Pinna from the apex of mature Frond— under side. 



ASPLENIUM UMBROSUM. 



J. Smith. {Not of Schrader.) 



PLATE XLI. VOL. V. 



Polypodium umhrosum, 



Aspidium umhrosum, 



Allantodia umhrosa, 

 (I it 



Athyrium umhrosum. 



AlTON. 



»SWAETZ. SCHKUHE. 



E. Beown. Eaulfuss. 

 KuNZE. Link. 

 Peesl. Pee. 



A sp lenium — Spleenwort. 



Umhrosum — Shade-loving. 



In the Section Allantodia of Authors. 



A HANDSOME exhibition plant; known in this country as early 

 as 1779, and introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1833. 



An evergreen greenhouse species. 



Native of the Island of Madeira. 



The fronds, which are glabrous, are somewhat ovate in form, 

 tripinnate; pinnae lanceolate, the basal ones standing forwards; 

 pinnules lanceolate. Segments linear-oblong; apex circular; the 

 margin crenato-dentate; lower ones remote and pinnatifid. 

 VOL. V. z 



