Platycerium grande J.Sm.

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1X100» Platyoerium grande J* Sm. Epiphytes upon
limbs or tranks of trees in moist bamboo forests or in
densely wooded ravines of rivers or streems at 2600 feet
(having a range fro® 3000 feet to 1000); the rigid root«
atook subereet, giving rise at the terminal exterior
portion to new fertile and sterile fronds (the old dead
leaves forming or filling the interior basal receptacle
and serves as a moisture preserver)} sterile fronds asesnd-
lag» the eleft divisions recurved, suboylindriof at the bsse
closely surrounding the basel reoeptaole or origin and
flAO* of attachment of the **osto«k? coriaceous, oabbage
green especially warn on the «liter side; veins bluish purple;
fertile fronds pendulous« also eleft! ultimately divided
into strap-like appendages» gradually tapering from the
strongly flattened and rigid base, similsr in oolor and
texture to the sterile ones, the frown blotches or sort
near the margin of the simuqisi of the lower or tmdar sides
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rootstock tips oothed with sift yellowish brown scales;
roiaya, mj, mobOJEr’S FIELD NOTES
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
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TODAYA (MT. APO), DISTRICT OF DAVAO
ISLAND OF MINOANA^, JULY, 1 909
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