Pinna of fertile I'Tond—under side.
LOMARIA GILLIESII.
H o o k e r a n d G r e v i l l e . J. S m i t h . K u n z e . L i n k .
P r e s l . F e e . M o o r e a n d H o ü l s t o n . S c h o t t .
P L A T E L IV . V O L . IV .
Lom a ria—F rom Loma—an edge, in reference to th e position of th e spore
cases on th e fronds. G illiesii-—îiam c d after Gillies.
A P R E T T Y evergreen greenhonse F e rn .
Na tiv e of Brazil and Cliili.
In tro d u c e d into the E oy a l G ardens, K ew , in the year 1841,
having b een received from th e E oy a l Botanic Gardens of
Be rlin.
F ro n d s of two kinds. F e rtile fronds contracted, pinnate,
th e pinnæ being linear and acute. Sterile fronds ovate-lanceolate
in form, glabrous, p in n a te ; th e pinnæ oblique, oblong-ovate,
and a cu te ; the in ferior ones being petiolate, and in some degree
cordate at th e base. Ma rgin serrate.
F ro n d s terminal, being attached to an u p rig h t fasciculate
rhizoma.
Stipes scaly.
Sori lin e a r, elongate, and continuous.
Veins of the sterile fronds forked.
L en g th of frond from twelve to twenty inches; colour a dull