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List of Indigenous Pteridophytes and Spermaphytes— continued.

Species and Natural Order. Maori Name. English Name. Beyond New Zealand, or Endemic. Distribution. Within New Zealand. Distribution. « Life-form. In Forest, Heath, Ac. GR \MIXE.E— continued. Danthonia semitiiiiiniuiis R. Br. .. «. Arundo conspicua Forst. f. .. .. Toetoekakaho Elceocharis acv'a R. Br. .. Scirpus in initial us Poir. .. ... ... Schoenus brevi/olius R. Br. .. .. ... tendo Banks and Sol. j Common oat-grass _ . . New Zealand reed.. Australian spike-rush Aus. .. N. C. S. Ch. .. Heath " .. Moderate-sized tufted grass, with slender leaves. End. ... N. C. S. .. „ .. Huge tussock-grass, with long, narrow, coriaceous leaves. A u N. C. S. Ch. .. Boggy heath .. Small, tufted, terete-stemmed sedge. Isld. Aus. „ .. Swampy ground Rusk-like, prostrate plant with slender » steins, and often proliferous. Aus... ... X. C. .. Heath .. Moderate-sized rush-like plant, with smooth terete, ugid steniEnd. „ „ _ Rush-like plant, forming cl -si tufts of slender, arooved stems 2 ft. to 3 ft. tall Aus..,. .. „ .. Swampv around Rush-like plant, with densely tufted, stiff, striate stems 2 ft or 3 ft tall. Aus. ..IN. .. .. Heath .. Flat, coriaceous-stemmed plant, forming tussocks. End. .. N. C. .. Forest .. Tall sedge, forming large tussocks. ,, .. „ .. „ .. Sedge, forming rather large tussocks. Lord Howe N. C. S. .. „ .. Verv tall sedge, forming huge tussocks. Isld. Sandwich Islds. N. C. .. Heath .. Small, tufted sedge, with coriaceous, spreadinc leaves. End. .. N. C. S. Ch. .. Forest .. Tufted grass-like herb. ClaiJtum leretifolium R. Br. Lepidosperma Uiterale R. Br. Gahnia setifolia (A. Rich.) Hook. f. .. Toetoekiwi pauciflora T. Kirk xanthocarpa Hook. f. Giant cutting-sedge I Giiudichaudii Steud. Uncinia australis Pen. .. .. .. Matau-a-Maui — ■ Banksii Boott .. .. .. Matau leptostacltya Raoul .. . . Matauririki Carex subdola Boott Broad-leaved uncinia Narrow leaved'uncinia Tall uncinia „ .. I ,, .. Swampy ground Slender, rather grass-like sedge. PALM^E. Rhopalostylis sapida (Sol.) Wendl.'and Drude Xikau Xika ii palm „ .. X. C. .. Forest .. Slender, moderately tall palm. LEMNACE.E. Lemna minor L. .. .. .. Duckweed Cos. .. .. N. C. S. .. Pools of water Very small Moating herb. J uncus efinsus L. .. .. .. Wiwi Common rush „ .. .. .. .. Wet ground in Pale-green, dose-growing tall rush. open LILIACEiE. Rhipogonum scandens Forst. .. .. Kareao, pirita Cordyline Banksii Hook. f. .. .. Ti-ngahere, hauora Supplejack Slender cabbage-tree ., . _ End. .. ,, .. Forest Tall, woody, winding liane. „ ..X. C. .. Forest, heath Small tree with slender stem, and long le;i eps Crovi-Hpd r»ri it« Kiirr.*nif