FLORA ANTARCTICA. [Auckland and
primum erecta, concava, demum patentia et sæpe revoluta, ciliata, æstivatione imbricata, quincuncialia. S ta mina
tot quot petala, prope basin corollæ inserta ; filamentis breviusculis, linearibus ; antheris ovato-lanceolatis,
corolla, in all which respects it differs from D. Urvilleanum, but agrees with th a t plant in the few-flowered
spike.
12. D. subulatum, n. sp. ; fruticosum, ramis fuscis parce foliosis gracilibus, foliis fasciculatis e basi lata
vaginante lineari-subulatis F-|-uncialibus strictis erectis rigidis subtriquetris, vaginis latiusculis sub lente ciliatis,
spicis ^-^-uncialibus lateralibus ramulisque brevissimis terminalibus 2-floris, floribus parvis approximatis, bracteis
persistentibus florem superautibus foliolisque calycinis late ovatis acutis v. acuminatis, corollæ tubo campanulato,
segmentis latis.
H ab. New Zealand; mountainous interior of N orthern Island : / . T. Bidwill, Esq., and IV. Colenso, Esq.
A very distinct plant, readily recognised by the small size of all its parts.
13. D. rosmarinifolium, Br. ; fruticosum, ramis apice foliosis, foliis l^uncia libus erectis rigidis coriaceis
apice obtusis dorso convexis subcarinatis striatis antice canaliculatis basi modice dilatatis vaginantibus, floribus
sessilibus solitariis, bracteis lanceolatis acutis, corollæ segmentis ovatis obtusis.—Forst. M S S . in A . Rich. Fl.
Nov. Zel. p. 220. Brown. Prodr. p. 556. A . Rich. A. C. Prodr. et DeC. locis dtatis. Epacris rosmarini-
folia, Forst. Prodr. n. 69.
H ab. “ Summis Alpibus Novæ Zelandiæ G. Forster.
“ Hæc forte species ex E . longifolia enata, solo ingratiore et frigidiore pumila evasit, foliaque longa flores-
que racemosos amisit.”—Forst. M S S . l. c.
In LiOrd Auckland’s group the D. longifolium assumes no such form, and from the British Museum specimens
this appears to be an entirely different species from any other.
14. D. recurvum, n. sp. ; suffniticosum, ramis ad apices tantum foliosis, foliis uncialibus e basi vaginante
linearibus gradatim attenuatis obtusis recunds supra canaliculatis subtus convexis.
H ab. New Zealand ; Tongariro : Mr. Bidwill.
Apparently a very small plant, 4 -5 inches high, the branches terete, fuscous-black, above transversely
scarred. In consequence of the blunt apices of the leaves I have placed this near D. rosmarinifolium, but I
much regret having neither flowers nor fruit.
R IC H E A j B r . P ro d r . p . 555.
1. R ichea Br. Prodr. 1. c. DeC. Prodr. vol. vii. p. 769.
H ab. Tasmania ; on the high mountains, especially in the southern and western parts of the island.
2. R ichea pandanifolia,Ji.s-p. ; caule erecto simplici 15-25-pedali apice tantum folioso, foliis crassis valde
coriaceis 3-4-pedalibus squarroso-recurvis e basi vaginante lanceolata longissime lineari-subulatis superne planis
marginibus argute serratis cartilagineis, paniculis axillaribus ovatis effusis basi spathaceo-bracteatis, floribus
parvis breviter pedicellatis, pedicellis bracteolatis, bracteoli.s 1 v. 2 lineari-subulatis fugacibus, corolla clausa
calyptraeformi, filamentis ovario vix ^ longioribus.
H ab. Tasmania ; Port Davy, Peak of Teneriffe, Frenchman’s Cap, and several other mountainous situations,
especially in the southern parts of the island : Backhouse MSS. {in Bibl. Hook.) and in Ross' Hohartown Almanack,
R. C. Gunn, Esq.
I am indebted to Mr. Backhouse’s valuable ‘ MSS. Notes on Australian Botany ’ for information concerning
basi cordatis, bilocularibus. Pollen sphæricum. Ovarium ovatum, in stylum brevem attenuatum, 1-loculare,
1- rarius 2-ovulatum, ovulis latere placentæ globosæ carnosæ immersis. Stigma capitatum, cyathiforme, rarius
infundibuliforme, varie divisum, crenatum v. lobatum, interdum fimbriatum. Ffmc/m« baccatus, putamine crustáceo,
1-loculari. Semina 1 v. 2, reliquiis membranaceis placentæ indusiata, subglobosa, interdum latere transversim
constricta ; testa membranacea ; albumine corneo, albido. Embryo filiformis, cylindraceus, oblique trans-
versus, paulo arcuatus v. sigmoideus.—Frútices vel arbusculæ Novæ Zelandiæ et insularum Norfolciæ Auckland et
Campbell, glabræ, glanduloso-punctatæ. Folia varia, plerumque subcoriacea, integra, venosa. Pedunculi laterales,
fasciculati, bracteati. Flores jîflrui.—Character genericus a Flora Novæ Zelandiæ Ach. Richardi (p. 349)
emendatus.
