Hemionitis
(old Greek name used by Dioscorides, from hemionos, a mule; supposed to be barren). ORD. Filices. A genus comprising eight species of stove ferns, found in both hemispheres. Sori continues along the veins, and copiously reticulated. The species are admirably suited for growing in Wardian cases. For culture, see Ferns.
H. cordata (heart-shaped). cau. erect. sti., of the barren fronds, 2in. to 4in. long; of the fertile ones, about 1ft. long, densely fibrillose at base. fronds 6in. to 9in. long, 1in. to 2 1/2in. broad, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, edge sub-entire, base narrowed. sori confined to the veins. India, &c.
H. palmata (palmate). cau. erect. sti., of barren fronds, 4in.; of the fertile one, 6in. to 12in. long, hairy. fronds 2in. to 6in. each way, palmate, with five nearly equal lanceolate divisions; both surfaces villose. West Indies, &c., 1793. (H. E. F. 53.) H. pinnata (pinnate). sti. 6in. to 9in. long, glossy, dark chestnut-brown, clothed with soft yellowish hairs. fronds 5in. to 6in. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, the apex deeply pinnatifid, below this two or three pairs of distinct pinnae, the upper ones oblong-lanceolate, the lowest larger and forked at the base, all repand. Jamaica.