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NEPARODIUM ATHAMANTICUM, Hooker, Sp. Filicum, iv. 125 (1862). 
Often growing in the holes of ant-bears and jackals, and hence providing 
a valuable danger-signal of pitfalls to equestrians. Near Chirinda, 3800 ft., 
nn. 875 & $16 ; Lusitu River, 3000 ft., n. 875 a. 
Distrib. South Africa. 
NEPHRODIUM UNITUM, А. Br. Prod. 148 (1810). 
Mt. Maruma, 3500 ft., n. 860; Kurumadzi River. Jihu, 2000 ft., n. 861. 
Distrib, Very wide. 
NEPHRODIUM MOLLE, А. Br. Prod. 149 (1810). 
Chirinda Forest, 3700-4000 ft., nn. 864, 865, 867, 870 ; near Chirinda, 
3800 ft., nn. 868 & 869: Kurumadzi River, Jihu, 2000 ft., n. 862 a. 
Distrib. Very wide. 
NEPHRODIUM CICUTARIUM, Baker, Syn. Filicum, 299 (1867). 
Gemmiferous, — Chirinda Forest, 3700-4000 ft., п. 523 : Inyamadzi Valley, 
2500 ft., n. 824; Mt. Pene, 6500-7000 ft., n. 824 a. 
Distrib. Very wide. 
NEPHROLEPIS CORDIFOLIA, Presl, var. UNDULATA, Mett. in Kuhn, Filices 
African, 156 (1868). 
Chirinda Forest, 8700-4000 ft. ; n. 856. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa, and Comoro Islands. 
PoLYPODIUM PROLIFERUM, loa, in Wall. List, n. 312 (1828). 
Fronds creeping among boulders at river's edge and rooting here and 
there. Inyamadzi Valley, 2500 ft.; n. 855. 
Distrib. Angola to New Caledonia. 
POLYPODIUM INCANUM, Sw. Prod. 131 (1788). 
Chirinda Forest, 5700-4000 ft.; n. 809. 
Distrib. United States to Chile and Argentina: South Africa. 
PoLYPODIUM AFRICANUM, Mettenius, Ueb. einig. Farngattung, 1. Polypodium, 
131 (1857). 
Chirinda Forest, 3700-4000 ft., n. 425; Chipete forest pateh, 3800 ft., 
n. 425 a. 
Distrib, South and West Africa. 
POLYPODIUM rLEPIDOTUM, Willd. in Schlechtend. Adumbr. Filicum. 17 
(1825). 
Epiphytie on Brachystegia Randi and other trees. Melsetter, 6000 ft., 
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