ïliOllA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Onagraria.
brato, foliis sessibbus v. breve petiolatis rotundatis late oblongisve integerrimis sinuato-dentatisve coriaceis
V. membranaceis planis v. bullato-undulatis, pedunculis elongatis (fructiferis 2-4 unc.), capsubs pubescentibus,
floribus parvis. A. Cunn. Frodr. E. pendulum. Banks et Sol. MSS. et Ic.
Var. fi.peduneulare; fobis plerumque membranaceis, capsubs glaberrimis. E. pedunculai-e, A. Cunn.
' Prodi'.
Var. 7 . nerteroides; foliis plerumque crassis sæpe coriaceis marginibus recurvis, capsulis plerumque
glaberrimis. E. nerteroides, A. Cwnn. Prodr.
Yar. S. h-evipes; fobis crassis coriaceis marginibus recurvis, pedicellis fructiferis abbreviatis, capsubs
puberubs.
Hab. Tbrougbout the Islands, generally in boggy places; abundant on the mountains and low
grounds, Banks and Solander, etc.
stem creeping, rooting, 3-8 inches long, smooth or ivith two rows of hairs. Leaves orbicular or oblong,
sessile or on very short petioles, usually lying flat ou the ground. (2-4 lines long.) thick or tender, entire or waved
at the margin, plane, or undulate, or búllate. Peduncles (2-4 inches) erect. Capsules 2 inches, hoary with pubescence.—
The sinuate- and dentate-leaved varieties pass into the following species ; it strongly resembles E. aln-
noides of the terminal-flowered section. Variety S has smooth capsules ; y, coriaceous leaves and smooth capsules ;
8, short peduncles to the capsules, which are pubescent. Intermediate states between aU these are frequent.
2. Epilobium linnceoides, Hook. fil. ; glaberrimum, caule repente hic illio radicante, folus rotundatis
breve petiolatis ( i unc.) membranaceis argute eroso-dentatis, peduncubs elongatis, capsubs elongatis glaberrimis.
Fl. Antaret. v. 1. p . 9. t. 6.
H a b . Mountains of tbe Northern, Middle, and Southern Islands. Eualbne Mountains, Colenso.
Port AVilliam, Lyall.
Much larger than the last species ; quite smooth everywhere. Stems prostrate, rooting here aud there (8-10
inches). Ijsams petiolate. orbicular, sharply erose-dentate ( i inch). PeduncUs very long and erect, fructiferous
ones 3-6 inches. Capsules 2-3 inches. Petals deeply cloven.—Abundant also in Lord Auckland’s Group. It closely
resembles E. rotundifolium of the following section.
3. Epilobium macropus, Hook. ; glaberrimum, caule basi repente, ramis ascendentibus, foliis (f unc.)
oblongis obtusis sinuato-dentatis in petiolum latum angustatis, peduncubs capsubsque elongatis glaberrimis,
floribus majusculis, petabs profunde bifidis. Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 812.
H a b . Middle Island. Mountains near Nelson, Bidwill.
Closely allied to E. alpinurn, L.. of Europe. Eveiywhere perfectly smooth. Stems 8 inches to 1 foot ; rooting
below, ascending. Leaves (A inch) oblong, narrowed into the petiole, sinuate, blunt, snbcarnose. Peduncles 3-6
inches long. Capsules 2-3 inches, quite smooth. Flowers large, a inch across.
§ b. Stem erect, or decundent and ereepinrj at the base only. Flowers towards the ends of the branches. Leaves
ûppodte, the upper alternate. Peduncles of the fruit much longer than the leaves nearest them.
4. Epilobium rotundifolium, Forst. ; glaberrimum v. superne puberulnm, caule tereti decumbente basi
repente, ramis ascendentibus, fobis unitormibus petiolatis plerisqué oppositis (-}-| unc.) membranaceis oblongo
ovatis rotundatisve obtusis argute eroso-dentatis superioribus floriferis alternis, pedunculis fructiferis
elongatis capsubsque pubescentibus glabratisve, floribus parvis. Porst. Prodr. DC. Prodr. A. Rich.
Fl. A. Cunn. Prodr. E. flaccidum. Banks et Sol. MSS.
H a b . Common tlirougbout the Islands in moist places. Banks and Solander, Forster, etc.
Stem nsnally weak and decumbent, round, (6 inches to 1 foot,) smooth or pubescent above, sometimes stout
and suberect. Leaves ( i - | inch) uniform throughout all parts of the plant, quite smooth, shortly petiolate,
OnagraricB}\ FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND.
rounded or oblong, erose-dentate, rarely oblong-ovate and nearly entire; upper alternate. Flowers axillary and
almost sessile in the upper leaves; peduncles soon elongating to 1-2 inches, and, as are the capsules, smooth or pubescent.
