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Species, Family, &c. Maori Name. English Name. Distribution, Beyond Within New ln Stewart Distribution, Remarks. PTER1D0PH YTA— contd. POLYI'ODIACUAJS. Dryopteris punctata (Thbg.) C. Chr. Hairy polypody Aus., Norf. Isld., S.A., Pol., Asia, Japan, African Islands Aus. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Forest .. Common, especially where forest has been milled. Polystichum hispidum (Sw.) J. Sm. vestitum (Forst. f.) Presl. Puniu Hairy - stemmed fern Prickly shieldfern Aus., S.A. N. C. S. Ch. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Forest Forest, coastal & subalpine scrub Common. Common, but rather local, and usually absent from the tall lowland forest. In the northern province of New Zealand only on the Thames mountains. Did not note this on any of the other mountains visited by me. cystoleyia (Hk.) J. B. Armstg. Alpine shield-fern End. c. s. Sub. Amongst rocks near summit of Mount ?• Anglem adianliforme (Forst.f.) J. Sm. Thick-leaved shield-fern Aus., Norf. Isld., S.A.. Pol., S.Af. Tristan da Cunha, Cuba N. C. S. . Ch. Forest Generally in Stewart Island a plant of the forest-flooi;, and often excessively abundant. Lindsaya linearis Sw. Narrow-leaved lindsaya Aus., New Cal., Norf. Isld. Aus., Pol., E.Af. and adjacent islands, Asia Aus., S.A., Tristan da Cunha Fairly common in places. N. C. S. Ch. Lowland bog; heath of old, dunes Forest Asplenium ddiantoides (L.) C. Chr. Petako, peretao Drooping spleen- | wort N. C. S. Ch Fairly common. obtusatum Forst. f. .. Paretao Shore spleenwort Ker. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Coastal cliffs, floor of forest Extremely common, and attaining a large size. sckropium Homb. and Jacq. Toothed shore spleenwort End. .. S. Sub. near sea, open peaty ground near sea Coastal cliffs, margin of forest near Local, Paterson Inlet, Port Pegasus, Wilson Bay, L. C. ; Herekopere Island, Kirk. Lyallii Moore lucidum Forst. f. HuruhuruwheLyall's spleenwort Shining spleenwort Common spleenwort End. .. Aus. N. C. S. Ch. Ker. N. C. S. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. sea As for pre- , ceding Forest near Local, but in a good many localities. Not very common. bulbi/erum Forst. f... nua Mauku, moku, mouku, tururumauku=young plants Raukatauri Aus., N. India, Penang, Pol. Aus., S. Africa, Pol. Pol., Mai., India sea Forest Fairly common, especially in gullies. flaccidum Forst. f. .. Pendant spleenwort N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Ker. N. C. S. Sub. j Forest Frequently epiphytic ; very common. Blechnum Patersoni (R. Br.) Mett. var. elowjatum (Mett.) discolor (Forst. f.) Keys vulcanicum (Bl.)Kuhn. Peretako, peretao, petako Paterson's fern J Forest Occasionally met with in dark gullies, but not common. Piupiu Common hard fem| Aus., Norf. Isld. Aus., Pol., Mai. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. 1ST. C. S. Forest, subalpine scrub Forest, rocky places, shady! banks in open; Forest .. j Extremely common Triargular hard fern Local. lanceolatum (R. Br.) Sturm. durum, (Moore) C. Chr. Rcreti Lance-leaved hard fern Thick-leaved hard fern Bank's hard fern Aus., Pol., S.A.(?) End. .. N. C. S. Ch. S. Ch. Sub. N. C. S. Coastal rocks Plentiful in moist gullies. Very abundant. Banksii (Hook, f.) Mett. — penna marina (Poir.) Kuhn. capense (L.) Schlecht. End. .. ; Coastal rocks Fairly common. Kiokio, tupari, horokio, koropiu, piu (the usual name in the Hokianga district) Alpine hard fern Long hard fern Aus., S.A. Aus., S.A., Pol., Mai., S. Africa N. C. S. Ch. Sub. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Ker. Heath on old dunes Forest, subalpine scrub Not widely spread. Extremely common. var. minor Hook. f. Aus. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Bog, heath, subalpine scrub Common.