In tro d u c ed into tire Royal Gardons, K ew , in 1843, having
been b ro u g h t from th e F a lk lan d Islan d s, by D r. Jo sep h Dalton
H o o k e r.
T h e sterile fronds ovate-lanceolate in form, and p in n a te ; the
pinnæ being linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, and a cu te ; inferior
sub-petiolate, supe rior adnate, base decumbent, and the margin
en tire ; pinnæ approximate, opposite n e a r the base of th e frond,
sub-opposite in the centre of th e fro n d , and a lternate n ear the
apex. T e rm in a l p in n a la rg e r th an those n ear th e apex of the
frond. F e rtile fronds p innate, the pinnæ being lin e a r and acute.
F ro n d s termina l, and ad h e ren t to an e re c t rhizoma.
Stipes and rachis scaly, especially n e a r th e base ; th e scales
red d ish brown in colour.
Veins forked.
Sori linear and continuous.
M r. Moore remarks th a t on the Organ M o unta ins this
species produces a th ick caudex, four feet hig h , which, with
th e fronds at the top, have much resemblance to some species
of Zamice.
L e n g th of frond twenty-four inches; colour deep green.
My thanks are due to îilr. V e itch , of the F x o tic N u rs e ry ,
Chelsea, and to Messrs. F . G. H en d e rso n , of the Wellin g to n
N u rse ry , for plants of this species; and to M. Schott, of th e
Im p e ria l Gardens of S ch o n b ru n n , for fronds.
I t is in th e Catalogues of Messrs. Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ;
Rollisson, of T ootin g ; Veitch, of Chelsea; F . G. Hen d e rso n ,
of St. J o h n ’s W o o d ; A. H en d e rso n , of Pin e -ap p le P la c e ; and
V’oung, of Taunton.
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.