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P o rtio n of m a tu re Frond.,
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I I U -M B O L D T A N D B o X l ’L A N D . K U N Z E . X X A L L D E N O W .
P L A T E X I I . V O L . I I .
Pohjpodium sporadocarpum,
Chrysopteris sporadocarpa,
Phlehodium areolatum,
L i n k , {not o / W i l l d e n o w . )
L i n k . F e e ?
O f G a r d e n s .
Polypody. A reo la tum—l a reference to th e Areolm.
I n t h e S e c t i o n P h l e b o d i d m o f A u t h o r s .
A n interesting although an imperfectly-known species, being
seldom found in collections. I t seems to be a more delicate
P e rn than most others in the section Phlebodium. Some
authorities look upon it as merely a variety, y e t it seems to
have characters sufficiently distinct to warrant it taking die
rank of a species, although it is oftentimes difficult to determine
where varieties end and species begin.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of South America, Mexico, and Cumana.
Fro n d s deeply pinnatifid; segments narrowly lanceolate iii
form, somewhat acute, approximate, the edge moderately refiexed;
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