Pinna of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM LATIPES. 



Langsdorff and Fischer. Kunze. Link. 



PLATE XXXTX. VOL. II. 



Goniophlebium latipes, 

 Marginaria latipes, 



J. Smith. Mooee and Houlston. 

 Peesl. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Latipes — Broad-footed . 



In the Section Goniophlebium of Authors. 



There are a number of Ferns very similar to each other as 

 garden plants, although, botanically speaking, distinct. Of these 

 we have figured and described Polypodium Catharmce, P. va- 

 cillans, and P. harpeodes. There seems to be a little confusion 

 amongst botanists as regards these species, and perhaps the 

 present Fern may not be distinct from P. Catharince. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Brazil and St. Catharine. 



Fronds pinnatifid, alternate, glabrous, somewhat slender and 

 pendulous, and in this respect differs from the species above 

 referred to; lateral, and articulated on a green, creeping rhi- 

 zoma, covered with peltate, fimbriated, brown scales; pinnules 

 linear-oblong, membranous, somewhat obtuse, undulated, and 

 repand. 



Sori small and biserial; yellowish in colour. 



