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(t) Fronds drooping ; pinnz up to eight 
inches long, 1% inches broad, acu- 
minate ; upper base rarely shortly 
auricled. 
3. N. acuta. 
(2) Fronds erect; pinnz 2-3 inches. 
long, 4-4 inch broad, acute; 
base always distinctly auricled, 
the upper auricle the larger. 
4. N. exaltata. 
(wz) Pinnz laciniate, covered with ferru- 
gineous hairs. 
5. N. rufescens. 
II. Rhizome climbing. 
6. N. volubtiis. 
1. Nephrolepis cordifolia Baker 
Caudex almost erect, giving off wiry fibres. 
(stolons) bearing tufts of fronds at intervals. 
and often bearing tubers. 
Stipes tufted, wiry, scaly. Fronds up to two 
feet long, pinnate; pinnz 1-1} inches long, 
4-8 inch broad, margin entire or crenate, 
lower base rounded or cordate, the upper base 
distinctly auricled. Texture leathery. Rachis 
