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Art. XXXVII.—–A List of New Species of Hepaticæ novæ-zelandiæ, named by F. Stephani, Leipzig.

By Colenso, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c.

[Read before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 12th October, 1891.]

Last year (1890) I completed the somewhat arduous task I had imposed on myself—–viz., the putting-up for Kew the numerous specimens of the smaller Cryptogams (Hepaticæ and Fungi) I had discovered during the last few years in our inland forests. They arrived safely at Kew, and the Director, Mr. Thiselton-Dyer, sent the Hepaticæ to Leipzig, to the celebrated cryptogamist, Mr. F. Stephani, for examination and determination. And in February last I received from Mr. Thiselton-Dyer the following list of species novæ that had been determined and named* by Mr. Stephani, and of others already known to science, but now detected here:—–

[Footnote] * Many of these Fungi were determined and named last year by Dr. Cooke, and are already published in Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xxiii., p. 391.

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I. Species novÆ, now named by Mr. Stephani.

  • Symphyogyna monoica.

  • Chiloscyphus exectifolius.

  • C. trilobatus.

  • Lophocolea filicicola.

  • L. triangulifolia.

  • Radula grandis.

  • R. papulosa.

  • Lejeunea colensoi (Lopholejeunea).

  • L. glauca (Pycnolejeunea).

  • L. colensoi (Harpalejeunea).

  • Aneura colensoi.

  • A. striolata.

  • A. oppositiflora.

  • A. Æquitexta.

  • A. dentata.

  • Tylimanthus (Gymnanthe) spinosus.

  • Anthoceros pallens.

  • A. laminiferus.

II. Species already known to Science, but not hitherto included in the Flora of New Zealand.

  • Plagiochila fenzlii, Reichardt.

  • P. banksiana, G., MS.

  • P. hookeriana, Ldbg.

  • Lepidozia centipes, Tayl.

  • L. ulothrix, Ldbg.

  • Mastigobryum mittenii, Steph.

  • Radula mittenii, Steph.

  • Monoclea forsteri, Hook.

  • Lejeunea serpyllifolia, (?) Lib. (Eulejeunea).

  • L. sinclairii, Spruce (Eulejeunea).

  • Metzgeria nitida, Mitt.

  • M. australis, Steph.

  • Acrobolbus concinnus, Mitt.

  • Polyotus menziesii, G.

  • Marchantia cephaloscypha, Steph.

  • Cephaloziella exiliflora, Tayl.

III. Species not before detected in New Zealand.

There were also some others which had not before been detected in New Zealand, though described in the Handbook Flora of N.Z., from being found in the Auckland and Campbell Islands: these I do not here repeat.

And, as Mr. Stephani has also kindly examined and determined several species novÆ named and described by me in some of the late volumes of the Transactions N.Z. Inst.

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(specimens of them being among those sent to him, and included in his list), I also give them here—viz.,—

  • Gottschea guttata.

  • G. marginata.

  • G. heterodonta.

  • G. squarrosa.

  • G. ramulosa.

  • Plagiochila subfasciculata.

  • Lepidozia concinna.

  • Symphyogyna connivens.

  • S. brevicaulis.

  • S. flavovirens.

  • Mastigobryum nitens.

  • M. elegans.

  • Chiloscyphus vulcanicus.

  • C. lingulatus.

  • C. ammophilus.

  • Madotheca amÆna.

  • Aneura marginata.

  • A. polymorpha.

  • A. perpusilla.

  • Isotachis montana.

  • Anthoceros pellucidus.

There were also very many others, specimens of Hepatica already known to science, and described by Sir J. D. Hooker in his “Flora NovÆ-ZealandiÆ” and “Handbook of New Zealand Flora;” most of them (and, indeed, all in the list) being often repeated and numerous, having been collected in several years and at different seasons, and from various habitats: besides others (probably species nova) that were sterile or imperfect. The number of separate packets of Hepatica received by Mr. Stephani amounted to 1,027.

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