Portion of mature' F rond, under side.
ASPIDIUM ACUMINATUM.
M T l ld e n o w .
P L A T E X I . V O L . V I .
Lastrea acuminata,
“ Pileyana,
Lepidonevron acuminatum.
J . H o u l s t o n . M o o e s .
O f G a e d e n s .
F e e .
Aspidium—The Shield Fern. Acuminatum—Long-pointed.
I n t h e S e c t io n L a s t r e a o f A u t h o r s .
A p r e t t y dwarf evergreen Pern, yet from what country i t
is rather doubtful, probably Nepal.
An evergreen warm greenhouse or stove species.
Fronds glabrous, triangularly-elongate, bipinnate; pinnæ being
triangularly elongate-acuminate; pinnules oblong-ovato, except
the lower ones, which are entire, and in a slight degree pinnatifid ;
the upper pinnules are decurrent at the base, and rigidly dentate.
Fronds terminal, adherent to a slightly tufted rhizoma.
Sori medial.
Length of frond twelve to fifteen inches ; colour a heavy green.
For plants of this species I am indebted to Mr. Moore, of
the Chelsea Botanic Gardens; and to Mr. J. Henderson, of
Wentworth.