‚812 The Families, Genera and Elements of the Flora. 
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dasyphylla, Coprosma arborea. 3. Endemism of the third degree. Here the species 
is generically related to some foreign genus but not closely to any foreign spe- 
cies of that genus. Examples are: — Parsonsia heterophylla, Jovellana Sinclairi. 
4. Endemism of the fourth degree. Here come in all those species closely 
related to other New Zealand species, and they may be members öf a grou 
one of which is supposed to be more primitive and on that account placed in 
classes ı or 2, as representative of the group. Examples are: — Drimys colorata, 
Melicope simplex, Parsonsia capsularis, Veronica Hectori, 5. Endemism of the 
Aifth degree. Here not only may the species be related to some other indi- 
into class 4. Examples are: Carex Gaudichaudiana, Drapetes Dieffenbachi, 
Tetrachondra Hamilton‘). This arrangement of the endemic species into 
in order to approach the question of descent. Without however going more 
diy 
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Bi Lorsoma (Filices) distantly related to Lorsomopsis of = 
ıplicia (Gramin.) monotypic considered by HackEL. 
