ENUMERATION OF PLANTS COLLECTED.
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ENUMERATION OF PLANTS COLLECTED.
I. - PHAENOGAMIA.
Clematis--indivisa, Willd. hexasepala, DC. Colensoi, var. rutaefolia, Hook. f.
Ranunculus--lappaceus, Sm., var. multiscapus, Hook. f. macropus, Hook. f.
Drimys-axillaris, Forst.
Nasturtium--*palustre, DC.
Cardamine--*hirsuta, L.
Lepidium--oleraceum, Forst
Viola-filicaulis, Hook. f. Cunninghamii, Hook. f.
Melicytus--ramiflorus, Forst.
Pittosporum--tenuifolium, Banks and Sol.
Claytonia-Australasica, Hook. f.
Montia-- *fontana, L.
Hypericum--gramineum, Forst. Japonicum, Thunb.
Plagianthus--betulinus, A. Cunn.
Aristotelia--racemosa, Hook. f.
Elaeocarpus--Hookerianus, Raoul.
Linum--monogynum, Forst.
Geranium--dissectum, L., var. Carolinianum, sub-var. pilosum, Forst. microphyllum, Hook. f.
Pelargonium--Australe, Willd., var. clandestinum, L'Her.
Oxalis--Magellanica, Forst.
Melicope--simplex, A, Cunn.
Pennantia--corymbosa, Forst.
Discaria--Toumatou, Raoul.
Coriaria--ruscifolia, L. thymifolia, Humb.
Carmichaelia--flagelliformis, Col.
Sophora--tetraptera, Aiton, var. microphylla, Jacq.
Rubus--Australis, Forst.; and var. glaber, Hook, f. " cissoides, A. Cunn.
Geum--urbanum, L., var. strictum.
Acaena--Sanguisorbae, Vahl.
Tillaea --verticillaris, DC.
Drosera--binata, Labill.
Haloragis--alata, Jacq.
Myriophyllum--elatinoides, Gaud.
Gunnera--monoica, Raoul.
Leptospermum--scoparium, Forst. ericoides, A. Rich.
Metrosideros--hypericifolia, A. Cunn. lucida, Menzies.
Myrtus--obcordata, Hook. f.
Fuchsia--excorticata, Linn. f. procumbens, R. Cunn.
Epilobium--alsinoides, A. Cunn. rotundifolium, Forst. junceum, Forst. pubens, A. Rich, macropus, Hook.
Mesembryanthemum--Australe, Sol.
Tetragonia--expansa, Murray.
Hydrocotyle--elongata, A. Cunn.
Aciphylla--squarrosa, Forst. **Colensoi, Hook, f., Handb. FI. N. Z, p. 92; vide also Plate 1, and "Observations on Genera and Species," in present memoir.
Ligusticum--intermedium, Hook. f. aromaticum, Banks and Sol.
Angelica--Gingidium, Hook. f. geniculata, Hook. f.
Daucus--brachiatus, Sieber.
Panax--crassifolium, Dene, and Planch. Colensoi, Hook. f.
* Species that are also British are printed in "Italics" ** those that are new to science, in "Egyptian." Vide Foot Note p. 17.
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Schefflera--digitata, Forst.
Griselinia--lucida, Forst.
Loranthus--Colensoi, Hook. f. micranthus, Hook. f.
Tupeia--Antarctica, Cham, and Schl.
Viscum--**Lindsayi, Oliver. Handb. Fl. N.Z., p. 108; vide also plate 2, and "Observations on Genera and Species," in present memoir.
Coprosma--lucida, Forst. rotundifolia, A. Cunn. acerosa, A. Cunn. linariifolia, Hook. f. parviflora, Hook. f.
Galium--umbrosum, Forst.
Asperula--perpusilla, Hook. f.
Olearia--nitida, Hook. f. Ilicifolia, Hook. f. Avicenniaefolia, Hook. f. virgata, Hook. f., and var. y.
Celmisia--**Lindsayi, Hook. f. Handb. Fl. N.Z., p. 132, vide also plate 3, and "Observations on Genera and Species," in present memoir, longifolia, Cass.
Vittadinia--Australis, A. Rich.
Lagenophora--Forsteri, DC. pinnatifida, Hook. f.
Cotula--Coronopifolia, L. dioica, Hook. f.
Craspedia--fimbriata, DC.
