Ptisana smithii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Murdock

PLANTS OF FIJI
A. C. Smith, no. 89U8, sheet I	Oct 15-27, 1953
middle pinnae
Marattia smithii Mett.
det. G. Brownlie 1973
nNdimbi.,T Caudex subterranean, about 15> cm.
diam.; fronds to It nu long, the stipe about
2 nu long and 3 - U cm. diam* above the
enlarged base, the pinnae usually 6 or 7 pairs*
VITI LEVU: Namosi: Hills east of Wainikoroiluva River, near
Namuamua; alt. 50-200 m.; dense forest.
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
National Science Foundation
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