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DAVALLIA MAJUSCULA.
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Microlepia majuscula ? M o o e e .
D a v a llia—l a honour o f Edmund Davall, a Swiss botanist.
Majuscula—Somewhat larger.
I n t h e S e c t i o n M i c r o l e p i a o p A u t h o r s ,
T h i s handsome species has not h ith e rto been described. I t
was raised from spores received from In d ia b y Mr. E . Sim, of
F o o t’s Cray, and is at p re sen t extreme ly rare.
Native country unknown.
T h e fronds, which are spreading and trip in n a te , are p a rtly
erect in h ab it an d membranaceous. Pinnae and pinnules a lte rnate.
Pinna; (ex c ep t ne a r th e apex) an d also th e basal pinnules,
p etiolate, th e supe rior basal segment la rg e ; segments d e cu rren t
and ro u n d ed , apices of pinnules pointed.
Eachis and stipes m inutely h irsute.
L e n g th of fro n d from five to six fe e t; colour pale green.
Sori situ a ted a t the base of each indent.
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