Cunninghamiane. N. O. Filices. 
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: CYaTHEA CuUNNINGHAMI, Hook. fil. 
formibus, costa submuricata superne strigoso-pubescente 
inferne tomentosa et paleacea v. glabrata. 
Has. New Zealand, Forster. Wycari river, Bay of Islands, 
A. Cunningham. Mountains of the East Coast and Interior; 
. W. Colenso. 
The finest specimens of this beautiful fern that we have seen 
are Cunningham’s, in 0 i . Heward’s herbarium: 
Forster's consists of a single pinna in the Hookerian herbarium, 
membrane in its youngest state and then bursts irregularly 
all around, or becoming detached on one side only turns over 
as a shallow cup which finally becomes reflexed and appressed 
to the frond, exactly as in C. Smithii and in many species of 
Hemitelie : both forms of involucre occur on the same frond. 
Main rachis rough with minute scattered raised points. 
Native name “ Punui,” according to Mr. Colenso.—J.D.H. 
Fig. 1. Portion of rachis and pinnule with reflexed invo- 
lucres. f. 2. Involucre and receptacle. f. 3. Very young 
frond and sori :—all magnified. 
