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Rachis and stipes pale brown, devoid o f pinnas at the apex,
termina l, rising out o f a fasciculate rhizoma, clothed with
chaffy fulvous hairs. T h e stipes short and tolerably stout.
The colour of the frond pale dull green.
Sori numerous, small, one on each segment; involucres nearly
orbicular.
widely-spread F e rn , from China, Ceylon, Mauritius,
]\Ianilla, Malay Islands, Ja v a , A rab ia -F e lix , Cape de Verde
Islands, Madras, Bengal, N ep a l, Behar, Assam, Boutan, Mish-
mee Mountains, etc.
I t requires considerable heat to grow it lu x u rian tly .
Mr. Hen d e rso n , of W en tw o rth , has k in d ly forwarded a plant
o f this species.
A d ia n tum caudatum is contained in the Catalogues of Mr.
R. Sim, of th e N u rse ry , F o o t’s C ray ; Mr. E . Cooling, of
D e rb y ; and o f Messrs. Booth, of Ham b u rg .
T h e frond illu stra ted was sent by Mr. H en derson, of
Wentworth.
Portion of mature Frond, under eide.
ADIANTUM RENIFORJIE.
LiNNyEus. J . S m it h . H o o k e r . M oore a n d H o u l st o n .
S w a r t z . F e e . S p r e n g e l . S c i ik u i ir . K a u l f u s s .
K u n z e . W il l d e n o w . L in k .
P L A T E IT .— T!. V O L . I I I .
A d iav turn—D ry . Reniforme—Xiclncy-shapcd.
A n interesting and very distinct species, differing from all
other F e rn s in this genus, in hab it and form of frond, excepting
A d ia n tum a sa r ifo lium ; and some authors consider this
identical with A . reniforme. However, Sir "William Ho o k e r
thinks differently; remarking th a t A . reniforme is more slender,
has long stipes, is less scaly, the frond smaller and of th in n e r
tex tu re , and having less densely-approximated involucres. A .
asarifolium is always a stouter and coarser plant. "U’illdcnow
also considers the two plants distinct. Both of these .species