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Portion of a segment of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM CORONANS. 



Wallich. 



PLATE LVIII. VOL. II. 



Drynama coronans, 

 Fhymatodes coronans, 



J. Smith. Fee. 

 Pbesl, 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Coronans — Crowning. 



In the Section Drynaria of Authors. 



Polypodium coronans is a magnificent species. It is very 

 rare, being only, as far as I am aware, to be found in the 

 collection at Kew P. coronans of Gardens is the P. morhil- 

 losuni of Presl, which is figured in this volume, Plate XXXII. 

 Although in some respects these species may be said to resemble 

 each other, yet they are exceedingly distinct. The colour of 

 the frond and the form and disposition of the sori is widely 

 different, whilst the habits of the . two plants are nearly similar. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of the East Indies and Malacca. 



The fronds, which are deeply pinnatifid, are rigid and tri- 

 angularly-elongate. Pinnse alternate and elongate, apex ending 

 in a fine point, about twenty pairs and an ultimate one. 



