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Pinna of matnvo Frond, nndev side.
CYCLOPELTIS SEMICOPDATA.
J . S m it h . M oor e and H o u l s to n . K u n z e .
IM.ATK I I I . VOI ,. V I .
A sp id ium semicoi'datum,
L a strea semicnrdata.
Phanerophlehia nephrolepis,
Pohjpoditim caducum.
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P e e s l .
F e e .
H e m b o i .d t . ( ? )
Cpclopeltis— K small ronncl buckler. &OTico)-r?«ia--Semicordatp.
A n interesting vet uncommon cultivated species, only to be
met with in large collections.
An evergreen stove Pern.
Native of the American Meridian, the "West Indies, Mexico,
Jamaica, and the Philippine Islands.
Introduced into the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in 1844, having
been received from Mr. N. Wilson.
Fronds lanceolate, pinnate, the pinna; being glabrous, falcate-
lanceolatej sessile; from four to five inches in length; irregularly
auriculate at the base, and articulated with the rachis.
Fronds terminal, adherent to a short, stout, somewhat tufted
rhizoma, which is scaly.
Rachis pubescent.
Sori circular, medial, biserial. Indusium peltate.
Length of frond from two to three feet; colour bright shining