Flowers small, 2-3 lines broad, pale pink; petals cloven.—Very similar to E. linnmoides, but quite distinct;
when the petioles are longer and branches pubescent, it approaches E. pubens. Small specimens, vrith almost entire
leaves, resemble B. alsmoides.
5. Epilobium alsinoides, A. Cunn.; caule suberecto v. repente apicibus ascendentibus divaricatim
ramoso tereti pubeseente, fobis uniformibus subconfertis rarius sparsis plerisque oppositis parvis 2-4 bn.
longis glaberrimis subcarnosis breve petiolatis oblongis v. ovato-oblongis ovatisve obtusis sinuato-dentatis,
peduncubs terminalibus v. axibis supremis fructiferis modioe elongatis capsubsque pubescentibus, floribus
parvis. E. alsinoides, E. thymifobum, et E. atripUcifolium, A. Gunn. Prodr.
H ab. Throughout the Islands, abundant, Cunningham, eto.
Very similar to E. nummuUrifolium, but differs in the terminal or subterminal inflorescence, and usually much
shorter peduncles. Stem often creeping and hranched, with ascending branches, slender, rounded, smootli or
pubescent (2-6 inches). Leaves (2-4 lines) oblong or oblong-ovate, blunt, on short petioles, rather coriaceous,
quite smooth, obtusely toothed or sinuate, usually crowded on the stem. Peduncles in the axils of the upper leaves,
pubescent, 1 inch long in fruit. Capsules pubescent.—A very variable plant; one of the smallest in its common
state, hut often 8 inches long, with ascending or suberect stems. Large states, with broad and more sharply toothed
leaves, pass into E. rotundifolium.
6. Epilobium microphyllum, A. Eicb .; parvulum, caule tereti (atro) simplici v. e basi ramosissimo
simpliciter v. bifariam pubeseente v. glabrato, fobis uniformibus parvis (2-3 bn.) coriaceis oppositis breve
petiolatis oblongis rotundatisve, floribus paucis axibis superioribns, peduncubs capsula glabra v. pubeseente
brevioribus, floribus parvis. A. Rich. Flor.p. 325. t. 36. A. Cunn. Prodr.
H ab. Northern and Middle Islands; not uncommon. Cook’s Straits, IF Urville. East coast, etc.,
Colenso. Nelson, Bidwill. .
A rigid, generally erect, wiry species, with stout, generally black stems, and comparatively small leaves. Stents
glabrous or pubescent, often bifariously hairy, 4-6 inches high, rarely creeping, often very much branched. Leaves
almost all opposite, very small, 2-3 lines, coriaceous, on short petioles, ovate-oblong or rounded, blunt, obscurely
sinuate. Flamers few. on short peduncles, axillary in the upper leaves; fructiferous peduncles | inch long. Capsules
smooth or pubescent, 1 inch long; valves dark-brown,-Creeping specimens are very similar to the varieties brevipes
and nei'tei'oides of E. nummularifolium.
7. Epilobium tenuipes. Hook, fil.; pusillum, caulibus brevibus e basi decumbente radicante asceudentibus
bifariam pubescentibus, foliis confertis sessilibus oppositis anguste lineari-oblongis (3 lin.) obtusis
obtuse dentatis coriaceis glaberrimis subnitidis, pedunculis axillis supremis terrainalibusve puberulis, fructiferis
elongatis gracilibus strictis capsula breviuscula glabrata lougioribus, floribus parvis.
H a b . Nortlieru Island. Barren places, head of Wairarapa Valley, Colenso.
Differs from E. confertifolium (Fl. Antaret. vol. i. p. 10 ; Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 685) of Lord Auckland’s Group,
chiefly in the much smaller and very narrow leaves. Stems rooting and branching at the base, short, 2-4 inches
long, ascending, leafy, rather stout, with opposite lines of hairs. Leaves sessile, rather crowded, 3 lines long, linear-
oblong, remotely toothed, blunt, coriaceous, quite smooth, shining. Peduncles in the axils of the upper leaves only,
pubescent; the fructiferous 1-2 inches long, very slender, strict, erect. CapsuUs shorter than the peduncles,
pubescent or smootli.—This pretty little plant is also found on the Tasmanian mountains.
§ c. Stem, leaves, etc., as iu § b., but peduncles of fruit shorter than the leaves nearest them.
8. Epilobium glahellwm, Eorst.; caule tereti simplici v. parce ramoso e basi breve radicante erecto