Pinna of mature barren Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM AURITUM. 



Lowe. 



PLATE LI. VOL. II. 



Phegopteris aurita, 

 Gymnogramme aurita, 

 Grammitis aurita. 



J. Smith. 



HOOKEE. 

 T. MOOKE. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Auritum — Eared. 



In the Section Phegopteris of Authors. 



A species but little known. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of the East Indies. 



The fronds, which are pinnate, are somewhat lanceolate in 

 form, being widest in the centre of the frond, narrowing both 

 to the base and apex. Pinnae pinnatifid and linear-lanceolate; 

 apex acuminate, sub-opposite, the three lower pairs distant, the 

 others approximate. Pinnules rounded and simple, except the 

 basal ones in the three lowest pinnee, which are pinnatifid; the 

 inferior basal one is nearly twice the size of the others. 



Veins pinnate, apices free and club-headed. 

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