Cassinia--fulvida, Hook. f. Vauvilliersii, Hook. f.
Gnaphalium--bellidioides, Hook. f. trinerve, Forst. *luteo--album, L. involucratum, Forst. collinum, Labill.
Erechtites--arguta, DC. quadridentata, DC.
Senecio--bellidioides, Hook. f. lautus, Forst.
Microseris--Forsteri, Hook. f.
Crepis--**Novae--Zelandiae, Hook. f. Handb. Fl. N.Z., p. 164; vide also plate 3, and "Observations on Genera and Species," in present memoir.
Taraxacum--*Dens-leonis, Desf.
Sonchus--*oleraceus, L.
Wahlenbergia--gracilis, A. Rich. saxicola, A. DC.
Gaultheria--antipoda, Forst. rupestris, Br., var. Colensoi, Hook. f.
Leucopogon--Frazeri, A Cunn.
Dracophyllum--longifolium, Br.
Myrsine--Urvillei, A. DC,
Samolus--littoralis, Br.
Parsonsia--albiflora, Raoul. rosea, Raoul.
Myosotis--Antarctica, Hook. f. capitata, Hook. f.
Convolvulus--Tuguriorum, Forst. *Soldanella, L.
Solanum--aviculare, Forst.
Mimulus--radicans, Hook. f.
Veronica--salicifolia, Forst. elliptica, Forst.
Myoporum--laetum, Forst.
Salicornia--Indica, Hook. f.
Polygonum--*aviculare, L., var. Dryandri, Spr.
Muhlenbeckia--adpressa, Lab.
Rumex--flexuosus, Forst.
Pimelea--prostrata, Vahl.
Euphorbia--glauca, Forst.
Fagus--Menziesii, Hook f.
Epicarpurus--microphyllus, Raoul.
Urtica--ferox, Forst.
Parietaria--debilis, Forst.
Libocedrus--Bidwillii, Hook. f.
Podocarpus--Totara, A. Cunn. spicata, Br. Dacrydioides, A. Rich.
Dacrydium--Cupressinum, Soland.
Corysanthes--macrantha, Hook. f.
Microtis--porrifolia, Sprengel.
Pterostylis--Banksii, Br.; and var. Australis, Hook. L
Thelymitra--longifolia, Forst.
Prasophyllum--Colensoi, Hook. L
Libertia--grandiflora. Sweet.
Typha--*angustifolia, L.
Potamogeton--*heterophyllus, Hook. L
Ruppia--*maritima, L.
Rhipogonum--scandens, Forst.
Cordyline--Australis, Hook. f.
Astelia--nervosa, Banks and Sol.
Arthropodium--candidum, Raoul.
Anthericum--Hookeri, Col.
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Phormium--tenax, Forst.
Juncus--Australis, Hook. f. vaginatus, Br. 1 planifolius, Br. *bufonius, L.
Luzula-- *campestris, DC.; and var. picta, A. Rich. Oldfieldii, Hook. f.
Leptocarpus--simplex, A. Rich.
Eleocharis--gracilis, Br.
Isolepis--nodosa, Br. riparia, Br.
Desmoschoenus--spiralis, Hook. f.
Lepidosperma--tetragona, Labill.
Uncinia--Australis, Pers. Banksii, Boott.
Carex--virgata, Sol., and var. secta, Boott. Gaudichaudiana, Kunth. ternaria, Forst. testacea, Solander. lucida, Boott. Forsteri, Wahlenberg. trifida, Cavanilles.
Hierochloe--redolens, Br.
Echinopogon--ovatus, Palisot.
Dichelachne--crinita, Hook. f.
Agrostis--aemula, Br. quadriseta, Br.
Arundo--conspicua, Forst.
Danthonia--semi-annularis, Br. and var. pilosa, Br. Cunninghamii, Hook. f.
Deschampsia--*caespitosa, Palisot. Trisetum--Antarcticum, Trinius.
Poa--imbecilla, Forst. breviglumis, Hook. f. anceps, Forst. **Lindsayi, Hook. f. Handb. FI. N. Z, page 340; vide also plate 4, and "Observations on Genera and Species," in present memoir. **Colensoi, Hook. f. Handb. Fl. N.Z., page 338. Australis, Br., var. laevis., Br.
Festuca--littoralis, Br. *duriuscula, L.
