Pinna of fertile Frond, under Bide. 



POLYPODIUM SQUAMATUM. 



LlNNiEUS. PlUMIER. 



PLATE XXXIV. 



Lepicystis squamata, 



J. Smith. 



Poll/podium — Polypody. 



Squamatum — Scaly. 



In the Section Lepicy.stis of Authors. 



There are several species which Mr. Smith has formed into 

 a genus, under the name of Lepicystis. They consist of the 

 Polypodium incanum of Swartz, the Polypodium sepultum of 

 Kaulfuss, and the Polypodium squamatum of Linnaeus, (the 

 present species.) These species have pinnatifid fronds, which 

 are densely squamose. The veins are anastomosing, the lower 

 exterior venule of each fascicle being free, and bearing the 

 sporangia on its apex, within the costal areoles. The sori are 

 circular, and protrude through the dense squamfc. 



The Polypodium squamatum is very handsome, and rare in 

 cultivation. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the West Indies. 



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