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Definition of Cyrtomium
1. Noun. Small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Family Athyriaceae, Family Dryopteridaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyrtomium
Literary usage of Cyrtomium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of the Ferns of British India, Ceylon and the Malay Peninsula by Richard Henry Beddome (1883)
"GENUS L.—cyrtomium. (Presl.) (Derivation not known. ... cyrtomium FALCATUM. (Sw.)
Stipes tufted, 6-12 inches long, densely clothed below with large dark ..."
2. The Floral World and Garden Guide by Shirley Hibberd (1864)
"friend cyrtomium falcatum, which is worth a place anywhere among ferns, and
fortunately it will grow anywhere and is always noble. ..."
3. Species Filicum: Being Descriptions of the Known Ferns, Particularly of Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1862)
"A. (cyrtomium) falcatum, Sw. ; caudex short stout erect, stipites tufted a span
... Apparently common in the Chinese and Japanese seas. 50. A. (cyrtomium) ..."
4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"As cyrtomium and ... for instance, are closely related, and no crested cyrtomium
has been found, I sowed cyrtomium falcatum and C. ..."
5. A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns: Containing Species and Varieties by Edward Joseph Lowe (1868)
"IN THE SECTION cyrtomium OF AUTHORS. A HANDSOME rare Fern, said to be as large
as cyrtomium falcatum. An evergreen stove species. Native of the East Indies. ..."
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