248 Transactions. 



Art. XXIX. — Notes on the Indigenous Vegetation of Ben Lomond, 



with a List of Species. 



By D. L. POPPELWELL. 



[Read before the Otago histitute, 14th October, 1919 ; received by Editor, 24th October 



1919 ; issued separately, 23rd June, 1920.] 



Ben Lomond is so well known as one of the side trips from Queenstown 

 as not to require any further definition. It has, naturally, been visited by 

 many botanists, but so far no list of its species has been published. 

 I therefore propose to publish such a list, which is of interest both from 

 the point of view of plant-geography and on account of the district 

 being so frequently visited by tourists. The attached list has been com- 

 piled from notes taken on many visits to the locality. While it does 

 not profess to be exhaustive, it contains, I think, most of the plants, and 

 should form the basis of a list which can be completed by additions in the 

 future. The list contains 164 species, spread over 92 genera, and belonging 

 to 49 families. 



LIST OF INDIGENOUS SPECIES. 

 PTERIDOPHYTA. 

 Hymenophyllaceae. 

 Hymenophyllum tunhridgense (L.) Sm. (?). Rocky faces over creeks. 



Polypodiaceae. 



Dryopteris punctata (Thunb.) C. Ch. Not common. 



Polystichum vestitum (Forst. f.) Presl. Not plentiful. 



Asplenium hulbiferum Forst. f. Rare. ' 



flahelli folium Cav. In shade of rock, 1 mile. 



Richardi Hook. f. (?). Very rare. 



flaccidum Forst. f . On tyees, &c. 



Hookerianum Col. In rocky situation ; not common. 



trichomanes L. Rare ; base of hill. 



Blechnum penna marinum (Poir.) Kuhn. Not uncommon. 

 — — capense (L.) Schlecht. Dry banks of creeks. 

 — — fluviatile (R. Br.) Lowe. Reservoir creek. 



lanceolatum (R. Br.) Sturm. Creek-banks. 



vulcanicum Christ. Rocky faces, in shade. 



Adiantum diaphanum Blume. Shaded rock-faces, 2 miles. 

 Hypolepis tenuifolia (Forst. f.) Bernh. Open faces near forest. 

 Pteridium esculentum (Forst. f.) Common throughout. 

 Paesia scaberula (A. Rich.) Kuhn. On mountain-side. 

 Polypodium Billardieri (Willd.) C. Chr. Tree-trunks in forest. 



diver sifolium Willd. Common in forest. 



Cystopteris fragilis Bernh. Rocky crevices, &c. 



Pellaea rotundifolia Hook. Base of hill near Queenstown. 



Lycopodiaceae. 



Lycopodium Billardieri Spring. At 1 mile. 



fastigiatum'R. Bv. Dry heath. 



ramulosum T. Kirk. Heath, &c. 



