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Pinna of mature Frond, under aide.
ASPIDIUM PUNGENS.
K a u lfu s s . S p re n g e l. Ku n z e. SciiLECiiTENDAL.
{N o t W a l l i c h .)
P L A T E V I I I . V O I ,. V I .
Polystichum pungens,
Polypodimn aculeattim.
P k e s l , M o o e e a n d H o u l s t o n .
J. S m i t h . L i n k . F e e .
. T h u n b e e o . (Not o f L iN N f fiu a .)
—The Shield Ferii. Pungens—Stinging.
A n o t h e r very fine Pern, in the section Polystichum, hearing
a viviparous plant near the apex of the frond from the midstem;
the vivid shining dark green of the frond contrasts
greatly with most other Ferns.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. James
Bowie, in 1823.
Fronds ovate-lanceolate in form; bipinnate, pinnules trapezio-
oblong, sub-falcate; upper base auriculate, lower base truucate-
cuneate, petiolate, profoundly serrate, with spinulose teeth on
the edge of the pinnules. Terminal, adherent to a short
creeping rhizoma.
Rachis and stipes scaly.