Piima of maturo Fronti, under side
PTERIS SEMIPINNATA.
L in n ìe u s . J . S m i t h . K u r z e . P r e s e . F e e . O s b e c k .
S c h o t t .
P L A T E IX . V O L . IV .
F te r is fla ie lla ta , S c h k u h r . (N o t o f T h u n r e r g or K u k z e .)
“ demidiata, W i i ld e n o w . B lum e .
“ a la ta , L a m a r c k . H o u t t u t n .
F te r is—Brake. Semipinnata—P a rtly pinnate.
A S IN G U L A U -L O O K IX G uprigh t-g rowin g species.
A n evergreen stove P e rn .
Na tiv e of th e E a st In d ie s, China, Malayan Archipelago, and
Java.
Fro n d s semipimiate, erect, len g th y , and smooth. Piuiiæ opposite,
or sub-opposite below, a lternate above; pinnate on one
side only of the p in næ ; decurrent.
Usual len g th from twenty-four to th irty -six inches. A plant
in my collection has fronds forty-four inches in len g th , th e lower
eighteen inches being naked. Kachis and stipes ebeneous, and
red d ish brown in colour; base slightly hairy.
Sori marginal and continuous.
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