Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
LOMARIA NUDA.
W i l l d e n o w . J. S m i t h . K u n z e . P e e s l . S p r e n g e l .
F e e . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
P L A T E J . I . V O L . IV .
Onoclea nuda. L a b il l a r d ib k b .
L oma ria—F rom L oma—an edge, in reference to th e position o f th e apore
cases on th e fronds. N u d a—Naked.
A n exceedingly p re tty dwarf F e rn , easily cultivated.
A n evergreen greenhouse species.
Na tiv e of New H o llan d , New Zealand, and Tasmania.
In tro d u c e d into the Roya l Gardens, Kew, in 1845, having
been received from Mr. R. Gunn.
F ro n d s of two kinds. Sterile frond broadly lanceolate in
shape, p innate, the pinnæ being oblong-lanceolate and adnate.
F e rtile fronds contracted, close, and p in n a te ; the pinnæ linear-
acuminate and ciirvate.
Veins forked.
Sori linear and continuous.
F ro n d s terminal, and adhe ren t to a fasciculate creeping
rhizoma.
L en g th of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; colour lig h t
green.
T h e fertile fronds are thick and heavy in comparison with
the sterile fronds.
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