Characeae of Fiji — WOOD 
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Collecting was done from June 5 to July 30, 
1961; and, as described earlier (Wood, 1962 h) , 
herbarium specimens, formalin-preserved sam- 
ples, and selected bits fixed in Carnoy’s (3:1) 
solution for cytological analysis were prepared. 
The main excursions were by car and on Viti 
Levu included two circuits on the island, as well 
as short trips from Korovau to the Wainamala 
River, from Suva to Sawani, and from Sigatoka 
up the Sigatoka River; on Vanua Levu, from 
Labasa westward to Seaqaqa and Macuata, and 
from Dalana near Savusavu Point some 15 miles 
eastward along the southern coast; and on Ova- 
lau, from Levuka southward around the end of 
the island to Bureta. On Macuata-i-wai (just off 
the north central coast of Vanua Levu), the 
group went on foot from the Chief’s koro on the 
northeast tip of the island around the east shore 
and about one-fourth the way to the south end 
of the island. 
The classification and nomenclature follow 
the writer’s revision (ms) and approximate his 
prior report (1962^). Place names are spelled 
according to Fijian practice; the conventions as 
summarized by Capell (1957) are used with 
b for the sound of mb , d for nd, g for ng (as 
in singer), c for th, q for ng-g (as in fin- 
ger). Certain of the more frequently cited and 
easily misinterpreted names are Bola (pro- 
nounced Mbola), Cakobou (Thakombau), Ca- 
kaudrove ( Thakaundrove ) , Colo ( Tholo ) , Cuvu 
( Thuvu ) , Galoa ( Ngaloa ) , Labasa ( Lambasa ) , 
Macuata (Mathuata), Nabukavesi (Nambuka- 
vesi), Nacobo (Nathombo), Nadi (Nandi), 
Nadona (Nandona), Nadroga (Nandronga), 
Naibasiri (Naimbasiri) , Seaqaqa (Seang-gang- 
ga), and Sigatoka (Singatoka). In addition, 
Nordstedt’s (1888^:188) "Leruka” and "Ora- 
lau” are here revised to Levuka and Ovalau. Both 
had been followed by Zaneveld (1940:129). 
Also, T. F. Allen’s (1887:211) Muthnate Is- 
land is corrected to Mathuata (as Macuata in 
Fijian conventions). 
Herbarium abbreviations follow Lanjouw and 
Stafleu (1959) except for the writer’s personal 
collection (RDW). Duplicates have been dis- 
tributed to BA, BM, L, LE, MEL, SUVA, and 
US; and remaining duplicates will be distributed 
to other herbaria. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
The writer wishes to thank Dr. J. Parham, 3 
Dr. D. Hinkley, P. Thompson, K. York, and 
Atunasia Maidoga (Roko of Macuata) for ar- 
rangements in Fiji; and Dominiko Koroiveibau, 
Samarasam Pillay, Vakuru Waibuta, and Bernard 
Vunibobo for aid in the field. Dr. Kozo Imahori 
of Osaka, Japan, provided the illustrations; and 
Dr. A. T. Hotchkiss of Louisville, Kentucky, 
made the antheridial chromosome counts. 
REVISED CLASSIFICATION OF CHARACEAE 
(Wood, 1962^) 
The closest known occurrences of non-Fijian 
taxa are indicated in parentheses. 
Division CHLOROPHYTA 
Class CHAROPHYCEAE 
Family CHARACEAE 
I. Tribe Chareae 
1. Subtribe Charinae 
1. Genus Char a 
1. Subgen. Char a (Diplostephanae) — 
none (nearest: Australia, New Cale- 
donia) 
2. Subgen. Char op sis (Haplostephanae) 
1. Sect. Char op sis 
1. C. corallina Kl. ex Willd. 
2. Sect. Agardhia 
2. C. fibrosa Ag. ex Bruz. 
2. Genus Lamprothamnium — none (near- 
est: New Caledonia; New Zealand) 
3. Genus Lychnothamnus — none (nearest: 
Australia ) 
2. Subtribe Nitellopsinae 
4. Genus Nitellopsis — none (nearest: Ma- 
laya) 
II. Tribe Nitelleae 
5. Genus Nitella 
1 . Subgen. Nitella ( Anarthrodactylae ) 
1. Sect. Nitella — none (nearest: Asia) 
2. Sect. Rajia 
3 Son of B. E. V. Parham, earlier Senior Botanist, 
Suva, and recently director of the Department of 
Agriculture, Apia, Western Samoa. 
