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Genus Lycopodium Linn

Lycopodium cf. volubile Forst. f. (Text-fig. 2, Fig. 14).

1786. Lycopodium volubile Forster f., Prodi n. 482.

1925.——Cheeseman. Man. N. Z. Flor. 2nd Edn 104 (with full synonymy)

Description. Apex of a branch preserved with dorsal side upmost. Midrib straight, bearing falcate leaves tapering at apex only Leaves with prominent midribs.

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Locality. Seymour River, B351/10.

Age. Turonian to Recent.

This fragmentary specimen has somewhat larger leaves than Recent specimens but agrees in all other characters.