. The ferns of Bombay. Ferns. 74 12. Adiantum concinnum H. B. K. Rhizome somewhat creeping. Stipe 4-8 inches long, black polished, naked. Frond i-i^ feet long, 6-g inches broad, ovate, triangular, 2-3 pinnate ; pinnules rhom- boidal, J-f inch across, obliquely wedge-shaped at the base, outer edge more or less rounded and lobed with the lobes entire, crenate or blunt; rachis and surface naked. Texture membra- naceous. Sori kidney-shaped, placed in hollows on the lobes. [Fig. 29.] Distribution : Tropical America from Mexico to West Indies, southwards to Peru and Brazil. Fig. 29.—Adi
. The ferns of Bombay. Ferns. 74 12. Adiantum concinnum H. B. K. Rhizome somewhat creeping. Stipe 4-8 inches long, black polished, naked. Frond i-i^ feet long, 6-g inches broad, ovate, triangular, 2-3 pinnate ; pinnules rhom- boidal, J-f inch across, obliquely wedge-shaped at the base, outer edge more or less rounded and lobed with the lobes entire, crenate or blunt; rachis and surface naked. Texture membra- naceous. Sori kidney-shaped, placed in hollows on the lobes. [Fig. 29.] Distribution : Tropical America from Mexico to West Indies, southwards to Peru and Brazil. Fig. 29.—Adiantum concinnum H. B. K, Pinnule (nat. size): 13. Adiantum collisii Moore Stipe and rachis black, polished, naked. Frond about as long as broad, at least four- pinnate ; pinnules up to J-inch broad, wedge- shaped at the base, outer edge rounded and deeply lobed with the lobes finely 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 Blatter, Ethelbert, 1877-1934; Almeida, J. F. d' (Joseph Francis). Bombay, D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co.
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