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OLFERSIA CERVINA.
P r e s l . J . S m it h . K u n z e . H o oker a n d G r e v il l e .
M oore a n d H o u l st o n .
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Acrostichum cervinum,
“ linearifolium,
“ sorhifoUum,
Olfcrsia corcovadensis,
Polyhotrya raddiana,
“ cervina.
SwAETz . P l u m ie k . S p e e n g e l .
L ie b m a n n .
P e e s l . S p e e n g e l .
O f E n g l i s h & B e r l in G a e d e n s .
E a d d i . H o o k e e . L i n k .
O p C o n t in e n t a l G a r d e n s .
K a u l e h s s . S w a e t z .
H o o k e e a n d G r e v i l l e .
Osmunda cervina, L in n æ d s .
Olfersia—Named after Olfera, a German Botanist. Cervina— Sta.g-lwrned.
A n interesting and very distinct handsome Fern.
A n evergreen stove species.
Native of the AVest Indies, Alexico, and Tropical America.
Intro d u c ed into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1841, having
been received from the Messrs. Loddiges.
Fe rtile and sterile fronds dissimilar. Sterile fronds glabrous,
pinnate, with oblong-acuminate pinnæ; superior base rounded.
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