Triticum--scabrum, Br.
II.-- CRYPTOGAMIA.
I.--FILICES.
Cyathea--dealbata, Swartz. medullaris, Swartz.
Hymenophyllum--multifidum, Swartz. Javanicum, Sprengel. Handb. Fl. N.Z., p. 747. (crispatum, Wallich,)
Adiantum--affine, Willd.
Hypolepis--Millefolium, Hook. tenuifolia, Bernhardi.
Pellaea--rotundifolia, Forst.
Pteris--aquilina, L., var. esculenta, Forst. incisa, Thunb.
Lomaria-- procera, Sprengel; var. major, Hook. " minor, Br. fluviatilis, Sprengel. membranacea, Colenso, lanceolata, Sprengel. alpina, Sprengel.
Lomaria--discolor, Willd.
Asplenium--obtusatum, Forst. lucidum, Forst.; and var. Lyallii, Hook. f. flabellifolium, Cavanilles. polyodon, Forst. bulbiferum, Forst.; and var. laxa, Br. " tripinnata, Hook. f. flaccidum, Forst.
Aspidium--aculeatum, Swartz, var. vestitum, Hook. Richardi, Hook.
Nephrodium--hispidum, Hook.
Polypodium--Australe, Mettenius.
Grammitidis, Br. pennigerum, Forst. rupestre, Br. Billiardieri, Br.
Leptopteris--Hymenophylloides, Presl.
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Ophioglossum--vulgatum, L., var. costatum, Br.
Botrychium--cicutarium, Swartz, var. Virginicum, Hook. f.
11.-- LYCOPODIACEAE.
Lycopodium--Billardieri, Spreng. clavatum, L., var. Magellanium, Swartz, volubile, Forst.
III.--MARSILEACEAE.
Azolla--rubra, Br.
IV.--MUSCI.
Dicranum--Menziesii, Tayl. introflexum, Hedw. dicarpon, Nees.
Didymodon--*purpureus, Hedw.
Leucobryum--candidum, Hampe.
Syntrichia--princeps, De Not.
Grimmia--**ptychophylla, Mitten, Linds., New Otago Cryptogams, p. 280. **basaltica, Mitten. Handb. Fl. N.Z., p. 125. tricbophylla, Grev.
Webera--nutans, Hedw.
Bryum--chrysoneuron, G. Muller. campylothecium, Tayl.
Hypnum--tenuifolium, Hedw. aristatum, Hook. f. and Wils. chrysogaster, C. Muller, aciculare, Schw. muriculatum, Hook. f. and Wils.
Meteorium--molle, Hedw.
Trachyloma--planifolium, Brid. arcuatum, Hedw. Menziesii, Hook, comosum, Schw.
Isothecium--Arbuscula, Hook.; and var. clandestinum, Hook. f. and Wils. ramulosum, Mitten, angustatum, Mitten, spininervium, Hook.
Hookeria--nigella, Hook. f. and Wils.
Neckera--laevigata, Hook. f. and Wils.
Trachypus--Hornschuchii, Mitten. flexicaulis, Tayl.
Leskea--hispida, Hook. i. and Wils. hastata, C. Muller.
Rhacopilum--strumiferum, C. Muller.
Fissideus--rigidulus, Hook. f. and Wils.
Rhizogonium--bifarium, Hook.
Hypopterygium--scutigerum, Beauv. pallens, Hook. f. and Wils.
Cyathophorum--bulbosum, Hedw.
Pogonatum--aloides, Brid. Polytrichum-- *commune, Hedw. tortile, Swartz.
Polytrichadelphus--Magellanicus, Hedw. Dawsonia--superba, Grev.
V.--HEPATICAE.
Plagiochila--fasciculata, Lindbg. arbuscula, Lindbg.
Trichocolea--lanata, Hook. f. and Nees.
Polyotus--palpebrifolius, Hook.
Madotheca--Stangeri, Gottsche.
Frullania--falciloba, Hook. f. and Tayl.
Androcryphia--confluens, Tayl.
Sarcomitrium--prehensile, Tayl.
Symphyogyna--flabellata, Hook.
Marchantia--tabularis, Nees.
Anthoceros--*loevis L.
VI.-- LICHENES.
Collema--*leucocarpum, Tayl.
Sphaerophoron--tenerum, Laur.
