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Pinna of barren Frond—under side.
II BLECHNUM SERRULATUM.
R i c h a r d . S c h k u h r . 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 . ( N o t o f M i c h a u x . ) F e e .
P L A T E X L H I . VOL. IV .
Blechnum angustifolium,
“ calophtjllum,
“ stria tum,
“ stagninum,
WlLLDBNOiV .
L angtSd o r f f a n d F i s c h e r .
L i n k .
E . B r o w n .
E a d d i .
Blechnum—F rom Blechnon, tlie Greek name for a Fern .
Serru la tum—Saw-edged.
An evergreen stove species, well worthy of cultivation.
Na tiv e of Brazil and Guiana.
Received into th e Roya l Gardens, K ew , in 1841, from Air,
D. Cameron.
T h e fronds, which are handsome, are glabrous and p in n a te ;
th e pinnæ lanceolate and petio la te ; base obliquely-truncate,
hav in g a cartilaginous se rrated edge, somewhat membranous,
and articulate with th e rachis. Slightly scaly on th e costa.
Fro n d s terminal, and ad h e ren t to an elongated creeping
rhizoma.
Veins forked.
Sori linear.
