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Madras Presidency, western mountains, 
2,000-4,000 feet; Ceylon, up to 3,000 feet | 
Burma.— Philippines. F 
4. Nephrodium extensum Hk, 
Rhizome creeping. Stipe naked or hairy. 
Fronds up to four feet long and 14 feet’ broad, 
pinnate ; pinnz about 3-inch broad, pinnatifid 
two-thirds to the midrib into linear oblong 
lobes, lower pinnz 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. Nephrodium molle Desv. 
Rhizome erect or creeping. Stipes hairy, 
scaly or naked. Fronds 1-3 feet long, pinnate ; 
