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FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. 



[Lichenes. 



Lecanora 



Indies and 



A handsome species, to judge by the figure, and allied (as it seems) to P. elegans. A. Richard compares it 

 with P. rutilans, Ach. I have not seen it. 



§ 5. Patellauia, Fries. 



34. Parmelia^feOT, Fries, Lick. Eur. p. 132, cum syn. Moug. et Nestl. Exs. n. 1146. 

 Hab. Northern and Middle Islands, on wood and rock, Colenso, Rami. 



Mr Colenso's specimens on wood have a membranaceous shining crust, on which the apothceia repose freely, 

 like a P«, being fixed by little more than the centre; the pale, delicately coloured disc „ surrounded by a very 

 « thallodal Irdcr, snow-white and slightly wrinkled. An analysis shows the structure to be .exactly 

 same as in the published specimens of Mougeot ; the asci are obovate elongated, enclosing about «x spaiidui, which 

 are oblong, not having a septum. 



35. Parrnelia punicca, Ach., Metk. Lick. p. 167. Mont. Crypt. Cub. p. 208 [cum syn.). 

 punicea, Ack. Syn. Lick. p. 174. Fee, Essai, p. 119. t. 29./. 7. 



Hab. Northern Island, on wood, Colenso. 



See Montague's excellent description and remarks in the work above cited.-Found in the We, 

 Tropical America; also in the African Islands, at the Cape {fide Taylor), and Java. 



36. Parrnelia snbfusca, Ach., Metk. Lick. p. 167. Fries, Lick. Eur. p. 136. 

 Hab. Northern Island, Colenso. 



Some specimens belong to the normal form, others to var. albella, Fries. The species is perfectly cosmopolitan, 

 and is sometimes epiphyllous within the tropics. 



37. Parrnelia atra, Ach., Metk. Lick. p. 154. Fries, Lick. Eur. p. 141. Mont. Crypt. Cul, p. 207. 

 Hab. Northern Island, on bark, Colenso. 



Probably as widely diffused as the preceding species. 



38. Parrnelia sopkodes, var. exigua, Fries, Lick. Eur. p. 149 {cum syn.) Lecanora exigua, Hook. Br. 

 Fl. v. b.pt. l.p. 187. Tayl.! Lick. Antarct. n. 38. 



Hab. Northern Island, Bay of Islands, J. B. 11. 



I have not seen a New Zealand specimen which I can safely refer to this species. The Lichen so named by 

 Dr Taylor is in a very bad state, but more resembles P. subfusca. 



39. Parrnelia frustulosa, var. tkiodes, Pries, Lick. Europ. p. 141. Lee. thiodes, Sprengel, ex Friesio. 

 Hab. Northern Island, on stones, Colenso. 



The description of Fries seems well to agree. The present plant much resembles P. subfusca, but is distinctly 

 granular, and of a yellowish colour. 



40. Parrnelia varia, Ach., Metk. Lick. p. 178. Fries, Lick. Europ. p. 156. 

 Hab Northern Island, on stones, Colenso. 



Extremely variable as this plant is, we suspect that Fries has combined too many species under the same 

 name. It is probably very widely dispersed, and perhaps most of the European forms or nearly allied spe C1 es will 

 be found to occur in New Zealand. 



41. Parrnelia aurantiaca, var. erytkrella, Pries, Lick. Europ. p. 166. ScUr.! Exs. n. 223. P. ery- 

 thrella, Ack. Metk. Lick. p. 174. 



Hab. Northern Island, on stones, Colenso. 



42. Parrnelia pyropktkalma, Mont.! Cent. 4, n. 75. m Ann. Acs 8c. Nat. Dec. 1843 {sub Biatora), 

 (Tab. CXXIX. A.) 



