Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



ACROSTICHUM QUEECIFOLIUM. 



E-ETZIUS. SWARTZ. SCHKUHR. SpRENGEL. 



PLATE XLIX. VOL. VII. 



Gymno'pteris quercifolia, 

 (( (< 



" Neitneri, 



Osmunda trijida, 

 Ophioglossum ceilan icum, 

 Dendroglossa querci folia. 



Beenhardi. Presl. 



J. Smith. Mooee. 



Sim's Catalogue. 



Jacquin. 



houttuyn. 



Fee. 



AcrosHchum — From the Greek, aJcros — liigli, and sticlios — order. 

 Quercifolmm — Oak-leaved. 



In the Section Gymnopteris of Authors. 



An uncommon and singular dwarf species, having short- 

 stalked, nearly prostrate, oak-leaf-shaped, inch wide, barren 

 fronds; rather hirsute, with short brown hairs. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of the Island of Ceylon. 



Fronds ternate and lateral. The fertile fronds very much 

 contracted, linear, sub-repand, halbert-shaped, erect, and on 

 lengthy footstalks. 



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