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Portion of matm-e Frond— under side. 



NOTHOCHL^NA MARANTtE. 



K. Brown. J. Smith. Desvaux. Fee. 



Kaulfuss. Sadler. 



PLATE XVTII. A. 



Notholcena Marantm, 

 NothochlcBua subcordata, 

 Notochlcena Marantce, 

 Ceterach Marantce, 

 Cincinalis Marantce, 



" subcordata, 

 Acrostichum Marantce, 



suhcordatum, 

 canariense. 



Presl. 



Desvaux. 



Link. 



De Candolle. 



Destatjx, 



Desvaux. 



SCHKUHK. LlJSri^'iEUS. 



Spkengel. Wilidenow. 

 LoisELEUK. Deslongchamps. Stuem. 

 La Peyiiouse. 

 Cavanilles. 



WiLLDENOW. 



NotliochlcBna — Spurious cloak. 



Marantce — Marauta' s. 



This interesting species, so seldom to be met with, even in 

 the larger collections of Ferns, is, nevertheless, a very desirable 

 plant. The rich red-coloured scales of the under side of the 

 frond is a feature so characteristic, that where Ferns are culti- 

 vated for their distinctness of character, Nothochlcena Marantce 

 should be more frequently grown. 



Sprengel, Wilidenow, Schkuhr, Linnajus, etc., have considered 

 the present Fern to be an Acrostichum, whilst De Candolle 

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