Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



POLYPODIUM LONGIFOLIUM. 



Lowe. 



PLATE LXI. VOL. II. 



Fhymatodes longifolia, 

 Grammitis longifolia^ 

 Drynaria revoluta, 

 Polypodium contiguum. 



J. Smith. 

 Blume. 

 J. Smith. 

 Wallich. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Longifo Hum — Long-leaved. 



In the Section Drynaria or Authors. 



An interesting rare Fern. 



A stove species; evergreen. 



Native of Malacca, Java, and Luzon. 



Fronds simple, linear-lanceolate, increasing in width for a 

 third of the length of the frond, then widest, and gradually 

 narrowing for the upper two-thirds; apex acuminate. Stem 

 ebeneous at the base. 



Veins immersed, indistinct, and anastomosing. 



