Pinna of fertile Frond—under side.
Il BLECHNUM OCCIDENTALE.
L in n æ u s . P l u m i e r . J a c q u in . H o o k e r .
.1. S m i t h . M o o u e a n d H o u l s t o n . C a v a n il l e s .
L e ib m a n n . M a r t e n s a n d G a l l e o t t i . K u n z e . P r e s l .
F e e . L a m a r c k . S p r e n g e l . R a d d i .
S c h o t t . L in k .
P I .ATF , X X X IX . Tni.. IV .
Blechnum lonchitis,
“ ß lix -m in o r ,
“ caudatum,
“ sv.hiirhicuin,
P l u m i e e .
S l o a n .
C.AVANILLES. KüNZ E .
M a e t e n s a n d G a l l e o t t i .
A e h a b id a .
Blechnum—F rom Blechnon, th e Greek name for a F e rn .
Occidentale—We.stern.
A n evergreen stove P e ru .
Native of Mexico, Ja lap a , and T ropical America.
A common species, easily cultivated, and propag a tin g readily
from spores.
F ro n d s p innate, lanceolate in form, th e pinnæ being sub-
sessile, falcate, and sub-cordate-lauceolate. Lower pinnæ remote,
the termina l one entire and caudate, acute, margin dentate.
T h e rachis glanduloso-pubescent.
Stipes near the base scaly.
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