Portion of maturo Fi-ond, under side.
ALSOPHILA AUSTRALIS.
R. B r o w n . H o o k e r . S ie b e r . J. Sm ith . P r e s l . F e e .
S p r e n g e l . D e s v a u x . M o o r e . K u n z e . B r a c k e n r id g e .
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A lsophila—^Froni alsos, a grove, and philos, to live, alluding to the
habitat o f the Ferns, A u stra lis—Australian,
A H A N D SO M E ra re F e rn .
A n evergreen warm greenhouse species.
Na tiv e of N ew H o llan d and Tasmania.
F ro n d s glabrous, b ip in n a te , and ovate-lanceolate in form, the
pinnules (which are only from two to four inches in len g th ,)
are linear-lanceolate in form, acuminate, and pro fo u n d ly p in natifid,
segments ovate-acute. Stipes and rachis muric ate, base
scaly.
Veins simple and forked,
Sori from one to four, situated on th e basal po rtio n of the
segment.
L e n g th of frond from ten to th irte e n feet; colour pale green,
somewhat glaucous b en e a th ; c audex arbore scent, th e stems rising
to th e h e ig h t of th irty feet, and being about th re e feet in
circumference ne a r the base.
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