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ACROSTICHUM QUERCTFOLIUM.
R e t z ih s . S w a r t z . S c i ik u i ir . S p r e n g e l .
P L A T E X L IX . VOL . V I I .
Gijmnopiey'is quercifolia,
“ neitneri,
Osmunda trífida,
Ophioglossum ceilanicum,
Dendroglossa quercifolia.
B e r n h a r d t . P r e s l .
J . S m i t h . M o o r e .
S im ’s C a t a l o g u e .
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Acrostichum—From tlie Greek, ahros, high, and stichos—order.
Quercifoliiijn—Oak-leaved.
I n t h e S e c t i o n G y m n o p t e r i s o f A u t h o r s .
An uncommon and singular dwarf siiecics, having short-
stalked, nearly ¡irostrate, oak-lcaf-shaiied, inch wide, barren
fronds; rather hirsute, with short brown hairs.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the Island of Ceylon.
Fro n d s tern ate and lateral. The fertile fronds very much
contracted, linear, suh-rejiand, halbert-shaiied, erect, and on
lengthy footstalks.
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