l i f t '
li 11 f ; ' i
1 ;
M II
Portion of fertile Frond, under side.
ALSOPHILA RADENS.
K au l fu s s . H ooker. J . Sm ith . S pr eng e l. M ooke.
P re sl . K u n z e . M e t t en iu s .
P L A T E L X IV . T O L . V I I I .
Also ph ila—Yvam alsos, a grove, and philos, to live, alluding to tUe
habitat o f the Perns. ISaileiii—Scraping.
A n interesting species.
A n ev ergreen stove P e rn .
N a tiv e of Brazil.
T h e fronds, w hich are b ip in n a te and somewhat poin ted in
form, and smooth, have linear-lanceolate pinnatifid p in n u le s;
pinnte about two feet in le n g th , approximate, and sub-opposite,
segments oblong-obtuse. P in n u le s an in ch an d a h a lf to two
inches in length.
Veins branched.
Costa paleaceous. Stipes an d rachis scaly and blackish,
densely aculeate at th e base.
Sori small an d globose.
T h e fronds risin g from a tre e -lik e crown.
L e n g th of fro n d from four to six fe e t; colour b rillia n t green.
M y obligations are due to M r. J . H en d e rso n , of W e n tw o rth ;
M r. D . Moore, of the Glasnevin Botanic G a rd en s; M r. Ve itch ,
o f Che lsea: an d to IMr. N o rm an , of H u ll, for fronds of this
species.