Portion of barren Frond. 



POLYPODIUM PEOLIFEEUM. 



Lowe. 



PLATE XVIir. VOL. IT. 



Goniopteris 'proUfera, 

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Meniscium proliferum. 



Peesl. J. Smith. Fee. 



MOOEE AND HOULSTON. 

 SWAETZ. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Proliferum — Proliferous . 



In the Section Goniopteris of Authors. 



A SINGULAR, straggling, free-growing Fern, bearing young 

 plants from the stipes of the fronds. These plants grow quite 

 large fronds whilst on the parent stem, indeed the illustration 

 is one of these plants. I believe that it has never fructified in 

 this country. 



A stove species. 



Native of the East Indies. 



Introduced into England in the year 1820. 



Fronds pinnate, slender, pinnse membranous, oblong-acuminate 

 in form, and pubescent; slightly cordate at the base, and having 

 the margin crenate-dentate. Lateral, adherent to a creeping 

 rhizoma. 



Length from twelve to thirty-six inches; colour dull green. 



