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tanks; Castle Rock, on the banks of the 
Dhuski River and on the edge of a tank; 
Dharwar District, Kunnur, under Pandanus, 
on borders of rice-fields; Goa Territory, near 
Dood Sagor. 
‘Throughout the Indian region in swampy 
places.—Tropical Asia, Africa, Australia and 
America. 
3. Nephrodium pteroides J. Sm. 
Rhizome creeping. Stipes scaly. Fronds 
up to four feet or more long, two feet broad, 
pinnate ; pinnz }~-1 inch broad, pinnatifid about 
one-third to the midrib, lobes triangular, sharp 
pointed; lower pinnze not reduced. Texture 
herbaceous. Rachis naked or hairy. Upper 
surface slightly hairy, lower glandular hairy. 
Veinlets pinnate in each lobe, 7-9 on each side, 
lowest pair anastomosing with a free ex-current 
veinlet. Sori on the back of the upper vein- 
lets and nearer their apex, confined to the 
lobes. 
Distribution: Bombay Presidency—North 
Kanara, Kumbarwada, Anshi, Nilkund, Sirsi,. 
Ekambi, Munchkerri, Tyagli, Siddhapur, to. 
Jog, Katgal, growing in dry shady places in 
evergreen jungle. 
