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6. Nephrolepis volubilis J. Sm. 

 Rhizome climbing and bearing at intervals, 

 lateral spurs covered with chestnut scales. 

 Stipes tufted on the spurs, scaly. Fronds 

 pinnate ; pinnae oblong, blunt, crenate, base 

 suddenly narrowing and slightly auricled on the 

 upper side. Surfaces naked. Texture rather 

 leathery. Sori near the margin ; indusium firm, 

 kidney-shaped. 



GENUS XXXV. OLEANDRA CAV. 

 (The fronds resemble Oleander leaves.) 

 Sori round, in a single row on each side of 

 the midrib. Indusium kidney- shaped. Fronds 

 entire. Stipes pointed. Rhizome wide-creep- 

 ing. 



Oleandra musaefolia Kunze. 



Rhizome wide-creeping, covered with long 

 golden scales. Stipes 1-2 inches long, jointed 

 quite near the base. Fronds single or more 

 rarely in tufts ; 12-20 inches long, ij inches 

 broad, lanceolate, elliptical, acuminate. Texture 

 mem bran aceous, both surfaces hairy. Midrib 

 scaly below. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Panch- 

 gani. 



