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Pinna of mature I'rond—under side.
A S P I D I U M I I I R T U M .
S w a r t z . S c i i k u i i r . S t r e n g e l .
P L A T E X I . V O L . V I I .
L a s t r e a h i r ta ,
P o h / p o d i u m h a r h a iu m ,
P b e s l . J . S - v r r n . M o o e e .
K u n z e .
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A s p i d i u m — S R ie ld P e r u . J L i r ti im — I l a i r j - .
I x TH E S e c t io n L a s t r e a o e A u t h o k s .
A p r e t t y rare F e rn , s e ld o m to b e m e t w i t h i n c o l l e c t i o n s .
An evergreen stove species.
Native of Jamaica.
The fronds, which are bipinnate, arc oblong and pinnatifid;
pinnules ovate-triangular, obtuse and scarcely entire, the lowest
decurrent.
Rachis and stipes very hairy. U p p e r surface of frond scattered
over with whitish hairs.
Sori large and extending over the whole un d e r surface of
tlie frond.
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