312 . MR. T. F. CHEESEMAN ON 
MARATTIA FRAXINEA, Sw.—Native name Para. Valleys of the interior, not un- 
common. The tuberous rootstocks were eaten by the natives in times of scarcity. 
Many warm and some temperate regions. 
OPHIOGLOSSUM NUDICAULE, Linn.— Open places amongst patches of Gleichenia 
dichotoma on Maungaroa ; not seen elsewhere. 
Most warm regions. 
OPHIOGLOSSUM PENDULUM, Linn.—Apparently not common. Ravine at Papua; slopes 
of Maungaroa. 
Pacifie Islands, Australia, and northwards to Ceylon and the Philippines, Mauritius. 
LYCOPODIACE#. 
LYCOPODIUM cERNUUM, Linn.—Dry hills, very common ; usually intermixed with 
Gleichenia dichotoma. 
Almost cosmopolitan in warm countries. 
LYCOPODIUM PHLEGMARIA, Linn.—Not uncommon in the hilly portions of the island, 
pendulous from trees or rocks. 
Tropics of the Old World. 
LYCOPODIUM SQUARROSUM, Forst.—Rocky places on the mountains, not uncommon. 
Pacific Islands and northwards to Malaya and India. 
PsILOTUM TRIQUETRUM, Sw.—Very plentiful throughout the island. 
All tropical regions. 
PsILOTUM COMPLANATUM, Sw.—Plentiful, pendulous from trees. 
Most tropical regions. 
