Portion of Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
PTEETS FELOSMA.
J . S m i t h . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
PLATE I I . VOL. IV.
P te r is—Brake. Felosma—H eav y siixTliiig.
A PLEASING la rge-growing species; easily cultivated.
A n evergreen stove F e rn .
In tro d u c ed into E n g la n d in 1822.
N a tiv e of Jamaica.
T h e fronds, which are triangula rly-elongate in form, are
glabrous and p innate, the pinme being linear-lanceolate in form,
profoundly pinnatifid, with the apex entire and caudate; petio-
lulate. T h e basal pair b ip a rtite ; segments lin e a r, obtuse,
slightly falcate, and entire. Costa on the up>per side spinulose.
Stipes from one to two feet long, scaly near the base.
F ro n d s te rm in a l; rhizoma erect and fasciculate.
Sori linear.
Veins forked.
L en g th of fro n d from thirty-five to fifty inches; colour a
d ull green.
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