Portion of Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



PTERIS MACROPTERA 



Link. 



PLATE VII. VOL. IV. 



LitohrocJda maa^optera, 

 " intermedia, 



Pteris intermedia, 



J. Smith. 



Peesl. 



Kaulfuss. 



Pteris — Brake. 



Macroptera — Large-winged. 



In the Section Litobrochia of Authors. 



The Pteris macroptera is a distinct handsome species, well 

 worthy of being generally cultivated, yet seldom to be met 

 with in collections. 



The form of the frond is triangular-elongate, bipinnatifid 

 below, and pinnatifid above; the pinnae profoundly pinnatifid. 

 The pinnse are triangularly elongate below, becoming more 

 elongate above. Pinnse opposite; apices attenuated; margin 

 serrate. 



Veins reticulated. 



