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Cyathea dealbata (Forst. f.) Sw. .. .. Ponga Silver tree-fern Lord Howe Isld. Aus. N. C. S. Ch. .. Forest U pland forest Tall tree-fern, with leaves silvery beneath with coating of white powder. Tall tree-fern, with rather slender trunk and black leaf-stalks. ; Medium-sized tree-fern, with rather thin green leaves. medullaris (Forst. f.) Sw. .. .. Mamaku, korau Black tree-fern Hemitelia Smithii R. Br. .. .. .. Neineikura Pale-leaved tree-fern End. N. C. S. Sub. .. i 1'OLYPODIACEiE. Dryopteris pennigera (Forst. f.) C. Chr. (syn. Pakauroharoha Polypodium pennigerum Forst. f.) punctata (Thnb.) C. Chr. (syn. Polypodium punctatum Thnb.) Feather fern Pol. N. C. S. Ch. .. j Wet forest Forest Semi-tree-fern, with rather long, thin, pinnate leaves. Tall fern, with much-divided, glandular, pubescent fronds and far-creeping rhizome. .Moderate-sized fern, with hairy leafstalk and long, stout, creeping rhiAus. Pol. S.A. Asia, African Islds. N. a S. Polystichum hispiduin (Sw.) J. Sm. (syn. Nephrtxlinm hispidum Hook.) Hairy-stemmed fern Aus. adiantiforme (Forst. f.) J. Sm. (syn. Aspidimn oapense Willd.) Thick-leaved shield fern Aus. Pol. S.A. S.Af., Tristan da C u n h a , Cuba Aus. Fiji N. C. S. Ch. .. zome. Epiphytic fern, with thick hard leaves and long stout rhizome. Lindsaya cantata (Foist, f.) Ch. Chr. (syn. L. trichomanoides Dry.) Lindsaya linearis Sw. Broad-leaved lindsaya n. c. s. .. : Heath Forest N Small fern, with dark-green, rather stiff leaves and slender, creeping rhizome. Small fern, with narrow pinnate leaven and slender, creeping rhizome. Epiphytic fern, with large, often pendulous, shining, pinnate leaves. Tall fern, with tufted, thick, glossy leaves. Tall fern, with short rhizome and much* divided, bright-green leaves, sometimes proliferous. Erect or frequently pendulous, usually epiphytic, fern, with much-cut coriaceous leaves. Tall fern, sometimes with short trunk and semi-erect crown of coriaceous pinnatifid leaves. .M oderate-sized fern, with tufted, spreading fronds, sometimes on short, raised trunk. Tall fern, with long pinnate leaves. Narrow-leaved lindsaya Aus., New Cal. N. C. S. Ch. .. Asplenium adiaiittiides (L.) C. Chr. (syn. A. Petako falcatum Lam.) Iitcidum Forst. f. .. Drooping spleenwort Aus. Pol. E.Af. Asia I Shining spleenwort Aus. N. C. S. .. j bulbiferum Forst. f. .. .. Maku Common spleenwort Aus. N.India, Penang N. C. S. Ch. Sub. I flaccid um Forst. f. .. .. Raukatauri .. Pendent spleenwort Aus. S.Af. »t Blechnum discolor (Forst. f.) Keys (syn. Piupiu Lomaria disctiltir Willd.) Common hard fern Aus., Norfolk Isld. M lanceolatum (R. Br.) Sturm, (syn. Lomaria lanceolata Spr.) Lance-leaved hard fern Aus. Pol. N. C. S. Ch. .. Aus. Pol. Mai. S.A. S.Af. Fiji .. 0 capen e (L.) Schlecht. (syn Lomaria , Pin, piupiu .. capensis Willd.) filiforme (A. Cunn.) ElKngh. (syn. Lomaria filiformis A. Cunn.) nigrum (Col.) Mett. (syn. Lomaria nigra Col.) Long hard fern N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Climbing hard fern N. C. Liane, with woody stem and dimorphic leaves. Moderate-sized fern, with very darkcoloured, spreading, rather thin, pinnatifid leaves. Large fern, with spreading crown of pinnate leaves on short or slightly raised stem. Like a small form of H. lanceoltitutn. Black hard fern .. End. N. C. S. fluviatilie (R. Br.) Lowe (syn. Lomaria fluviatilis Spr.) Creek fern Aus. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. mcmbrtinaceum (Col.) -Mett. (syn. 1mmaria membranacea Col.) Fraseri (A. Cunn.) Luerss. (syn. Lomaria Fraseri A. Cunn.) Membrane-leaved fern End. n. a & .. I Miniature tree-fern Philippines N. C. »f Small tree-fern, with very slender trunk and crown of dark-green leaves.