Fertile pinnule— under side. 



ANGIOPTEKIS TEYSMANNIANA. 



De Yriese. J. Smith. Moore. Kunze. 



PLATE LXXVI. VOL. VIII. 



Angiopteris — From aggrion — a vessel, and jpteris — a wing. 

 Teysmanniana — ? 



Another very handsome, large-fronded species. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Java. 



Fronds bipinnate and lanceolate; pinnae alternate, thick at 

 the base; pinnules articulated. 



Stipes much swollen at the base, covered when young with 

 soft, brown, chaffy scales. 



Pinnules half an inch wide, and from three to six inches long. 



Veins forked; venules parallel and free. 



llhizoma fleshy. 



Sori dorsal, involucrate, sessile, oblong in form, in two 



contiguous rows. 

 VOL. VIII. 



2 G 



