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ANGIOPTERIS TEYSMANNIANA.
D e V i i ie s e . J. S m it h . M o o r e . K ü n z e .
P L A T E L X X V I . V O L . V I I I .
Angiopteris—From aggrion—a vessel, and p te r is—a wing.
Teysmanniana— ................. ?
A n o t h e r v e r y h a n d s o m e , l a r g e - f r o n d e d s p e c ie s .
An evergreen stove F e rn .
Na tiv e of Java.
F ro n d s b ip in n a te aud lanceolate; pinnæ a lte rn a te , th ick at
th e b a se ; pinnules articulated.
Stipes much swollen at th e base, covered wh en y o ung with
soft, b rown, chaffy scales.
P in n u le s h a lf an in ch wide and from th re e to six inches long.
Veins fo rk ed ; venules para lle l an d free.
E hizoma fleshy.
Sori dorsal, involúcrate, sessile, oblong in form, in two
contiguous rows.
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