Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



PLATYCEEIUM STEMMARIA. 



Desyaux. Kunze. Presl. {Not of Schott.) 



PLATE I.XII. VOL. VIT. 



Acrostichum stemmaria, Beauvais. Palis, {Not of Commeeson.) 



" cethiopicum, Beauvais. Palis. 



" alcicorne, Swartz. Palis. Schkuhr. 



Tlatycerium stemaria, Mooee. Desvaux. J. Smith. 



Nevroplcdi/ceros cethiopicus, Plukenet. Pee. 



Platycerium — From the Greek, platys — broad, and keras — a horn. 

 Stemm aria — Stemmaria. 



An interesting species, less known than P. alcicorne in 

 collections, yet nevertheless a very curious and handsome Fern 