Cladonia--*pyxidata, L. *fimbriata, Hoffm. *degenerans, Flk.; and var. *euphorea, Ach. " *haplotea, Ach. " lepidota, Ach. " erratica, Linds, *rangiferina, Hoffm. var. pumila A cb. aggregata, Sw.
Stereocaulon--mixtum, Nyl. ramulosum, Nyl. corticatulum, Nyl,
Usnea--*barbata, Fr.; and var. *florida, L. " *plicata, Fr. " *hirta, Fr." *articulata, Fr.
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Ramalina--*calicaris, Ach.; and var. *fastigiata, Fr. " Eckloni, Spr. " linearis, Sw. " geniculata, Bab. *scopulorum, Ach.
Peltigera--*rufescens, Hoffm.
Nephroma--Antarcticum, Jacq., var. tenue, Nyl.
Stictina--dissimilis, Nyl. *crocata, L. *fuliginosa, Dicks.
Sticta--latifrons, Rich. filix, Hoffm. Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 422. *damoecornis, Ach.,var. **subcaperata, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 247; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 422, pl. xxix., figs. 34--6. **subcoriacea, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 247; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 420, pl. xxix., figs. 34--6. Urvillei, Del.; and var. flavicans, Hook. " Colensoi, Bab. orygmaea, Ach. rubella, Hook, and Tayl. granulata, Bab. dissimulata, Nyl. var. multifida, Laur. fossulata, Duf.; and var. Richardi, Mont, physciospora, Nyl. Freycinetii, Del. **episticta, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 248; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 421.
Ricasolia--coriaceae Hook, and Tayl. *herbacea, DN., var. **adscripta, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 248; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 420, pl. xxix., fig. 33. Montagnei, Bab.
Parmelia--*perlata, Ach.; and var. *ciliata, Seiner. *perforata, Ach. *physodes, Ach., var. enteromorpha, Ach.
Parmelia--*pertusa, Schrank. *saxatilis, Ach.; and var. *omphalodes, Fr. " panniformis, Schaer. *laevigata, Ach.; and var. *sinuosa, Sm. *olivacea, Ach. *caperata, Ach. *conspersa, Ach. *Mougeotii, Schaer.
Physcia--*chrysophthalma, L. *parietina, L. *stellaris, Fr.; and var. radiata, Nyl. *coesia, Fr. **plinthiza, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 249; Linds., New Otago L. and F, p. 417, pl. xxix., fig. 32.
Umbilicaria--*polyphylla, Hffm.
Pannaria--**immixta, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 249; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 418. pl. xxix., fig. 28.**gymnocheila, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 250; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 418, pl. xxix., fig. 29. leucosticta, Tuck. *nigra, Huds.
Psoroma--sphinctrinum, Mont.; and var. **pholidotoides, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 250; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 419, pl. xxix., figs. 30-1.
Placopsis-- *gelida, L. **perrugosa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 250; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 419, pl. xxix., fig. 17.
Squamaria--*galactina, Ach., var. dispersa, Pers.
Placodium-- *murorum, DC.
Lecanora--*vitellina, Ach. *aurantiaca, Lightf, var. *erythrella, Ach. pyracea, Ach. **homologa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 251; Linds., New Otago L and F., p. 414, pl. xxix., figs. 13-4.
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Lecanora--**peloleuca Nyl, Lich. N.Z., p. 251; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 414, pl. xxix, fig. 15. **thiomela, Nyl., Lich., N.Z., p. 252; Linds., New Otago L and F., p. 414. pl. xxix, fig. 16. umbrina, Ehrh. ferruginea, Huds. *cinerea, Ach. *atra, Ach. punicea, Ach. chrysosticta, Tayl. *parella, Ach. *glaucoma, Ach. *simplex, Dav.
Urceolaria--*scruposa, Ach. stictica, Krb.
Pertusaria--*communis, DC. *velata. Turn. **perrimosa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 253; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 418, pl. xxix, figs. 26-7. **perfida, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 253; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 417, pl. xxix, figs. 24-5.
Thelotrema--*lepadinum, Ach. monosporum, Nyl.
Coenogonium--implexum, Nyl.
