Anemidictyon—F rom aneimon—naked, in reference to th o nak ed iniloresceucc,
and dihtuon—a n e t, in reference to th e re ticu la ted venation.
s—Phyllitis-like.
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A SINGULAR Osmunda-looking flowering F e rn , of which th e re
are several distin c t forms.
An ev ergreen stove species.
Na tiv e of th e W e st In d ie s, Jamaica, Islan d o f T rin id ad ,
Brazil, P e ru , Columbia, Venezuela, N ew G ren ad a , Mexico, and
Caraccas. Amongst Mexican stations ■ L iebmann found it at
th re e thousand feet above the sea, at M irad o r and Oajaca,
an d at four thousand feet a t C h in an tla : Sehiede found it at
J a lap a , and Galleotti a t Zacuapan.
R a ised in th e Roya l Gardens, K ew , in the ye a r 1829.
F ro n d s p in n a te , th e fertile ones te rn a te ly b ran ch ed , th e two
la te ra l b ranches distinct, e rect, and fe rtile ; th e term in a l one
sp re ad in g and sterile. F ro n d s tria n g u la r an d stip ita te ; the
pinnæ, from th re e to five p airs, and an ultimate one, entire,
and ovate-lanceolate in form. Veins fo rk ed ; venules reticulated.
Rhizoma b r ie f an d erect.
Spore-cases sessile, h ise rial on the ultimate segments, and
oval in form.
L e n g th of frond from twelve to twenty inch e s; colour a
pale g reen.
Of th e many forms of A n em id ic tyo n p h y llitid is , th e v ariety
longifolium is found in Brazil and P e ru ; th e va rie ty cqrdifo-
lium also in Bra z il and P e ru , and in Venezuela, Caraccas, and
Mexico; wh ilst th e varieties fr a x in ifo lium and laciniatum are
b o th Brazilian.
Stipes lengthy.
F o r plants my th an k s are due to M. S chott, D ire c to r of th e
Im p e ria l Gardens of Scho n b ru n n , V ie n n a ; Mr. Stra tto n , Curator
of th e Cambridge Botanic G a rd en s; Mr. J . H en d e rso n , o f W e n tw
o rth ; Messrs. Rollisson, o f T o o tin g ; and Booth, of H am b u rg .
I t is in th e Catalogues of Messrs. Sira, of F o o t’s C ra y ;
Rollisson, of T o o tin g ; V e itch , of Che lsea; Ja ckson, of K in g s to n ;
E . G. H en d e rso n , o f W e llin g to n N u r s e ry ; A. H en d e rso n , of
P in e -ap p le P la c e ; K e n n e d y , of Covent G a rd e n ; Stansfield, of
T o dmo rd en ; Cooling, o f D e rb y ; and Booth, of H am b u rg .
T h e illustration is from a p lan t in my own collection.
GENUS II I.
L Y G O D IU M . S w a r t z .
A GENUS of climbing F e rn s , twining aro u n d su pports, and
growing to a g re a t he ig h t. T h e pinnæ conjugate. Veins
forked and free, ex ten d in g b ey o n d th e margin, and forming
sporangiferous spiculæ.
Mr. Smith, in his “ Catalogue of th e F e rn s C u ltiv a ted at
K ew ,” enumerates—
Palmatum, Sw a r tz, N o rth America.
F lex u o sum, Sw a r tz, E a s t In d ie s.
Scandens, Sw a r tz, E a s t Indies.
Ja p o n icum , Sw a r tz, Japan.
A rticu la tum, A . Ilic h a rd , N ew Zealand.
T h e re is no B ritish repre sentative.