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Pinna of fertile Frond—under side.
B L ECH N UM O R IEN TA L E .
LuNNAiUS. SCIIKDIIK. J . SmITII. KuNZE. SCIIOTT.
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P L A T E X L . VOL . IV .
Blech n um— Pvom Blechnon, tlio Greek name for a F e rn .
Orientale—E a stern .
An interesting evergreen stove species.
N a tiv e of In d ia , Ja v a , and China.
Fronds pinnate, the pinnæ being alternate, adherent, entire,
linear, sessile, unequally cuueate at the base, and attenuated
towards the apex.
Veins th ick en ed , forming a cartilaginous margin.
Rachis glabrous.
L en g th of frond from twenty to th irty inches; colour pale
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