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Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
PTERIS LATA.
L i n k . J. 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 L A T E V I . V O L . IV .
V ie r is Jlahellata var.,
V Leris—Brake.
•T. Ag.
L a ta—Broad.
A H A N D SO M E evergreen stove P e rn .
Native of Brazil.
In tro d u c ed into tlie E o y a l Gardens, Kew, from the Royal
B e rlin Gardens, in the year 1841.
P ro n d s glabrous, deltoid, and three-branched. Branches
drooping and p in n a te ; pinnæ linear-lanceolate, profoundly
pimioatifid, and petiolulate or d e cu rren t at the inferior base.
A p ex caudate and e n tire ; segments linear-acumina te ; apex
spinuoso-serrate and repand. U p p e r side of the costa spinulose.
Rhizoma creeping.
Sori linear.
L en g th of frond from th irty to thirty-five inches; colour b rig h t
green.
