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m a r g in e f r o n d is r e p lic a t o , d is c o v e n o s o c a p su lif e r o , lim b o m em b r a n a c e o lib e r o . B r .
A d ia n t u m m a cì- o p h y llu m - , f r o n d e p im ia tii, p in n is s u b o p p o s it is subfalcEitis a c um in a t is in c is o -s e r r a t is
b r e v is s im e p e t io la t is , in fe r io r ib u s c o r d a to - su b h a s ta t is , su p e r io r ib u s t r a p e z o id e is , in v o lu c r is l in e a
r ib u s s u b c o n t in u is .
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A d ia n tum s im p l e x a u t v ix d iv isum & c. B r o w n J a m . t. 3 8 . f 1.
T r ic b om a n e s m a ju s n ig r u m See. S io a n e J a m . v . \ . p . 8 1 .
H a r . J am a ic a . B r o w n , S io a n e , T V i le s . In s u la S a n c t i V in c c n t li. R e v . L . G u i ld in g . S a n c t i
T r in ita t is . L a e k lm r t . A d a d itum sp o lu n cm d o G n a c h a r o , p r o p e C a r ip e , a lt. 5 0 0 h e x a p .
H u m b o ld t .
R a d ix coespitosa, fibrosa, fibris numerosis, valde ramosis, subtomentosis.
S£i>Vi>s plurimi e x eadem radice, palmares ad spitbamæam, erecti, teretes, aterrimi, nitidissimi.
F ro n s spithamoea ad pedalem et ultra, simpliciter pianata; pinnis brevissime petiolatis, digitalibus, inferioidbus
oppositis, cordato-subhastatis, superioribus nap ezoid eis, te rm in a li non raro hinc uiiiLobata, omnibus inoe-
qualibus superne sublunatis, acuminatis, versus apicem præcipue inciso-sevratis, indistincte radiato-venosis,
supra viridibus, subnitidis, subtus spai-sis subgiaucis fronde sterili pinnis lalLoribus. R a ch is teres, atra,
nitidissima.
Seni marginales, subcontinui, medium versus pinnarum, lateve superiore et in feriore inserti.
In vo lu cm m lineare, membranaceum, fuscum.
Capsidæ longe pedicellatoe.
S emina subtriangularin, semipelhicida, fiisca.
F ig . 1. Portio pinnoe cum soro. f. 2. Capsulæ. f. 3. Semina.
H a v in g r e c e iv e d s om e fin e sp e c im e n s o f t h is n o b le F e r n f r om .J am a ica , a s w e ll a s f r om S t . V in c
e n t a n d T r in id a d , w c c o u ld n o t r e s is t t h e t em p t a t io n o f g iv in g a f ig u r e o f it , a lt h o u g h a v e ry g o o d
o n e , o f a s in g le f e r tile f r o n d , e x is t s in th e ra re a n d c o s t l y w o r k o f H u m b o ld t a n d K u n t li.
T h e s p e c ie s m o s t n e a r ly a llie d t o t h is is t h e A d . obliqmtm o f S p r e n g e l, o r r a th e r o f W i l l d e n o w ;
o n ly th a t t h e la t t e r s e em s t o h a v e c o n f o u n d e d th e A d . lucidum w it h it . I t is , h o w e v e r , m u c h sm a lle r
th a n A . macrophyllum, le s s a n g u la r tow a r d s t h e b a s e , m o r e g la u c o u s b e n e a th , w it h m o r e n um e r o u s
so r i a n d a p u b e s c e n t r a ch is.