Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
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A d ia n tum radiatuni,
Hypolepis radiata,
A d iantopsis radiata,
Ae tiniopteris ra dia ta .
L in k a s u s . S w a e t z . P l u m i e e .
K u n z e . K a u l f u s s . P e e s l .
L i e b u a n n . W i l l d e n o w .
P l u k e n e t . S l o a n .
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AXa e t e n s a n d G a l l e o t t i .
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P e e .
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Qheilantlies— Proai th e Greek ; a Up, and a flower. Iia d ia ta— &s,yoA.
A L O V E L Y dwarf F e rn , b u t little known in cultivation. U n til
recently this species was considered an A d ia n tum .
A n evergreen stove species.
Na tiv e of Tropical America, Mexico, AVest In d ie s, Jamaica,
St. Domingo, Martiiiica, Caraccas, and Brazil. I n Mexico this
species is found from the east coast to an elevation of four
thousand five h u n d re d feet, growing in shady places in woods.
Schiede found it at H a c ien d a de la L ag u n e ; Galleotti found it
at Ja lap a and M irad o r; Liebmann met with it at Mirador, and