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CHEILANTHES CUNEATA.
L i n k . K u n z e . H o o k e r . K a u l f u s s . F e e .
P L A T E X X V I I . V O L . IV .
Casseheera cuneata,
Allosorus cuneatus,
“ p ulchellus,
Cheilanthes rufescens.
J . S m i t h .
P e e s l .
M a e t e n s a n d G a l l e o t t i .
Of C o n t in e n t a l G a e d e n s
Cheilanthes—P rom tlie G reek ; a lip, and a flower.
Cuneata—W edge-shaped.
A RARE and interesting species.
A n evergreen stove F e rn .
N a tiv e of Alexico, from Oaxaca, at an a ltitude of seven
tliousand feet; Cerro de P in e l, Sierra Aladre, Sie rra San P ed ro ,
Nolasca, and Talca.
lle c e iv e d at the Koyal Gardens, K ew , in 1854, from Air.
D . Cameron.
F ro n d s tri-q u ad rip iiin a te , and cuiieate or broadly ovate in
form; prima ry and secondary pinnules ovato-acuminate, the
remainder laiiccolatc-acuminatc below, and d c c u rrc n t; ultimate
p in n u le s acuminate.
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