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rinmile of mature Froml, under side.
C Y A T H E A c a n a l i c u l a t a .
W il l d e n o w . H o o k e r . J . S m it h . S p r e n g e l .
P L A T E L V . V O L . V I I I .
Cyathea Borbonica,
“ Mascarena,
“ melanocaula.
PO IE E T .
SWAETZ.
D e s v a u x .
Cyathea— K little cup, (the form of the mdusium.)
Caniculata—Chanueled.
T h is magnificent ra re species is v e ry distinct, and of la rg e
size, th e pinnules be in g u sua lly from e ig h t to ten inches long,
and two inches and a h a lf wide, and in th e va rie ty la tifo lia
much larger.
A warm greenhouse eve rg re en species.
N a tiv e of Madagascar, M a u ritiu s, and Isle s of T ran c e and
Bourbon.
F ro n d s bip in n a te , coriaceous, th e pinnules glabrous, of large
size, and broad ly lanceolate in form; p rofoundly pinnatifid, the
ultimate pinnules linear-oblong and se rrated.
V e in s twice or th re e times forked.
Sori situated at some distance from the costa, b u t occupying
most of th e segment.
In d u sium membranaceous, b u t durable.
T h e caudex is shorter, and th e fro n d b roader and th ick e r
th an Cyathea excelsa.
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