í A T H E A m e d u l l a r i s . P O R T I O N OP P I N N A .
L V I I - v o l . 8.
Pinnule of fertile Frond, under side.
C Y A T H E A M E D U L L A R IS .
S w a r t z . S c h k u i ir . J . S m it h . H o o k e r .
P L A T E L V I I . T O L . V I I I .
Polypodium medulläre,
“ afine,
Sphmropteris medullaris,
Cyathea a fin is ,
“ extensa,
Alsophila extensa,
Cyathea Mertensiana,
F o r s t e k .
F o e s t e e .
B e e n h a e d i .
S w a e t z , (No t o f S c h k u h e . )
S w a e t z . S c h k u h e .
D e s v a u x . H o o k e r & A e n o t t .
B o n g a e u .
Cyathea—K little cup, (tlie form o f the indusium.) Medullaris—K tliy .
A A iA G N T F iC E N T ra re F e rn , ve ry distinct. I n N ew Zealand
it forms a common article of food for th e natives.
An ev ergreen warm greenhouse species.
N a tiv e of N ew Z ealand, N o rfo lk Islan d , Pacific Islan d s, N ew
G uinea, and Otaheite.
T h e fronds are b i-trip in n a te , glabrous, and coriaceous. T h e
pinnules broadly-lanceolate, acuminate, and atten u a ted , mostly
sub-opposite or a lte rn a te ; profoundly pinnatifid, sessile, w ith few
small scales beneath. Segments linear-oblong and se rra ted , those
n e x t th e rachis pinnatifid.
Sori v ery copious, occupying a lobe, and n e a rly as b ro ad as
th e space between th e costa and the m a rg in ; orange yellow in
colour. In d u sium c ircu la r, shining, and membranaceous.
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