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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 onthe 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 1,500 
feet from Nepal to Assam ai:d Chittagong. 
8. Nephrodium truncatum Pres. 
Rhizome erect or creeping. Stipe naked or 
hairy. Fronds up to 4 feet long, pinnate ; pinnz 
up to 11 inches long, 12-inch broad, pinnatifid. 
about half-way to the midrib into blunt lobes, 
more or less square at the apex; lower pinne 
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. 
