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New Zealand Ferns 
( 121 ) N. exaltata (exalted). A fern with a very 
much broader frond than N. cordifolia, an abundant 
tropical species, so far reported only from the Kerma- 
decs. 
Description . — Root short, indistinct, emitting long, wiry creep- 
ing suckers. Stalks 3 to 9 inches long, stout, erect. Fronds nu- 
merous, 1 to 3 feet long by 4 to 5 inches broad, rather stiff in 
texture. Midribs and sometimes the under surface of the leaflets 
woolly. Seeds numerous, close to the margin, rather small. 
Kermadec Islands : Sunday Island, sandy flats in Denham Bay ; 
not seen elsewhere. An abundant tropical fern all round the 
world. 
