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ACROSTICHUM CRINITUM. 



FILICES. — Gyratje. Br. Polypodiacejs. Kaulf. Filices verae. Willd. 



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Gen. Char. ACROSTICHUM, Linn. Sori amorphi, seu Capsula per totam paginam inferiorem 



frondis (interdum diversae) vel ad ejus partem sparsae. Indusium nullum (nisi squamulae, v. setae 



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in quibusdam capsulis interstinctae) . Br. 



. Sp. Pl. v.b.p. 108. 



Acrostichum crinitum; paleaceo-villosum, frondibus ellipticis obtusis ciliatis, fertilibus minoribus, 



stipitibus villosissimis. 

 Acrostichum crinitum. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1 523. Swartz. Syn. Fil. p.ll. 

 Lingua cervina villosa amplis foliis subrotundis. Plum. Fil. p. 109. £. 125. 



Hab. In Martinicae arborum truncis. Plumier. Insula Sancti Vincentii. Rev. L. Guilding. 



Radix e fibris ramosis, pubescentibus. 





Caudex nullus, nisi reliquiae stipitum vetustorum. 



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Stipes 6 — 8-pollicaris, crassitie pennse anserinae, semiteres, densissime villosus, villis longis, purpureo-nigris, basi 



dilatatis, horizontalibus. 



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Frondes steriles non raro pedales, ellipticae seu ovales, basi apiceque obtusissimse, paululum undulatae, crassiusculae, 



luteo-virides, costa prominente percursae, utrinque villis nigris margineque ciliatae. Hi villi insigniter fragiles 



sunt et sub lente basi dilatatae, reticulata?, marginibus 

 supra margine villosae, subtus fructiferae. 



Frondes fertiles plerumque duplo minores 



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Capsulce totam inferiorem partem, costa excepta, tegentes, intense fuscae, annulo vix completo cinctae, pedicellatae 



pedicello capsula subaeque longo. 

 Semina sphaerica, subreticulata. 

 Fig. 1. Capsula clausa. f. 2. Eadem dehiscens. f. 3. Pedicellus. f. 4. Semina: — magn. auct. 



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Acrostichum crinitum seems to be a plant of very rare occurrence ; the only station, hitherto 



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given, being the Island of Martinique, where indeed the fructification does not appear to have been 

 discovered. Our friend Mr. Guilding has sent us truly magnificent specimens from the Island of 

 St. Vincent, in various states ; and from these our figures have been made. 



