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ASPIDIUM KAULFUSSII,
L in k . K unz e. F e e .
PLATE V. VOL. VI I .
L astrea K a u tfu ssii, PRESL.
A sp id ium— T\xe Shield Fern. Ila u Ifu ssii— ÌÌB.mai after the
well-known cryptogamie botanist, Kaulfuss,
I n t h e S e c t i o n L . a s t r e a o f A u t h o r s .
A PLEASING P e rn , only found in t h e larger collections.
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Brazil.
Fronds pubescent, lanceolate in form, and pinnate. The
pinnæ lanceolate, sessile, profoundly pinnatifid, and having
oblong-obtuse segments. Pinnæ opposite below, alternate above.
Stipes slightly scaly.
Fronds terminal, and being adherent to an erect rhizoma.
Sori sub-marginal. Indusium exceedingly hirsute.
L ength from twelve to eighteen inches; colour dull green.
F o r a frond I am indebted to Mr. Joseph Henderson, of
Wentworth.
I t may be procured of Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, and
Booth, of Hamburg.
The illustration is from Mr. Henderson’s frond.
