rinna of mature Frond— ujipcr side. 



ASPLENIUM LASERPITIIFOLIUM. 



Lamarck. Swartz. Willdenow. Blume. Hooker. 

 Brackenridge. Mettenius. Moore. 



PLATE XIII. 



Asplcnium rohustum, 

 " tripinnatum, 



" riparium, 



" patens. 



Blume. 



roxbuegh. 



Bkackenbidge, (not Liebmasn.) 



Kaulfdss. Hookee and Aenott. 



Mettenius. Mooee. 



Aspleniitm — Spleenwort. 



Laserpitiifolmm — Benzoin-leaved. 



In the Section Euasplenium of Authors. 



A VERY handsome Fern, and closely allied to the Asplenium 

 cuneatum of Laniai'ck. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the East Indies, Mexico, China, Java, Luzon, 

 Malay Islands, etc. 



Fronds ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, membranaceous, tripinnate ; 

 the primary pinnee petiolate; ultimate pinnules and segments 

 cuneate and small. Caudex stout, the base scaly. 



