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Madras Presidency, western mountains, 

 2,000-4,000 feet ; Ceylon, up to 3,000 feet ; 

 Burma. Philippines. 



4. Nephr odium extensum Hk. 

 Rhizome creeping. Stipe naked or hairy. 



Fronds up to four feet long and i J feet broad, 

 pinnate ; pinnae about J-incli broad, pinnatifid 

 two-thirds to the midrib into linear oblong 

 lobes, lower pinnae not reduced. Texture her- 

 baceous. Rachis naked or hairy. Upper sur- 

 face slightly hairy, lower surface glandular 

 hairy. Veinlets pinnate in each lobe ; 10-13 

 on each side, the lowest pair anastomosing 

 with a free ex-current veinlet or meeting at the 

 sinus without the ex-current veinlet, or quite 

 free. Sori towards the apex of the veins. 



Distribution: Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Sirsi, Munchkerri, growing in swampy 

 places. 



South India, Tinnevelly Hills ; Ceylon, 

 Central Provinces, 3,000-4000 feet ; Burma ; 

 Penang ; Malay Peninsula ; Malay Islands. 



5. Nephr odium molle Desv. 

 Rhizome erect or creeping. Stipes hairy, 



scaly or naked. Fronds 1-3 feet long, pinnate ; 



