. Heredity and evolution in plants. Heredity; Plants. THE EVOLUTION OF PLANTS 207 It was in recognition of their vegetative resemblances that the Pteridosperms were first called (by Potonie) Cycado- filices, now Cycadofilicales. Van Tieghem tersely de- scribed them as "phanerogams without ; 141. A Modem Fern-like Cycad.—One of the modern cycads {Stangeria paradoxaY is of much interest in this. Fig. ^ paradoxa Moore. Specimen from the cycad house at the New York Botanical Garden, bearing, at the apex of the stem a carpellate cone. (Photo from New York Botanical G
. Heredity and evolution in plants. Heredity; Plants. THE EVOLUTION OF PLANTS 207 It was in recognition of their vegetative resemblances that the Pteridosperms were first called (by Potonie) Cycado- filices, now Cycadofilicales. Van Tieghem tersely de- scribed them as "phanerogams without ; 141. A Modem Fern-like Cycad.—One of the modern cycads {Stangeria paradoxaY is of much interest in this. Fig. ^ paradoxa Moore. Specimen from the cycad house at the New York Botanical Garden, bearing, at the apex of the stem a carpellate cone. (Photo from New York Botanical Garden.) connection. So closely does it resemble a certain fern {Lomaria) that the botanist Kunze, who first described it when it was brought from Natal to the botanic garden at Chelsea, England, supposed it was a fern, and named it Lomaria eriopus. The specimen possessed no fruit, which would have helped to identify it. Its leaves, with circinate 1 Stangeria paradoxa Moore = Stangeria eriopus (Kunze) Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gager, C. Stuart (Charles Stuart), 1872-1943. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co.
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