1923] Pearson: More New Zealand Hepaticae 377 



Observations. — Mitten, in Handbook of the New Zealand Flora, 

 reduces eight of Hooker and Taylor's small bifid-leaved LopJiocoIeae 

 to three species. I have had the opportunity of examining these eight 

 species, about which I hope to write later on, but L. minuta agrees 

 with none of them. 



Lophocolea minuta is one of the smallest perfectly developed 

 species of the genus I have seen. 



Lepidozia capilligera L. et L. 



Lindenb. et Gottsche, p. 25, tab. IV. 



Bracts oval, apex bidentate, with few minute teeth, perianth 

 cylindrical, acuminate, mouth very small with few, short setae. 

 Habitat.— O^QV^, May 17. No. 40 and No. 44. 



Observations. — The narrow segments of the leaves (2 to 3 cells 

 broad at base) with large cells induce me to refer these specimens to 

 this species. 



Lepidozia quadrifida L. et G. 



Lindenb. et Gottselie, Sp. Hep. 

 Habitat. — Pipiriki, May. No. 98, 



Lepidozia pendulina (Hook.) 

 HaUtat.—O^^Q^e, May 17. No. 40. 



Lepidozia hippuroides Tayl. 



Habitat. — Opepe, May 17. No. 44. 



Observations. — Stephani says (Sp. Hep., vol. Ill, p. 595) : "This 

 species has been referred to Lepidozia capillaris (a Jamaica plant) 

 to my amazement (by Mitten in Handbook New Zealand Flora, p. 523). 

 The figure in the Antarctic Voyage is unfortunately quite mislead- 

 ing." 



Lepidozia Novae Zealandiae St. 



Dioicous ; small, stems 2 cm. long, pinnate or bipinnate, flagel- 

 liferous; leaves not verj^ deeply quadrified, segments 6 cells wide at 

 base ; cells small ; underleaves broadly quadrate, quadrifid to the 

 middle, 3 or 4 cells wide at base ; perianths on short postical branches, 

 very small, narrowly oblong, mouth constricted, with few short setae ; 



