I Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
ASPIDIUM PRONDOSUM.
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Polystichum frondosum,
Nephrodium loeta-virens.
Aspidium—The Shield Fern.
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Frondosum—Leafy.
I n t h e S e c t io n P o l y s t ic h u m o e A u t h o r s .
A m a g n i f i c e n t Fern with ricli shining green fronds. It
is a species worthy of a place in every collection. A rare Fern.
An evergreen greenhouse species.
Native of Madeira.
Fronds decompound, triangularly elongate. Pinnules profoundly
dentate. Pinnæ alternate,_ largest nearest the base;
apex of pinnæ and of frond acuminate.
Rachis and stipes scaly; in the dried f r o n d straw-coloured.
Veins branched, semi-transparent, paler in colour than the
frond.
