Pinna of mature Frond—under side.
CHEILANTHES MULTIFIDA.
S w a r t z . H o o k e r . B l u m e . K u n z e . P r e s l . F e e .
S c h o t t .
P L A T E X X V I . V O L . IV .
Cheilanthes capensis,
A d ia n tum glohatum,
E c k i .
POIEET.
Cheilanthes—F rom tlie G re ek ; a lip, and a flower. M u ltifid a—
llan y -b ran c lied .
A RAKE and interesting species.
All evergreen greenhouse P e rn .
N a tiv e of th e Cape of Good H o p e , St. H e len a , and the
niouiitains of Java.
F ro n d s tria n g u la r, glabrous, deltoid-ovate, and quadripinnate ;
p rima ry pinnæ sub-opposite, broad, ovate, and petiolate; pinnules
oblong and pinnatifid.
Caudex brief, stout, and somewhat creeping, covered with
b lack scales.
Kachis stout, scaly at the base, ebeneous, glossy and black.
Sori sub-rotund.
