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Pinna of fertile Frond-unde r side.
BLECHNUM GRACILE.
K a u l f u s s . L o d d i g e s . J. S m i t h . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
K u n z e . P r e s l . F e e . S c h o t t . L i n k .
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Blechnum—F rom Blechnon, th e Greek name for a F e ru .
Gracile—Slender.
A H A N D SOM E evergreen stove Fern .
Na tiv e of Brazil.
Received into th e Royal G ardens, K ew , in 1834.
T h e fronds are slender, glabrous, and p in n a te ; the pinnæ
lanceolate and sub-falcate; inferior petiolulate, superior adnate,
termina l pinna elongate.
Rachis and stipes red , and slightly scaly near the base.
F ro n d s termina l, and ad h e ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
Sori linear and continuous.
Veins forked.
L en g th of frond from twelve to eighteen inches ; colour deep
green.
F o r plants of this species my thanks are due to Sir W . J .
H o o k e r, Dire c to r of the Royal Gardens, K ew ; IMr. Clark,
C urator of the Royal Botanic G ardens, Glasgow; and to Mr.
R. Sim, of F o o t’s C ra y ; and for fronds to jM. Schott, Director
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