THE MONTANE FLORA OF FIJI. 183 
Pilger, in his monograph of the Taxaceæ, places Р. vitiensis, on the 
strength of the opposite leaves, into section Nageia. He, however, admits 
that the position of the 4 cone does not agree. It will be seen, however, 
that the position of the 9 flowers on short axillary branches leaves no 
doubt as to its place in Stachycarpus, with which the d cones agree. In 
appearance and habit this species approximates to the New Zealand P. ferru- 
gineus, especially in the dorsiventral position and glossiness of the leaves. 
The d and 9 organs are also almost identical in position in both species, the 
former agreeing in number and size, while the latter show the same colour 
(Cheeseman, Manual N. Z. Flora). That the leaves should be so pro- 
minently opposite in P. vitiensis hardly bears on the case, as in a series a 
slight deviation is shown, which can be also traced in P. Wallichianus, Presl, 
and others of the Nageia section. 
Popocarpus ELATA, R. Br. ex Mirb. т Мет. Mus. Par, xiii. (1825) 15. 
Nadarivatu, 2700-3500, in forest. $ flowers and young fruits, Sept. 819. 
Distrib. New Caledonia, Queensland and N.S. Wales. 
This is the first record of this species in Fiji. А slender erect tree, general 
in the forest. It is also very characteristic of the mountain ridges, where, 
reduced in size and of shrubbier growth, it runs from 3-10 metres and 
was seen fruiting at д metres, 
PonocanPus xERIIFOLIA, D. Don, in Lamb. Pin. ed. 1, 21 (1824). 
Nadarivatu, 2700, on banks of Sigatoko river. g 9. Sept. 743. 
Distrib, Indo-Malaya ; South China. 
DIN ACE A. 
AGATHIS VITIENSIS, Drake, Ill. Fl. Ins. Mar. Pacif, 358. 
Nadarivatu, 2700, in forest. d 9. Sept. 894, 
Distrib. Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Kadavu). 
FILICES. 
HYMENOPHYLLACEÆ. 
TRICHOMANES PELTATUM, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Dot. ix. (1866) 336. 
Nakorovatu, 500, encrusting trunks of trees, in forest, general. Aug. 501. 
Distrib. Samoa, Admiralty Islands, New Caledonia, E. trop. Australia ; 
Formosa and trop. Asia. 
This species has not previously been recorded from Fiji. 
