s
f (I
>1’’
.i
f il
Hii
i i i . :
Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
SCOLOPENDRIUM KREPSII.
K ü n z e . J. S m i t h . F e e . S c h k u h k . M o o r e . S c h o t t .
P L A T E L V I . V OJ.. V.
Onychium Krehsii, K u n z e .
Scolopendrium—H a r t’s Tongue. Krehsii— ..................?
A n in te re s tin g dw a rf species.
Introduced by Air. Joseph Henderson, of AVentworth.
An evergreen warm greenhouse Fern.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal.
Frond coriaceous, pinnate, broadly lanceolate in form; apex
abruptly acuminate; pinnæ smooth, spreading, and numerous;
sessile lanceolate, auriculate above and below at the base ; base
subcordate; margin repand and revolute.
Sori numerous, short and oblique.
Stipes brief, terminal, and adherent to a semi-erect rhizoma.
Length of frond from twelve to eighteen inches; length of
longest pinna three inches.
Aly thanks are due to Air. J. Henderson, of Wentworth,
for a plant of this species; and to the same gentleman, and
to AI. Schott, Director of the Imperial Gardens of Schonbriinn,
for fronds.