Portion of Pinna of mature Frond, under side,
FTERIS MACROPTERA.
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Litohroclda macroptera,
“ intermedia,
Pteris intermedia.
J . Sm i t h .
P e e s i .
K a u l f ü s s .
F t e r is—Brake . Macroptera—Large-winged.
I n th e S ection L itobrochia of A uthors.
T h e P te r is macroptera is a distinct handsome species, well
worthy of being generally cultivated, y e t seldom to be met
with in collections.
T h e form of the frond is triangula r-elongate, bipinnatifid
below, and pinnatifid above; th e pinnæ profoundly pinnatifid.
T h e pinnæ are tria n g u la rly elongate below, becoming more
elongate above. P innæ opposite; apices atten u a ted ; margin
serrate.
A^eins reticulated.