Lecidea--furfuracea, Pers. subsimilis, Nyl. *sabuletorum, Flk. trachona, Plot., var. **marginatula, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 254; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 413. **allotropa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 254; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 413. *coarctata, Ach., var. **exposita, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 254; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 413, pl. xxix, fig. 12. **melanotropa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 255; Linds., New Otago L. and F,, p. 412, pl. xxix, fig. 10.
Lecidea--marginiflexa, Tayl. millegrana, Tayl. *pulverea, Borr., var. Laurocerasi, Del. **leucothalamia, Nyl.; and var. **melachroa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 255; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 413. **Otagensis, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 255; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 411, pl. xxix,, figs. 7-8. arceutina, Ach. **amphitropa, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 256; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 412, p. xxix, fig. 11. *parasema, Ach.; and var. *latypea, Ach., " *enteroleuca, Ach. *contigua, Fr.; and var. *crustulata, Ach. *lapicida, Fr., var. declinans, Nyl. *fusco--atra, Ach. *petroea, Flot. *stellulata, Tayl. *myriocarpa, DC. *lenticularis, Ach. *grossa, Pers. **flavido-atra, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 257; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 412, pl. xxix, fig. 9. *geographica, Ach.
Abrothallus--**Curreyi, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 409, pl. xxix, figs. 1-5. *oxyspora, Tul.; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 410, pl. xxix, fig. 6.
Melanospora--**Otagensis, Linds., New Otago Melanospora, p 426, pl. v., figs. 7-12; New Otago L. and F., p. 411.
Opegrapha--**agelaeoides, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 257; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 416, pl. xxix, fig 19. **spodopolia, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 257; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 416, pl. xxix, fig. 20.
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Opegrapha--**sub--effigurans, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 258; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 415, pl. xxix, fig. 18.
Platygrapha-- **longifera, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 258; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 417, pl. xxix, figs. 22-23.
Arthonia--excedens, Nyl. **platygraphella, Nyl., Lich. N.Z., p. 258; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 417, pl. xxix, fig. 21. conspicua, Nyl.
Verrucaria--*pallida, Ach. *nitida, Schrad.; and var. nitidella, Flk. glabrat a, Ach. *epidermidis, Ach., var. *punctiformis, Ach. *maura, Wahl.
VII.-- FUNGO-LICHENES.
Microthelia--**perrugosaria, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 437, pl. xxx, figs. 23-28. **Cargilliana, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 439, pl. xxx, figs. 31-34.* **t Ramalinaria, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 440, pl. xxx, figs. 44-46.
Phymatopsis--**dubia, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 422, pl. xxx, figs. 36-42.
VIII.-- FUNGI.
Agaricus--hypnorum, Fr., var. sphagnicola, Currey.
Polyporus--*adustus, Fr., var. *igniarius, Fr. borealis, Fr. sanguineus, Fr.
Stereum--*hirsutum, Fr. lobatum, Fr.
Corticium--ochroleucum, Fr., var. Ileodictyon--gracile, Berk.
Geaster--*fimbriatus, Fr.
Lycoperdon--*giganteum, Batsch. *coelatum, Bull.
AEcidium--**Otagense, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 430, pl. xxx, figs. 61-74.
Peziza--*lignyota, Fr.
Helotium--*aeruginosum, Fr.
Patellaria--*atrata, Fr.; Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 427, pl. xxx, figs. 16-17.
Hypoxylon--*concentrieum. Bolt.
Nectria--**Otagensis, Curr., Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 428, pl. xxx, figs. 53-60.
Sphaeria--**Lindsayana, Curr., Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 423, pl. xxx, figs. 1-7. **Otagensis, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 425, pl. xxx, figs. 8-15. **Martiniana, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 427, pl. xxx, figs. 18-22.
Dothidea--**Otagensis, Linds. [Celidium dubium, Linds., New Otago L. and F., p. 449, pl. xxx, figs. 47-52.; Addenda to N.Z. Cryptogams, p. 201.]
IX.--ALGAE, (MARINE.)
Cystophora--retroflexa, J. Ag. Lyallii, Harv.
Fucodium--chondrophyllum, J. Ag.
Hormosira--Banksii, Ag.
D'Urvillaea--utilis, Bory.
Macrocystis--pyrifera, Ag.
Mesogloia--intestinalis, Harv.
Chordaria--sordida, Bory.
Chondria--macrocarpa, Harv.
Polyzonia--cuneifolia, Mont.
Bostrychia--arbuscula, Harv.
