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New Zealand Ferns 
(116) N. setigerum (bristly). Hitherto reported only 
from the Kermadec Islands. 
Description . — Root short. Stalks 1 to 2 feet long or more, 
firm, erect, straw-coloured, slightly chaffy at the base, smooth 
above. Fronds tufted, 1 to 3 feet long by 9 to 18 inches broad, 
pale-green, membranous. Midribs densely clothed with hairs on 
upper surface ; under side of the fronds bristly. Seeds copious, 
small. 
Kermadec Islands : Ravines on north side of Sunday Island, 
not uncommon. 
An abundant species throughout Polynesia, ranging from Aus- 
tralia to Malaya, India, China, and Japan. 
