Portion of mature Frond, under side.
CIIEILANTIIES SPECTABILIS.
K a u l f u s s . J. S m i t h . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
P L A T E X V . V O L . IV .
Cheilanthes Brasiliensis,
“ chlorophylla,
Hypolepis spectabilis,
“ coniifolia,
Ad ia n to p sis spectabilis,
E a d d i .
S w a e t z . K u n z e .
P e e s l . H o o k e e . L i n k .
P e e s l .
F e e .
P e e s l .
Cheilanthes—F rom th e Greek ; a Up, an d a flower. Spectabilis—Showy.
A S L E N D E R , tall, u p rig h t, straggling-growing P e rn , of easy
cultivation.
A n evergreen stove species.
Native of Brazil, Organ Mountains, E io Pernambuco, and
Rio Grande.
In tro d u c ed into E n g la n d in 1829, and received from the
E oy a l Be rlin Gardens into the Roya l Gardens, Kew, in 1841.
Fro n d s glabrous, trip in u a te , with linear-acuminate pinnæ,
oblong-linear pinnules, and oblong-obtuse segments; somewhat
crenate, adnate, and decurrent. Fro n d s termina l, and adherent
to an erect fasciculate rhizoma.
Pinnæ sub-opposite below, alternate above; remote below,
approximate above, and crowded near the apex.
Stipes and rachis ebeneous, and hairy near the base.