Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM PELTIDEUM. 



KUNZE. 



PLATE XLII. VOL. II. 



Phymatodes peltidea, 

 Chrysopteris peltidea, 

 Polypodium phymatodes, 

 Pleopeltis lati folia, 

 Drynaria latifolia. 



J. Smith. 

 Link. 



SCHKUHE, {not of LlNN^US.) 



loddiges. 

 Fee.? 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Peltideum — Target-like . 



In the Section Drynaria of Authors. 



Another interesting Drynaria, with bright shining fronds. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the East Indies. 



Introduced into England in 1823. 



Fronds pinnatifid, somewhat cuneate in form. Segments 

 narrowing to the apex, but not sharp-pointed. The stipes 

 and rachis reddish brown. In a frond twelve inches in length, 

 seven and a half inches are naked. Midrib of veins green. 



