Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



PTEKIS ASPERICAULIS. 



Wallich. J. Smith. 



PLATE VIII. VOL. IV. 



Pteris — Brake . 



Aspericaulis — Rougli-stalked, 



One of the most beautiful Ferns, being dwarf and compact 

 in habit, and very conspicuous in colour. Discovered by Dr. 

 Wallich. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of India. 



Fronds glabrous, pinnate, the lowermost pinnae bipartite, 

 nearly sessile, and opposite; pinnse. deeply pinnatifid or pinnate, 

 attenuated, and adnate towards the apex; segments linear, fal- 

 cate, and decurrent at the base, rather obtuse, slightly crenulate, 

 and covered on the under side with minute white dots. 



Veins forked or simple. 



Stipes and costa purplish when young, the former rough. 



Fronds terminal, on an upright rhizoma. 



Sori chiefly on the middle portions of the segments. 



