Po rtio n of fe rtile F ro n d , u n d e r side.
LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM.
S w a r t z . .1. S m it h .
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Ophioglossum fiexuosum,
Lygodium dichotomum,
Hydroglossum flexuosum.
L iN N iE U S .
S w a e t z . H o o k e r a n d G r e v i l l e .
W i l l d e n o w .
Lygodium—Yrom lygodes—ficfsMe, in allusion to the twining habit
o f the plants. Flexuosum—Winding.
A VERY b e a u tifu l c lim b in g F e r n , w h ic h d e se rv e s to b e e x te
n s iv e ly g row n , a n d is th e fin e s t p la n t o f th is g e n u s .
A stove species.
Na tiv e of th e E a st In d ie s and th e Ma layan Archipelago.
Cu ltivated in th e Roya l Gard en s, K ew , in 1834.
F ro n d s su b -b ip a rtite ; pinnules about twelve inches in len g th ,
smooth and vivid g re en , palmate, lanceolate-acuminate, se rrulate,
th e fertile ones v e ry much na rrow e r, an d bearin g th e spore-
cases along th e edges.
Veins b ranching and conspicuous.
T h e fronds, which are in pairs on in ch long stalks and
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