous.
Sori unise rial, circular, and very large—covering the whole
un d e r side of the frond.
Pinnæ linear-lanceolate and acuminate.
Veins branched.
Fronds very large.
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