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A S P I D I U M F I L I X -M A S , S w a r t z .
Male Fern.
A s p i d i u m F i l i x -m a s : — R o o t -s to ck short, s tout, a sc en d in g
o r e re c t ; s ta lk s ra re ly o v e r a foot long, v e r y ch a ffy w ith
la rg e lanceo la te -acum in a te s c a le s and sm a ller ones in te rm ix e d ;
frond s s tan d in g in a c rown , one to three fe e t long, h alf-everg
re en , firm -membran a ceous, b ro ad ly oblong-lanceola te, s l ig h t ly
n a rrow ed tow a rd the base, p in n a te or sub -b ip in n a te ; p innæ
lanceola te-acumina te from a broad base, pinnatifid a lm o s t
or ra re ly qu ite to th e m id r ib ; se gm en ts smo o th and fu ll-g re en
above, s l ig h t ly p a ler and b e ar in g a few little ch a ffy s ca les
beneath, n o rm a lly o b lo n g , obtuse or e ven trunca te, s l ig h t ly
toothed, in an oth er form ovate -lan ceola te , a cu tish and pinn
a te ly in c ise d ; v e in s free, fo rked o r p in n a te ly b ran ch ed into
from tw o to five v e in le t s ; sori ra th er large, nearer the
m id v ein than th e m a rgin , com m on ly o c cu r r in g o n ly on the
low e r h alf o r tw o -th ird s o f each se gm en t ; in d u sia co n v e x
w h en y o u n g , ra ther firm, smo o th o r m in u te ly g lan d u la r ,
orbicular-reniform.
A s p i d iu m F i l i x -m a s , S w a r t z , in S c h r a d e r s Jo u rn a l, ii., ( 1 8 0 0 ) p . 3 8 ;
Syn. F i l , p. 55. — S c h k u h r , Krypt. G ew ., p. 4 5 , t. 4 4 .—
W il ld en o w , Sp. P I, v., p. 259. — L in k , F i) . Hort. B e r o l ,
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