348 BRYOLOGY OF NEW ZEALAND. 
acters given may prove valueless, while it is possible that other and 
better ones exist which I have overlooke d. 
Key. 
Leaves Micon elliptical to suborbicular, obtuse 
and apiculate, large; nerve 0 or short, wide 
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n a S 
Leaves more or less oblong or lanceolate, much 
longe r than wide aoe 3 
Racin Ehowihnd widely elliptic, firm, margin 
wly refiexed, especially when dry, nerve 
oe paentie WARES) nt ae ee 
ney glossy, leaves very large, suborbicular, 
argi panna reflexed, nerve generally 
gt eae ang eee games Ore aha EA es Se 7. aquatica 
bo 
bh 
nitida 
creek 
3 ( Leaves nerved 
( Leaves nerveless 
Icate; nerve at base paler than lamina .... 5. subulata 
— oblong or renaigs broad pene 
rve darker than lamina 5 
“| Leaves linear-subulate from a wider base, rented 
Rupestral, leaves 1-1.5 mm. long, menage pela 8. australis 
eget F bie leaves 2-3 mm. long, .7-.9 m 
base 
ere Ee eg pees 9. aquatilis 
gat are leaves when dry har bit i with the 
5 
ationnea — lyra at base, 
6 - acumin more or ee ie eek 
pores) ereiutnis pete on above base ..... 2. acuminata 
Dioicous, very variable, margin mostly eAtir Le 
, Leaves erect when dry, elongate, oe ats 
f 
C6NG Narrows sa eee Geer tei 3. acutifolia 
Leaves came or less faleate and secund, from a 
short oval base abruptly narrowed to a lo 
ng. 
arrow, linear, acute subula: cells MSc 4. micro-vaginata 
Beier’ usually more or less spreading at the 
ase of 
extremely narrowed nor subulate, oblong or 
lanceolate, often broad and rou unded at apex; 
highly variable 
| rom eed base, quite smooth, all basal 
gat eee fe ge ee ee 1. petrophila 
Sub-genus Ev-anpreara Lindb. Supers leaves large, con- 
volute, very distinct from the stem leave 
A. Leaves NERVELESS. 
1. Andreaea tenders Ehrh. in Hann. Mag. 1784, p. 140. Handb. 
N.Z. F1., p. 400 
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Syn. - prutabiis H. f. & W. in oo Journ. Bot., iii 
(1844), 536; Handb. N.Z. , p. 400. novae- 
selandaee R. Br. ter. in Trans x Z Inst., vol. 25, p. 278 
(1892). A Epcos R. Br. ter., op. cit., a ates 
p. 278. - Br. 
op. et loe. an A. Wrightii R. Br. ter., op. cit., Dis. 
A. Huttonii R. Br. ter., op. et loc. cit. ‘A. amblyophylla 
