Portion of mature Frond, under side.
NEVRODIUM LANCEOLATUM.
F e e . j . S m i t h .
P L A T E L X IV .— A . V O L . I I .
P te r is lanceolata,
Tcenitis lanceolata,
P tero p sis lanceolata,
Drymoglossum lanceolatum,
L t n n .e u s . P l u m ie r .
S avaetz. S p r e n g e l .
K a u l f u s s . K u n z e . K . B r o w n .
D esa' a u s . P r e s l .
J . S m i t h . M o o r e & H o u l s t o n .
Nev rodium—F ibrous o r sinewy. Lanceolatum—Lance-shaped.
A n interesting very ra re species, having much the looks of
a P te r is ; ra re in cultivation.
An evergreen stove Fern.
N ative of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Barbadoes.
In tro d u c ed into the Roya l Gardens, K ew , in 1843, h y Mr.
W. F u rd ie .
Fronds simple, lanceolate, contracted at th e apex, where
th ey are soriferous; base attenuated.
A"eins compoundly anastomosing, producing variously directed
free veinlets. Venation internal.
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