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Freyginetia MONTICOLA Rendlej sp, nov, Fvidex raJieibus scandens ; ramis 

 elongati!^ pendiilis^ speciiulne subtrigouis rubicuudis^ internodiis brevibus us- 

 que ad G-7 nun. long. ; foliis e basi angusta contorfa lineari-lanceolatis acnti.^, 

 lG-18'nerviis, niarginibus et secns costaiu in pagina inferiore frequcMitius 



ulois ininntis insfcructisj 8'5-14'5 cm. long, l'7-2-2 cm. lat. ; inflorescentia 

 In rauiulo brevi bractei< angastis recur vatis dense induto 1 cm. long. ; 

 pedicellis subvalidis 2-5-3 cm. long. yIx 2 mm, crass. ; sf/ncaiyiis 3 elliptico- 

 oblongis 2-3-5 cm. long, usque ad 1'5 cm. lat. ; carpidiis aggregatis sub- 



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ellipsoideis supra medium liberis apice subcylindricis, 1 mm, long., basi 

 staminodiis brevibus paucis circumdatis ; stigmatibus 3-4, subconicis, siccis 



Iffite brunneis. 



Mt. Tanie ; forest- gneiss; 1500 ft. 1760. 



Recalls tbe Fijian species !'\ caudata Hemsb, wlnclij however, lias lenves 

 with a longer, narrow slieathing base and longer, narrower spikes. 



F. ScHLECHTEiu Warb. Tonine ; forest ; hornblende ; 2000 ft, 1048. 



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Bracts flesliy purple or white. 



TYPJIACE^. 



Typha angustifolia L. AnsG Yata^ Noumea; freshwater swamp. 78. 

 AVidely distributed. 



ARAOEiE. 



EiurREMNUM PINNA TTJM Engl. ML Arago ; moist 



forests and along 



streams; schists ; 1000 ft. 142 L. Malaya to Australia and Polynesia. 



Amorpiiopitallus cf. CAMPANT'LAirs Bl. Baic Kuakne; stream valley 

 forest near shore ; serpentine. 892. A single leaf. 



POTAMOGETONACE^. 



PoTAMOGETON o-svATiiiENsis Cham. & Sclilecht. R. Tchicm ; 500 ft. 1987* 

 (Det. A. Bennett.) Sandwich Is. 



ERIOCAULACE.E. 



EiuoCAULON CoMPTONii Rendio, sp. iiov. Ilerba parva submersa in limo 

 radicans glabra acaulis ; foliis rosulatis e basi paullo dilatata lineari-ensi- 

 forniibus acuminatis 7-11-fenesfrato-nerviis membranaceis plains 5-13 cm. 

 long. 1-5-3 mm. lat. ; peduncnlo ?.o\m\Y\o stricto G-costato, 14*5-16 cm. long., 

 basi vagina apice fissa c. 2'5 cm. long, circumdato; capitulo subgloboso albid©- 

 villoso c. 5 mm. diam. ; hrarteis involucrantihas guborbicularibus glubrls 

 membranaceis capitulo plus duplo brevioribus ; hracteis florentihns obovato- 

 cuneatis vel obovato-trapezoideis concavis apice trancatis et erosis^ versus 