Polysiphonia--Lyallii, Hook. f. and Harv. botryocarpa, Hook. f. and Harv.
Laurencia--virgata, J. Ag.
Gracilaria--coriacea, Harv.
Plocamium--angustum, Hook. f. and Harv.
Rhodymenia--epymenioides, Harv.
Gymnogongrus--furcellatus, Ag.
Callophyllis--Hombroniana, Kutz. erosa, Hook. f. and Harv.
Gigartina--radula, J. Ag. Uvida, J. Ag.
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Iridaea--lusoria, Harv.
Nemastoma--Daviesii, Harv.
Ptilota--formosissima, Mont.
Ceramium--* rubrum, Ag.
Porphyra--*laciniata, Ag.
Enteromorpha--*compressa, Grev. intestinalis. Link.
Codium--*tomentosum, Ag.
Conferva--Darwinii, Kutz.
III.-- PROTOPHYTA.
I.--PALMELLACEAE.
Palmella--*cruenta, Ag.
II.--DIATOMACEAE, (Fresh--water.)
Epithemia--*gibba, Ehr. *musculus, Kutz. *Westermanni, Ehr. *Zebra, Ehr. *turgida, Ehr. *Sorex, Kutz.
Eunotia--*gracilis, Sm.
Himantidium--*pectinate, Kutz. *bidens, Ehr.
Meridion--*circulare, Grev. *constrictum, Ralfs.
Denticula--*tenuis, Kutz.
Odontidium--*mutabile, Sm.
Fragilaria--*capucina, Desm.
Nitzschia--*parvula. Sm. ? *Amphioxys, Ehr. *minutissima, Sm. *spathulata, Breb.
Homoeocladia--*sigmoidea, Sm.
Synedra-- *minutissima, Kutz. *radians, Kutz. tenuis, Kutz. *delicatissima, Sm. *tenera, Sm. *Ulna, Ehr., var. q. Sm. acuta, Ehr. *fasciculata, Ag.
Cymatopleura--apiculata, Sm.
Tryblionella--*gracilis, Sm. debilis, Rylands MSS. *angustata, Sm. *levidensis, Sm.
Surirella--*biseriata, Breb. *linearis, Sm. *splendida, Ehr. *tenera, Greg. *ovata, Kutz. *minuta, Breb. elegans, Ehr.
Campylodiscus--*cribrosus, Sm.
Diatomella--*Balfouriana, Grev.
Cyclotella-- *operculata, Kutz. *Kutzingiana, Thw.? *punctata, Sm. minutula, Kutz.
Hyalodiscus--subtilis, Bail.
Melosira--*sub flexilis, Kutz. *varians, Ag. *orichalcea, Mert.
Actinoptychus--undulatus, Kutz.
Cocconeis--*Pediculus Ehr. *Placentula, Ehr.
Achnanthidium--*lanceolatum, Breb. *lineare, Sm. *coarctatum, Breb. *trinode, Arn.
Achnanthes--*exilis, Kutz.
Cymbella--*cuspidata, Kutz. **Lindsayana, Grev., New So. Pacific Diatoms--Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., vol. viii, p. 234, pl. iii, figs. 5-8; Linds., N.Z. Protophyta, p. 7. obtusiuscula, Kutz. *Helvetica, Kutz.
Cocconema--*lanceolatum, Ehr.
Amphora--*ovalis, Kutz.
Gomphonema--*constrictum, Ehr. *curvatum, Kutz. *cristatum, Ralfs. Augur, Ehr. *tenellum Kutz.
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Gomphonema--*intricatum, Kutz. *Vibrio, Ehr. *dichotomum, Kutz. *aequale, Greg.
Navicula--*loevissima, Kutz. *Cocconeiformis, Greg. *Claviculus, Greg. *elliptica, Kutz. *inflata, Kutz. *pusilla, Sm. *crassinervia, Breb. *cryptocephala, Kutz. *affinis, Ehr. *rhomboidee, Ehr. *lanceolata, Ag. *cuspidata, Kutz., var. *Craticula, Ehr. *scita, Sm. *firma, Kutz. *tumida, Breb.
Pinnularia--Sm. viridis, *acuminata, Sm. *peregrina, Ehr.
Pinnularia--*radiosa, Sm. *viridula, Sm. *Stauroneiformis, Sm. *gibba, Ehr. *mesolepta, Ehr. *interrupta, Sm. *subcapitata, Greg. *borealis, Ehr.
