Portion of Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
ASPIDIUM CANARIENSE.
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P L A T E X L I I . V O L . V I .
Lastrea Canariense,
“ Ludoviciana,
Cystopteris Canariensis,
H o k t .
H o e t .
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Aspidium—The Shield Fern. C'a««neítíe—Canary Island Fern.
I n t h e S e c t io n L a s t r e a oi"' A u t h o r s .
T h e Aspidium Canariense is an interesting very distinct
Fern.
The fronds are bipinnate, membranaceous, and triangularly
elongate in form; apices acuminate. Pinnæ linear-lanceolate,
with acuminate apices. Pinnules oblong-ovate, basal ones pinnatifid;
margin dentate. Pinnæ and pinnules distant.
Veins forked.
Sori uniserial, distant, and conspicuous.
