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Cyathea Macarthuri (F. Muell.) Baker. 



Hemitelia Macarthuri F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii, 176, 

 1874. 



Recorded : Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. 26, 1868 (C. dealbata) ; F. Muell., 

 I.e. ; Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. ii, 453, 1874 (C. Moorei) ; Bentham, Fl. Austr. 

 vii. 708, 1878; Hemsley. Ann. Bot. x, 261, 1896; Maiden, Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. N.S.W. 23, 144, 1898 ; Watts, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 39, 261, 1914. 



Habitat : In forest from near sea-level to summit of Mount Gower. 



Distribution : Endemic. 



Cyathea brevipinna Baker. 

 Cyathea brevipinna Baker in Benth. Fl. Austr. vii, 179, 1878. 



Recorded : F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii, 177, 1874 (C. medul- 

 lars) ; Bentham, I.e. ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 260, 1896 ; Watts, Proc. 

 Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 39, 261, 1914. 



Habitat : Abundant in moss forest, summit of Mount Gower. 



Distribution : Endemic. This species has been compared with C. medul- 

 lar is of New Zealand. 



Hemitelia Moorei Baker. 



Hemitelia Moorei Baker, Garcl. Chron. 252, 1872. 



Recorded : Baker, I.e. ; Bentham, Fl. Austr. vii, 709, 1878 : Hemsley, 

 Ann. Bot. x, 261, 1896 ; Watts, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 39, 261, 1914. 



Habitat : In wet forest, summit of Mount Gower ; not common. 



Distribution : Endemic. Hemitelia is a tropical genus, mostly American, 

 with one species in New Zealand but none in Australia. 



Alsophila robusta C. Moore. 



Alsophila robusta C. Moore ex Maiden. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 23, 

 144, 1898. 



Recorded : Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. 27, 1868 {Cyathea affinis) ; Moore, 

 Lord Howe Id. Official Visit, 26, 1870 {A. excelsa) ; Bentham. Fl. Austr. 

 vii, 711, 1878 (A. australis var. % nigrescens) ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 261, 

 1896 (A. australis var. nigrescens) ; Maiden. I.e. ; Watts, Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W. 39, 261, 1914. 



Habitat : Forest from sea-level to summit of Mount Gower. 



Distribution : Endemic. Laing describes a Norfolk Island plant as a 

 variety, norfolkiana, of this species (Trans. N.Z. Inst. 47, 9, 1915). Bentham 

 and Maiden compare A. robusta with A. australis of eastern Australia. 



Dryopteris nephrodioides (Baker) Watts. 

 Deparia nephrodioides Baker, Gard. Chron. 253, 1872. 



Recorded: Baker, I.e.; Bentham, Fl. Austr. vii, 714, 1878 (Deparia); 

 Hooker, Icon. Plant, t. 1606, 1886 (Deparia) ; Hemslev, Ann. Bot. x. 261, 

 1896 (Dicksonia) ; Watts, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 39, 259, 1914. 



Distribution : Endemic. A very distinct species, with the sori ter- 

 minating short lobes of the pinnules. 