Stauroneis--constricta, Ehr. *anceps, Ehr. *linearis, Ehr. platystoma, Ehr. *Phoenicenteron, Nitz. *gracilis, Ehr. **scaphulaeformis, Grev., New and rare Diatoms, Jour. Micros. Science, July 1866, p. 85, pl. ix, fig. 32. **rotundata, Grev., New and rare Diatoms, Jour. Micros. Science, July 1866, p. 85, pl. ix, figs. 30-31.
Mastogloia--*lanceolata, Thw.
Colletonema--*vulgare, Thw. *neglectum, Thw.
NUMERICAL ABSTRACT.
* Otago Flora, p. 253.
* Otago Flora, p. 254.
* Otago Lichens, p. 357.
* New Zealand Protophyta, p. 9.
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My collection was too fragmentary and limited to warrant generalisations as to the Otago Flora. But the data are quite sufficient to justify my indicating--as facts of special interest to the local botanist--the comparatively large proportion of species--
1. New to science--collected casually, by a traveller, in the earliest settled district of Otago,--that which includes the immediate vicinity of the capital. This number is greatest by far among the Fungi and Lichens, simply, in all probability, because these groups of Cryptogams had been previously less collected and studied in New Zealand than any other section of its Flora.
2. New to Otago, and in a great measure also to New Zealand.
3. That are also British.
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CONTINUITY OF VARIATION IN RELATION TO THE LIMITATION OF SPECIES.
From a large mass of "Observations on Genera and Species," I select a few,--which may illustrate the following points of interest to the student of the New Zealand Flora:--
1. DEFECTIVE DEFINITIONS OF SPECIES AND VARIETIES. 1 --In studying New Zealand plants, it constantly occurred to me to find it difficult or impossible to refer individuals to the book-species or varieties at present established. In many genera there is such a continuity of variation 2 --such a chain of passage--forms connecting varieties and species--so great a variation of the individual from the species or type--that limitation at all is either set at defiance, or, at least, the limits assigned in published Floras are much too trivial, precise, and minute. According to my experience, there are comparatively few genera of New Zealand plants containing more than one species,--the constituent groups of which are established on a basis, which is likely to be permanent or satisfactory. In particular, I have experienced great difficulties in assigning individual plants to their book-species or varieties in the following genera:--
Podocarpus, Libocedrus, and Phyllocladus,--among Coniferae.
Cordyline, Phormium, Astelia,--among Liliaceae.
Sophora and Carmichaelia,--among Leguminosae.
Fuchsia and Epilobium,--among Onagrariae.
Olearia, Senecio, and Gnaphalium,--among Compositae.
Gaultheria and Dracophyllum,--among Ericeae.
Juncus and Luzula,--among the Junceae.
Poa and other genera of Gramineae.
Lomaria, Asplenium, Polypodium, and other genera of Filices.
Panax.
Pittosporum.
Aristotelia.
Libertia.
Coprosma.
Parsonsia.
Potamogeton.
Carex.
Wahlenbergia.
Veronica.
Muhlenbeckia.
Tetragonia.
Pimelea.
Geranium.
Acaena.
Coriaria.
Clematis.
Hypericum.
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Not only do I experience difficulty in separating species, but in some cases of dissociating, on sufficient grounds, genera 3 (e.g. in the case of Podocarpus and Dacrydium). The species of all these, and many other New Zealand genera, appear to me to require revision by the local botanist; the result of whose researches will probably be a considerable reduction in the number of species, with the establishment of more comprehensive and permanent characters of the types, 4 which are ultimately selected as representative.
2. The Nomenclature of inconstant and ill-defined Varieties.--I am strongly of opinion that where plants are extremely variable in character, and where there is no good ground for the separate nomenclature of varieties or forms,--such as conspicuous differences in chemical or other properties, or in economical applications--it would suffice for all the purposes of science and the student, to indicate in a general way the chief directions or forms of variation. 5 This I have resolved to do in a work on the British Lichens, now in preparation. In that work I will have occasion to enter fully on the consideration of variation of species in relation to classification and nomenclature; and inasmuch as the remarks I shall have there to make will apply, mutatis mutandis, to all families of the vegetable kingdom, I do not pursue the subject further here.
