Pinna of barren Frond-upper side.
BLECHNUM LONGIFOLIUM.
H o o k e r a n d B o n p l a n d . J. S m i t h . H u m b o l d t . K u n z e .
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Blechnum intermedmm,
“ trifo lia tum,
L i n k . L e i b m a n n . K u n z e . S c u o t t .
K a u l f u s s .
Blechnum—F rom Blechnon, tlie Greek name for a Fern.
L o n effo lim n—Long-leaved.
A n evergreen stove species.
N a tiv e of the Islan d of T rin id ad , and the temperate regions
of Mexico.
Raised from spores in the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1833.
F ro n d s glabrous, p in n a te ; the pinnæ oblong-ovate, obtuse;
the te rmina l p in n a elongate, and much larger. Lower pinnæ
p e tio lu la te ; the u p p e r ones adnate.
F ro n d s termina l, and ad h e ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
Rachis and stipes red d ish , slightly scaly near the base.
Sori linear and continuous.
Veins forked.
T h e re are only two pairs of pinuæ on each frond, and a
terminal one, the latte r being four inches iu length.
L en g th of frond six or eight inches; colour pale green.
A very distinct species.
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