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Micropteris, mikros, small, pteris, a small Fern. 



Microsorum, mikros, small ; small sori. 



Microstaphyla, mikros, small, staphyle, a bunch ; the fertile 



frond being like a little bunch. 



Mohria, in honour of D. D. Mohr, a German botanist. 

 Monogramma, mono, one, gramma, a line ; sori in one line 



on each frond. 

 Myriopteris, myrios, myriad, pteris ; the frond being divided 



into a number of small parts. 



Neottopteris, neottia, nest, pteris; Bird's-nest Fern. 

 Nephrodium, nephros, kidney ; form of the indusium. 

 Kephrolepis, nepliros, kidney, lepis, scale ; the indusium 



being kidney-shaped and scale-like. 



JSTeurocallis, neuron, a nerve, Jcallos, beautiful ; the venation. 

 Neurodium, neuron, nerve ; the venation. 

 Niphiclium, nipnos, of snow, idium, like ; like niphobolus. 

 Niphobolus, nipJios, of snow, ~bolos, a large pill ; the under 



side of the frond densely covered with white scales, 



snow-like and the round sori. 



Niphopsis, niplios, snow, opsis, like ; like niphobolus. 

 Notholcena, nolhos, spurious, chlcena, cloak ; the imperfect 



indusium. 



Ochropteris, ochros, pale ; pale Fern. 



Odontosoria, odontos, of a tooth, sori ; the sori-like teeth. 



Oleandra, resemblance to Nerium Oleander; the Oleander. 



Olfersia, in honour of Professor Olfers, a celebrated astro- 

 nomer. 



Onoclea, onos, a vessel, Ideio, to enclose ; the rolled-up fer- 

 tile segments of the frond. 



Onychium, onychion, a little nail ; resemblance to the fertile 

 segments of the fronds. 

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