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Distribution. Maori Name. Beyond New Zealand, or Endemic. Within New Zealand. In Forest, Heath, I Ac. Species and Natural Order. English Name. Life-form. POLYPODIACE3E -continued. Bypolepis distant (Col.) Hk. .. .. j I I Brown hypolepis .. .. End. .. X. C. S. .. Forest .. Tall, slender feni. with 2-pinnate fronds and long, branched rhizome. „ .. N. C. S. Ch. .. Bank of creek Moderate-sized fern, with 2- or 3-pin-Common maidenhair .. in open Date fronds and much creeping rhiAdiantuiii a/Jint Willd. tut rum Kaon] .. .. .. I I'll ris trim iila H. Br. .. .. .. Taraweru l/iilioptt lis incita (Thunb.) .1. Sm. (syn. I'n ris incita Thunb.) Pteridium tsculentum (Forst. f.) (syn. Pterin Rau-aruhe, rauhurahu esrut, './'/ Forst. f.) Pa,, in snibei'i/a (A. Rich.) Kuhn. (syn. Pteris scut,, ruin A. Rich.) Polypodium BUlardieri (Willd.) C. Chr. (syn. P. austral, Mett.) t/ramirtitidis R. Br. zome. Brown-Stemmed maidenhair I'ol. Aus. .. X. C. .. Forest .. Similar to above but with smaller pinnies. Trembling bracken .. Aus.. Norfolk N. C. .. „ .. Taj fern, with bright-green 2—4-pinnate, Isld. tufted, herbaceous leaves. Cut-leaved bracken .. j Aus.Cos.trop. X. C. S. Ch. Sub.' „ .. Tall fern, with '1 3-pinnate. soft, palegreen leaves and long creeping rhizome. Common bracken .. .. Aus. S.A. .. ,, Heath .. Tall fern, with stout, matted rhizome and 3-4-pinnate coriaceous leaves. Rough bracken .. .. End. .. N. C. S. Ch. .. Forest .. Moderate-sized fern, with far-creeping wiry rhizome and coriaceous, finely cut leaves. Narrow-leaved polypody .. Aus. S.Af., New N. C. S. Sub... „ - .. Tufted, small, epiphytic fern, with Guinea, S.A. entire, linear-lanceolate leaves. Saw-edged polypody .. Aus... .. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. „ .. Small, tufted, epiphytic fern, with pinnatifid leaves. Cunningham's polypody .. New Hebrides X. ('. .. „ .. Epiphytic fern, forming close and thick mats of roots which bear buds, and having lanceolate, entire leaves. Scented polypody.. .. Aus., Xew Cal., X. C. S. „ .. Climbing fern, with thin, irregular, Norfolk Isld. pinnatifid leaves. Climbing polypody .. Aus., Norfolk X. C. S. Sub. Ch. „ .. Climbing or ground fern, with wide, Isld.. Xew polymorphous, coriaceous leaves. Cal. Thick-leaved polypody .. Aus.. New Cal.. X. ('. S. Ch. .. „ .. Climbing fern, with round or oblong, Xorfolk Isld. small, entile, very thick leaves. Dictyopteris Mett. (syn. /'. Ounninqluimii Hook.) pustulatum Porst. f. ilin rsiintiuni Willd. (syn. P. Billar- Paraharnha .. dieri R. Br.) Cydophorus serpens (Foist, f.) C. Chr. (syn. Polypodium serpens Forst. f.) GLEICHENIACEiE. Oleic/tenia circinata Sw. .. .. .. Waewaekaka .. Scrambling umbrella fern .. Aus. Mai.. Xew X. c. s. .. Heath .. Tall, erect, or scrambling fern, with Cal. long, wiry rhizome and leaves diehotoinously forked. Umbrella fern .. .. End. .. „ ..I Forest .. Tall fern, dichotomously blanched and pinna- plagiotropous. Fan-like umbrella fern .. Aus.. Xew Cal. N. .. .. Bank of River Moderately tall fern, with leaves Waipoua dichotomously branched and fan - shaped. Twining fern .. .. End. .. Forest .. Twining climbing fern, with wiry stems and glossy green leaves. Cunninghamii Hew. .. .. Tapuwackotnku dabeUata R. Br. .. SCHIZ.EACE.K. Lygodium articulatum A. Rieh. .. .. Mangemange ..