OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 
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Fig. 85 . — Nitophyllum erosum : a, plant; b, part of a 
lacinia, with a conceptacle; c, vertical 
section of a conceptacle; d, frusticle of 
frond, to show marginal fringe and sori; 
e, tetraspore. (After Harvey.) 
Nitophyllum erosum Harvey. 
Laciniae linear obtuse, 8 mm. to 10 mm. wide, with wide axils. Cysto- 
carps sparingly scattered over the frond, crowned with forked processes 
like those of the margin. Frond 2 cm. to 10 cm. long. Sori oblong or oval, 
i mm. long, thickly strewn over the surface of the frond. Colour a full 
deep-red. 
Western Australia, South Australia (Eastern Bays), Victoria. 
