Flora of New Zealand Series

Mastigobryum novae-hollandiae f. γ 2 aucklandicum Lindenb. & Gottsche, Sp. Hepat. fasc. 8–11: 33, 46. 1851 (“Aucklandica”).

Bazzania adnexa fo. aucklandica (Lindenb. & Gottsche) E.A.Hodgs. ex Hamlin, Rec. Domin. Mus. 7: 251. 1972.

Bazzania adnexa var. aucklandica (Lindenb. & Gottsche) J.J.Engel & Merrill, Bryologist 97: 319. 1994. 

Type: Auckland Is., Hooker (S!, herb. Lehmann, STR!).

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Plants rich, deep green in color, the underleaves appearing small and the stem narrow for plant size; first branch underleaf often free, obliquely inserted, often at right angles to underleaf of main shoot; flagelliform branches sparingly produced; leaves widely spreading and plane; underleaves narrowly connate or free (at least on one side), triangular-cordate, with a channeled apex formed by the sharply reflexed lateral margins, the base cordate to subauriculate, bordered by a narrow hyaline strip extending to the insertion.

Distribution and Ecology : Apparently confined to New Zealand including the Auckland Islands.

 Varietyaucklandica typically occurs on rotted logs and tree-fern bases in forests (120–915 m).