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ASPLENIUM CAUDATUM.
F o r s t e r . S c h k u h r . J. S m i t h . K u n z e . F e e .
P L A T E X L IV . V O L . V.
Asplenium horridum,
A sp len ium—Spleenwort.
K a u l f u s s .
Caudatum—Tailed.
A n interesting yet almost unknown species in general
collections. Rapidly propagated by the young plants which
form near the apex of each frond.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of India, Polynesia, and Java.
Pinnate, pinnæ opposite, lanceolate, and pinnatifid, broadest
at the base, and atteiruated at the apex; segments broad near
the base of the pinnæ, becoming gradually more linear towards
the apex, where attenuated. Frond of the same width throughout,
except near the apex, where narrower.
Stipes and rachis brown, and exceedingly hirsute.
Rhizoma scaly, brown, and slightly creeping.
Veins branched.
Sori bold, linear, approximate, and on either side, and parallel
to the mid-vein, making a close double row along the mid-vein,
besides which one or more running longitudinally along the
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