Pinnule of fertile Frond, under side.
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R . B r o w n . H o o k e r . J . Sm ith . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
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Polifpodium horridum,
Cyathea horrida,
“ commutata.
L in n j e u s . P l u m i e e ,
3. S m i t h . P e e s l , {not o f S i e b e r . )
S p e e n g e l , (not o f P l u m i e e . )
H em ite lia— H a l f - p e r f e o t , in r e f e r e n c e t o t h e in d u s iu m r e s e m h l in g a h a l f - c u p .
H ó r r id a— H o r r i d .
A NOBLE species, of la rg e size, and only to be seen in good
collections.
An ev ergreen stove F e rn .
N a tiv e of Jamaica, T rin id ad , St. Domingo, M a rtin iq u e , and
St. Vincent.
In tro d u c e d into th e Roya l Gard en s, K ew , in 1848, having
been received from Mr. P u rd ie .
T h e fronds, which are g labrous, are b ip in n a te , b ro ad ly la n ceolate
in form, and are covered b en e a th at first, as well as the
rachis, with cobwebby tomentum. Pinme sessile, p ro fo u n d h '
pinnatifid, almost to th e b ase; segments appro x ima te , lanceolate,
acuminate, and somewhat falcate; apex crenate-serrate.
Rachis and stipes aculeate, hav in g a scale on each prickle.
Fronds terminal, and adherent to an ere c t arborescent caudex.
Veins p in n a te , lower veinlets anastomosing, and forming an
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