Pinna of mature Frond — under side. 



CYCLOPELTIS SEMICORDATA. 

 J. Smith. Moore and Houlston. Kunze. 



PIATE III. VOL. VI. 



Aspidium semicor datum, 

 Lastrea semicordata, 

 JPhanerophlehia Nephrolepis, 

 jPolypodiwm caducum, 



SwAETz. Plumier. Sprengel. 



Presl. 



Fee. . • 



Humboldt. (?) 



Cyclopeltis — A small round buckler. 



Semicordata — Semicordate. 



An interesting yet uncommon cultivated species^ only to be 

 met with in large collections. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of the American Meridian, the West Indies, Mexico, 

 Jamaica, and the Philippine Islands. 



Introduced into the Hoyal Gardens, Kew, in 1844, having 

 been received from Mr. N. Wilson. 



Fronds lanceolate, pinnate, the pinnae being glabrous, falcate- 

 lanceolate, sessile; from four to five inches in length; irregularly 

 auriculate at the base, and articulated with the rachis. 



Fronds terminal, adherent to a short, stout, somewhat tufted 

 rhizoma, which is scaly. 



Pachis pubescent. 



Sori circular, medial, biserial. Indusium peltate. 



Length of frond from two to three feet; colour bright shining 



