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Pinnule of fertile Frond, under side.
C Y A T H E A E X C E L S A .
S w a r t z . H o o k e r . J . S m it h .
P L A T E L V I . V O L . V I I I .
arborea, B o e t , (No t o f S m i t h , S w a e t z , nor H o o k e e . )
Cyathea—h. little cup, (the form o f the indusium.) Excelsa—Yall.
A n o t h e r r a r e s p e c i e s , n o t in o r d i n a r y c o l le c t io n s .
A n ev ergreen stove F e rn .
Na tiv e of Mau ritiu s an d Bourbon.
T h e fronds, which are b ip in n a te , are glabrous, an d somewhat
membranaceous; pinnules lanceolate, an d mu ch drawn out to a
p o in t; pinnatifid, with segments oblong and serrated.
Ve in s simply fo rk ed below th e middle.
Stipes and rachis pale.
Sori situated ne a r the costa. In d u sium m embranaceous, shining,
an d v e ry fragile.
I am u n d e r an obligation to M r. Jo s ep h H en d e rso n , of W e n tw
o rth , for pinme o f this species.
I t does n o t appear to be in c lu d ed in any of th e N u rse rym en ’s
Catalogues.
T h e illustration is from a pin n a sent b y Mr. Jo s ep h H e n derson.