1. SuTTONiA d iva rica ta , H o o k . fil. ; fru tic o sa , ramis d iv a r ica tis a rcua tis to r tu o sis parce fo lio s is ,
fo liis ad ap ic es ramu lo rum la te ra lium 2 - 4 b r e v ite r p e tio la tis la te -o b o v a tis r e tu s is v . ob co rd a tis c o n -
a c e is, p ed u n cu lis b r e v ib u s curv a tis la te ra lib u s b a si sq u am o sis, c a ly c is 4 - 5 - f id i lo b is o b tu s is , p e ta lis
ob o v a tis. (T a d . X X X IV .)— M y r sin e ? div a rica ta , A . Cunn. Flor. N o v . Z e l. in A n n . N a t. H is t. v o l. ii.
p . 4 7 . Al¡ih. DeC. in P ro d r . v o l. v iii. p. 9 5 .
H a b . L o rd A u ck la n d ’s g ro u p a n d Cam p b ell’s Is la n d ; ab u n d a n t in woods n e a r th e sea, nev e r
ascen d in g th e hills.
Frutex, rarius arbuscula, erectus, ramosus. parce foliosus, rigidus, primo intuitu spinescens, facie Coprosma,
4-8-pedalis. Radix lignosa, diffusa. Truncus brevis, subpedalis, cylindraceus, prope basin diametro 10-12
uncias 1 cortice atro, transversim rugoso, subannulato ; ligno duro, albo. Rami divaricati, horizontaliter
patentes, apicibus plerumque deflexis, lignosi, tenaces, gemmis basibusque ramulorum delapsorum tuberculati,
cortice fuligineo v. atro-fusco obtecti ; ramulis brevibus, subdistiche divaricatis, interdum pubescentibus, apicibus
tantum foliosis. Folia parva, i unc. longa, ramulis ultimis alterna, vel plerumque 2-3 ad apices fasciculata.
rarius solitaria, horizontaliter patentia, late obovata et refusa, v. obcordata, basi in petiolum brevem attenuata,
integerrima, glaberrima, planiuscula v. concava, subcoriacea, nervis prominulis utrinque reticulata, glandulis
sparsis, majusculis, elevatis, aurautiacis, pellucidis punctata, et serie intramarginali circumdata, supra læte
viridia, nitida, subtus pallidiora ; petiolo brevi, glabro v. pubescente, supra canaliculato, J lin. longo. Flores
parvi, inconspicui, breviter pedunculati, ramis ramulisque lateralibus 2-4 glomerulati. Pedunculi arcuati, 1 - l i
lin. longi, basi pluribracteolati, e gemmulis squamosis orti ; bracteolis minimis, ovato-rotundatis, brunnei
marginibus scarioso-membranaceis. Calyx parvus, obovatus, carnosus, 4- rarius 5-iidus ; lobis suberectis v.
patulis, late ovatis, obtusis, glanduloso-punctatis, marginibus erosis, ciliatis, Petala 4 -5 , basi remota, infra
faucem calycis inserta, patentia, persistentia, demum basi ovarii crescentis appressa, obovato-oblonga, apice
rotundata, X lin. longa, subchartacea, rufo-brunnea, glanduloso-punctata, margine membranaceo, pellucido,
eroso, cilato v. subfimbriato, pilis breviusculis, articulatis, flexuosis, medio uninèrvia, nervo obscure ramoso.
Stamitm 5, petalis X breviora ; filamenta brevia, linearia, compressa, crassa, supra basin petalorum afiixa ; ira-
tliera coriaceoe, filamento longiores, oblongo-lauceolatæ, subacutæ, basi cordatæ, valde compressæ, per totam
' longitudinem rimis lateralibus dehiscentes. Ovarium ovato-ampullaceum, teres, in stylum validum brevem
attenuatum, 1-loculare, 1-ovulatum; placenta carnosa et subaquosa, globosa, ovai-ii loculum implens, basifixa,
latere unico excavata ; ovulum solitarium, conico-pyriforme, horizontale, funiculo brevi, fundo cavitatis placentæ
affixum. Stigma capitatum, forma varians, sæpe lobatum v. crenatum, nunc excavatum, cyathiforme, marthis
splendid plant, and to Mr. Gunn for magnificent specimens. It is known to very few of the inhabitimts
of the colony, in consequence of tbe remoteness and inaccessible nature of the localities it inhabits. Amongst
tbe bushrangers it is called “ cabbage-tree,” and was always described by them as resembling an American aloe
placed on the top of a long pole. I shall have a further opportunity of making some remarks upon it in the
Flora of Tasmania.
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