BY L. RODWAY. 215 



1913. 



Bhaphidostegium crcusiuscidam BriJ. 

 Syn. : Hypnum contiguum H.f. et W. 

 Pale greenish yellow, in small mats, branches short, 

 -erect. Leaves patent, slightly or not at. all secund, lanceo- 

 late, acute, 1.6 mm.; margin plain; nerve> none; cells 

 vermiform, four at the baspJ angles very large inflated. 

 Seta 1 cm. ; capsule oblong, cernuous or pendulous, 1.2 

 mm. 



Slopes of Mt. Wellington, Bellerive. 



Stereodon" Mitt. 



Stems decumbent, spreading, vaguely or pinnately 

 branched. Leaves ovate, acute, to lanceolate with a taper- 

 ing apex, usually secund and falcate appearing distichous, 

 base narrow ; nerves two, obsolete or none ; margin serrate 

 to plain; cells narrow, vermiform, smooth with a more or 

 less defined patch of numerous quadrate cells at the angles. 

 Seta long, smooth ; capsule' cylindric with a tapering neck, 

 •curved ; lid conic, acute ; exostome teeth naiTOW lanceo- 

 late, bordered; endostome l-3rd membranous, processes 

 slender usually with pores; cilia usually one. 



Distinguished from Bhaphidostegium by the short conic 

 lid and the alar patch of quadrates, numerous, but without 

 the few inflated cells. 



Without flagellate branches. 

 Reigularly pinnate. 



Leaves recurved in the middle ... cupressiformis 



Leaves not recurved Mossmaiiianus 



Irregularly branched. 



Leaves secund chrysogaster 



Leaves imbricate cupressiformis 



Leaves spreading Nelsoni 



With flagellate branches. 



Leaves of flag3llum acute Walter lanus 



Leaves of flagellum ol)tase flagelliramus 



Stereodon cupressiformis (L.) Brid. 

 Shoots lomg, usually with very numerous, regular, short 

 branches forming dense mats, yellowish or pale gTeen. 

 Leaves usually sharply secund, shining, ovate lanceolate 

 with an attenuated much curved upper portion, recurved 

 in the middle, 1.5 mm. ; margin plain below, minutely ser- 

 rate towards the apex, nerves usually none, in some cases 

 two faint basal nerves may be seen, cells fusiform or short 

 vermiform, at the basal anorles a well-defined triangular 



