Cassebeera
(derivation obscure). ORD. Filices. Stove Ferns, from Brazil. sori terminal on the veins, subglobose or oblong, not reaching beyond the branches of a single vein. Involucre inserted distinctly within the margin, and separate from it, of the same shape as the sorus, and pressed down upon it. For culture, &c., see Ferns.
C. pinnata (pinnate).* sti. 6in. to 12in. long, short, erect. fronds about 6in. each way, pinnate; pinnae crenate, linear-oblong; margins of the segments much incurved in the mature plant. sori in close rows along the margins. C. triphylla (three-leaved). sti. 2in. to 3in. long, slender, wiry fronds digitate, 3/4in. each way; segments three to five, nearly equal, linear oblong. sori in close rows along the margins of the segments. 1824.