Apiiendix. 



An Enumeration of recent Additions to the New Zealand Flora, with Critical 

 and Geographical Notes. By T. Kjkk, F.L.S. 



[Read before the Wellington Philo sop! deal Society, 2nd February, 1878.] 



Part I. — Eanunciilacese to Marsileaceffi. 



Since tlie publication of the " Handbook of the New Zealand Flora" in 1867, 

 niimerons plants new to science have been discovered in the colony, and 

 described from time to time in the " Transactions of the New Zealand Insti- 

 tute" and other scientific works. It was also found that the specific 

 limitations of a few species were too comprehensive, so that it became 

 necessary to separate distinct plants which had been included under one 

 name. Further additions have resulted from the discovery of well-known 

 species not previously observed in the colony. The descriptions of these 

 additions being scattered through numerous volumes, has caused great 

 inconvenience to those botanists to whom the different works are not 

 available for reference, so that, pending the publication of a new edition of 

 the Handbook, I have prepared the following list, with the view of obviating 

 this inconvenience to a limited extent. It embraces all published additions 

 of the slightest importance, so far as known to me, and I have given the 

 fullest account of their geographical distribution ; but, except in one or 

 two special instances, I have not recorded mere alteration of names. 



It is worthy of note that the additional genera not recorded in the 

 Handbook as represented in New Zealand are but four in number : Anguil- 

 laria, SporadantJuts, Isoetes, and Pilularia. Sporadanthus is the only genus 

 new to science. AnguiUaria belongs to Melanthacete, an order (or rather 

 sub-order of LihacejE), not previously represented in our Flo^-a. A similar 

 remark applies to Tsoeles. 



The mosses and lower cryptogams will be enumerated in a future list. 



Eanunculace^. 

 .Clematis afoliata, Buchanan; Trans. N.Z. Inst., III., p. 211. 



A singular plant, at a distance presenting a close resemblance to Car- 

 vnchirlia, or the leafless form of Faibiis aiistralis. The young state is 

 unknown. 



North Island — Originally discovered by Mr. Colenso, but I am ignorant 

 of the precise locality. South Island — Marlborough ; near the site of the 

 "Wai-au-ua Bridge, Canterbury ; Canterbury Plains ; Waitaki, Otago. 



