Danaea
(named after Pierre Martin Dana, a writer on the plants of Piedmont). ORD. Filices. A remarkable and distinct genus of stove ferns, not very extensively cultivated. Rhizomes woody. Fronds pinnate, rarely simple, fleshy, coriaceous; pinnae usually articulated. Sori linear, occupying the whole length of the veins, and crowded so as to cover the whole under surface of the divisions of the fertile fronds. For general culture, see Ferns. D. alata (winged). sti. of barren fronds 2in. to 6in. long. barren fronds 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long, 6in. to 8in. broad, with eight to ten pinnae on each side; central ones short-stalked, 3in. to 5in. long, 3/4in. broad, the apex acuminate, serrated, the base rounded. fertile fronds on a longer stipe, the pinnae stalked more distinctly, 1in. to 3in. long, acute or obtuse. West Indies.
Among the twelve species described by Baker, the following are given as possible inhabitants of our stoves: elliptica, Moritziana. and nodosa.