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ASPLENIUM ($ DrPLAZIUM) JAPONICUM, Thunb.—Moist places near the source of the 
Tukavaine Creek; not seen elsewhere. 
Fiji to Tahiti, New Zealand, India, China, Japan. 
ASPLENIUM ($ DIPLAZIUM) ARBORESCENS, Mett.—Common by the sides of the larger 
streams, especially in rich alluvial soils. 
Pacific Islands, Mauritius, and Madagascar. 
BLECHNUM ORIENTALE, Linn.—Native name Mowmea. Plentiful on dry hills all over 
the island. 
Pacific Islands, Australia, East Tropical Asia. 
DoonprA MEDIA, R. Br. var. CONNEXA, Baker.—Near the summits of most of the 
mountains, nof uncommon. 
Pacifie Islands, New Zealand, Australia. 
ASPIDIUM ARISTATUM, Sw.—Abundant in woods all through the island. 
Pacific Islands, and most warm regions of the Old World. 
NEPHRODIUM LEUCORHACHIS, Cheesem., sp. nov.—Stipites czespitosi, graciles, 14-2 
pedes alti, pallide straminei, ad basin paleis ovato-lanceolatis albo-castaneis 
vestiti, superne nudi, nitidi, politi. Lamina subdeltoidea, 2-3-pinnata, 14-3 
pedes longa, 1-2 pedes lata, tenuiter membranacea, pallide virentia et nitentia, 
utrinque glabra, rhachi pallido. Pinnz 4-12 poll. longæ, oblongo-lanceolatz, acute 
vel aeuminatee; infimæ maxime, inzequilateraliter oblongo-ovatse, postice productee. 
Pinnule anguste oblongz, fere ad costam pinnatifide, segmentis lineari-oblongis 
vel obcuneatis, integris vel lobatis. Sori magni, subterminales. Indusium mem- 
branaceum, glabrum, pallidum. 
Summit of Mount Tekou, alt. 1800 ft., rare and not seen elsewhere. 
Apparently a well-marked species. Mr. C. H. Wright, of the Kew Herbarium, who 
has kindly examined my specimens, states that its nearest allies are A. Milnei, Hook., 
and N. ferrugineum, Baker. 
NEPHRODIUM DECOMPOsrTUM, R. Br.—Ravines near the centre of the island, not 
common. 
Fiji to Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia. 
NEPHRODIUM sETIGERUM, Baker.—Not uncommon in the lower portions of the 
island. 
New Hebrides to Tahiti, Australia, and northwards to Ceylon and Japan. 
NEPHRODIUM INVISUM, Carruth.—Abundant, especially on open hill-sides and in 
light forest. 
Throughout the Pacific Islands. 
SECOND SERIES.—BOTANY, VOL. VI. 
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