Portion of Pinna of mature Frond, under side.
ASPIDIUM UNITUM.
S c h k u i ir . K u n z e . S w a r t z . P e t iv e r .
B u rm a n . S p r e n g e l .
P L A T E X L V I I . V O L . V I .
Nephrodium unitum,
“ lucens,
“ propinquum,
Aspidium—The Shield. Fern.
11, B e o w n . J . S m i t u . S c h o t t .
M o o u e a n d H o u l s t o n .
P e e s l . F e b .
O f G a e d e n s .
E . B e o w n .
Unitum—Joined, or linked.
I n t h e S e c t i o n N e p h r o d i u m o f A u t h o r s .
T h e p re sen t species is occasionally met w ith in collections.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of Tropical America, New Holland, and India.
Fronds pinnate; pinnæ ensiform-lanceolate, from five to six
inches in length, pinnatifid, with semi-ovate acute segments.
Petiolulate, and sub-cordate at the base.
Fronds glandulose; minutely pubescent beneath. Lateral,
adherent to a creeping rhizoma.
Stipes, when young, of a reddish colour, and having a few
scattered scales at the base.
Sori medial and uniserial.
