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nate in the lobes, 6-8 on each side, the lowest 

 two pair anastomosing with an ex-current vein- 

 let. Sori on the back of the veins but a little 

 nearer the apex than the costule ; indusium 

 kidney-shaped, naked. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Jog, Sumkund, Katgal. Growing in 

 swampy places. 



Malacca ; North-East Bengal, up to i,5oo 

 feet from Nepal to Assam ai;d Chittagong. 



8. Nephr odium truncatum Presl. 



Rhizome erect or creeping. Stipe raked or 

 hairy. Fronds up to 4 feet long, pinnate ; pinnae 

 up to ii inches long, ij-inch broad, pinnatifid 

 about half-way to the midrib into blunt lobes, 

 more or less square at the apex ; lower pinnae 

 reduced, though not to mere auricles. Texture 

 herbaceous. Rachis hairy or naked. Surfaces 

 hairy or naked. Veinlets pinnate in the lobes, 

 6-9 on each side, two (rarely 3-4) lowest ones 

 anastomosing, with an ex-current veinlet. Sori 

 on the back of the veins, nearer the costule 

 than the margin ; indusium kidney-shaped. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara. 



