Ferns: British and . Portion of mature Frond—under side. JSTEVRODIUM LANCEOLATUM. Fee. J. Smith. PLATE LXIV. A. VOL. II. Fteris lanceolata, Tcenitis lanceolata,Pteropsis lanceolata^Drymoglossum laiiceolatunif LiNN^us. Plumiee. SWAETZ. SpEENGEL. Kaulfuss. Kunze. E. Beown. Desvaux. Peesl. J. Smith. Moobe & Houlston. Nevrodium—^Fibrous or sinewy. Lanceolatum—Lance-shaped. An interesting very rare species, having much the looks ofa Pteris; rare in cultivation. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Barbadoes. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1843, by
Ferns: British and . Portion of mature Frond—under side. JSTEVRODIUM LANCEOLATUM. Fee. J. Smith. PLATE LXIV. A. VOL. II. Fteris lanceolata, Tcenitis lanceolata,Pteropsis lanceolata^Drymoglossum laiiceolatunif LiNN^us. Plumiee. SWAETZ. SpEENGEL. Kaulfuss. Kunze. E. Beown. Desvaux. Peesl. J. Smith. Moobe & Houlston. Nevrodium—^Fibrous or sinewy. Lanceolatum—Lance-shaped. An interesting very rare species, having much the looks ofa Pteris; rare in cultivation. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Barbadoes. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1843, by Purdie. Fronds simple, lanceolate, contracted at the apex, wherethey are soriferous; base attenuated. Veins compoundly anastomosing, producing variously directedfree veinlets. Venation internal. 142 NEVRODIUM LAMCEOLATUM. Sori linear, continuous, and intramarginal, situated on theupper portion of the frond. Fronds lateral, articulated on a creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from ten to sixteen inches; colour a richpa
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