Portion of u pinna of mature Frond, under side.
ASPIDIUM SPINESCESS.
L owe.
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Lastrea spinesceiis,
A sp id ium—The Shield Fern.
H o u l s t o k . M o o e e .
Spinescens—TermiuatiDg in a spine.
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 n imperfectly known ornamental species.
An evergreen stove Fern.
Native of the East Indies.
In tro d u c ed nearly twenty years ago among orchids by Mr.
P u c k e r, of Wandsworth.
The fronds, which are deltoid, are pubescent and tripinnate;
the pinnules linear-lanceolate in form, and pinnatifid; base
d c cu rren t; segments somewhat dentate and ovate, and terminating
in a lengthy spinous mucro.
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