306 MR. T. F. CHEESEMAN ON 
LEPTURUS REPENS, R. Br.—Limestone rocks at the entrance to Ngatangiia Harbour; 
not seen elsewhere. 
Pacifie Islands, Australia, Malaya, Ceylon. 
FILICES. 
|(Mr. C. H. Wright verified most of my determinations of the Ferns.) 
GLEICHENIA DICHOTOMA, Sw.—Native name Tuanui. Abundant on dry open hills, in 
very barren places sometimes forming the chief vegetation. 
Throughout the Pacifie Islands and in most warm countries. 
CyarHEA MinNEr Hook.— Native name Eki. Not common. Slopes of Maungaroa 
and gullies at its foot; head of Tukavaine Creek ; near Papua. Caudex 6-15 ft., stout. 
Fronds 6-10 ft.; main rhachis muricate. Involucres very fragile. 
Pacific Islands as far south as the Kermadec Islands. 
CYATHEA sp.—Not seen except on spurs near the summit of Mount Taitukura, ` 
alt. 1800-2000 ft. Caudex 4-8 ft. rather stout. Fronds 4-6 ft.  Fructification 
not seen. 
ALSOPHILA DECURRENS, Hook.—Native name Eki. Sparingly found on all the 
mountains, but far from common. Caudex 4-15 ft., often not much thicker than a 
man’s arm. Fronds 5-8 ft. 
Pacific Islands, from the New Hebrides to Tahiti. 
TRICHOMANES APIIFOLIUM, Presl.—Near the source of the Avana stream at Ngatangiia, 
abundant, but not seen elsewhere. Fronds (with the stipes) often over 2 ft. high. 
Pacific Islands, Malay Archipelago, Philippines. 
TRICHOMANES RIGIDUM, Sw.—Common in damp shaded places on the mountains. 
Most warm countries. 
TRICHOMANES HUMILE, Sw.—Faces of rocks in shaded ravines, not uncommon. 
Java, Pacific Islands, New Zealand. 
TRICHOMANES DIGITATUM, Sw.—Summit of Mount Tekou, on trunks of trees; not 
seen elsewhere. 
Tropics of the Old World. 
TRICHOMANES FILICAULE, Bory.—Common in shaded ravines, among moss, &c. 
Tropics of the Old World. 
. HYMENOPHYLLUM POLYANTHOS, Sw.—Mossy places on the mountains, often forming 
large patches, 
_ All tropical countries and some temperate ones. 
