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Hook. Lond. Journ. B o t. v. l . p . 571. t. 18. Daciydium plumosum, Don. A. Cmm., etc.
H ab. Mountain woods of tb e N o rth e rn and Middle Islan d s, B en n e tt, R . Cunningham. Euahine
mountains, Colemo. Nelson, elev. 600 0 feet, N a t. names, “ Moko piko,” B id w ill ; “ K aw a k a ”
Cmm. (Cultivated in E n g lan d .) ^
^ I find no difference between the specimens from the Northern and Mddie Isiands. The Bay of Islands plant
IS however so different-looking from that gathered at 6000 feet on the Nelson mountains, that I think there must
be two speeies. I have no fruit or flower of the former, which differs in the branches being rather broader.
Gen. I I I . POD O CAE PU S , H erit.
P l . . Amenta terminaha, cyHndracea. Antherce imbricatæ, sessiles ; loculi 2, la teralite r dehiscentes.
P l . ? , axillares, s o h tam ; ovulum disco lobato insertum, auatropum. Fructus drupaceus, disco rapheque
carnoso in stru c tu s. Semen nnciforme, inversum.
Large trees or small shrubs, usually with Hnear, distichous or imbricated leaves ; natives of vai-ious tropical
countnes, and of the Southern Temperate regions ; various species are found in South Chili, Australia, and Tasmama.
Catkins of male flowers solitary, spiked, or clustered. Stamens of numerous sessile imbricated anthers, without filaments,
and with a dilated connectivum, two-ceiled; ceUs bursting laterally. FemaU flowers a lobed disc, solitary
mnuite, axillary, bearing a minute inverted ovule ; the raphe and chalaza sweU dm-ing the ripening of the fruit into’
a fleshy drupe-bke pericarp siuTounding the hard inverted nnt-Iike seed. Embryo enclosed in farinaceous albumen
(Name from t t o d s , afoot, and Kayiros, fr u it ; from the thick pedicel of the berry.)
1. P o d o c a rp u s /e rra jjiW « , D o n ; arborea, fohis distichis falcatis linearibus acutis, amentis solitariis
axülaribus, anthei-is muticis, drupa magna pedunculata. B o n , in Lamb. P in . Appendix. A. Cunn. Prodr-
Hook. Ic . P la n t, t. 542.
H ab. N o rth e rn Islan d , Ba n k s a n d Solander, etc. N a t. name, “ Miro,” Cunn. (Cultivated in
E n g lan d .)
A large timber tree, 4 0 -6 0 feet in height and 12 in girth. Wood brittle, close-grained, durable, reddish.
Leaves turn red-brown when dry, i-A inch long, distichous, falcate, linear, acute. Male catkins axillary, solitary,
blunt, shorter than the leaves; connectivum of the anthers blunt. Berries glaucous, fine red-pm-ple, f inch longl
tasting of turpentine, eaten by bii-ds and sometimes by men.
2. Podocarpus nivalis. Hook. ; fruticulus rigidus, lignosus, foliis undique patenti-recurvis liiieari-ob-
longis mucronatis dorso costa crassa, amentis $ brevibus, antheris muticis, drupa exsucca ? Hook. Ic P l
t. 582.
H ab. Mountains of th e N o rth e rn Island. Tongariro, Bid iv ill. Top of Euahine range, Colenso.
Very near P . ferruyinea, and possibly an alpine state of it, differing in haliit, small foliage, and dry ? drupe A
sinall shrub, a span to a foot high. Leaves placed aU round the branches, patent, recurved, short, i inch long, very
thick and coriaceous, Hnear-oblong, apiculate, with a very thick midrib.—This very closely resemliles the T a s / n i a n
P. alpinas, Br. ; but the connectivum of the anther in that species is produced into a little horn.
S, Podocarpus spicata, B r ,; arborea, foliis distichis subfalca.tis linearibus obtusis apiculatisve subtus
glaucis, amentis g spicatis horizontaliter patentibus, antheris acutis, drupis ad apices ramulorum subspicatis
B r . in P la n t. R a r. Jav. p . 40. Hook. Ic. P la n t, t. 54.3. Dacrydium taxifolium, Bank s et Sol. Lambert,
H is t. P in . D.? Mai, A. Ounn. Prodr.
H ab. N o rth e rn Islan d and n o rth e rn p arts of th e Middle Islan d , Ba n k s and Solander, eto. N at.
names, “ Mai,” Ounn., and “ Mataii,” Col. (Cultivated in England.)
A large tree, 80 feet high, yielding a good durable wood. Leaves linear, straight or slightly falcate, blunt or
apiculate, glaucous below. Male catkins 2 -3 lines long, distant, horizontal, on terminal spikes. Anthers acute.
Drupes numerous towards the ends of the branches, sometimes spiked, roundish, i inch long, sweet and eatable.
4. Podocarpus Totara, Cunn. ; arborea, foliis undique imbricatis breve petiolatis valde coriaceis acuminatis
p ungentibus, amentis ¿ aggregatis pedunculatis bracteolatis, antberis eroso-dentatis, drupis p ed ú n culo
baccato solitariis binisve. Don, in Lamb. P in . A . Cunn. Prodr. Hook. Lond. Journ. B o t. v. 1.
p . 5 7 2 . t. 19.
H ab. Th ro u g h o u t th e N o rth e rn and Middle Islands, Menzies, etc. N a t. name, "T o ta ra ,” Cunn.
(Cultivated in En g lan d .)
A large tree, 60 feet high and 6-8 in circumference, spreading, yielding a red wood, only equalled by that of
the Dammara for lightness, toughness, and durability. Its value formerly was said to be so great, that good growing
trees became heir-looms, and disputes for possession led to bloodshed. Bark used for roofing. Leaves f - l F inch
long, placed all round the branches, spreading, very thick and coriaceous, pungent, pale green, linear, acuminate,
witb an indistinct midrib. Male catkins short, thick, blunt, solitary or two together, pedunculate ; peduncle bracteate
at the top. Connectivum of tbe anthers eroso-dentate. Drupes solitary or two together, placed on a swollen peduncle,
which forms an eatable fruit bigger than tbe beny.
5. Podocai’pus dacrydioides, k.. B i c h . arborea, foliis biformibus, aliis ramulorum ju n io rum distichis
(more Selaginellæ) patulis curvis falcatis linearibus acuminatis, aliis ramulorum seniorum minimis undique
imbricatis late subulatis acuminatis dorso carinatis, amentis ¿ parvis solitariis terminalibus, antheris acutis,
drupis subexsuccis parvis pedúnculo baccato sessilibus. A . R ich . Flor. p . 358. t. 39. A . Cunn. Prodr.
P . thujioides, B r . P la n t. Jav. Dacrydium thujioides, B a n k s e t Sol. M S S .
H ab. N o rth e rn Islan d . Common as far so u th as A u ck la n d ; rare beyond it, B a n k s a n d Solander,
etc. N a t. name, "K a h i-k a te a ,” C’wííTí. (Cultivated in England.)
A common gregarious tree of great size, 150 feet high and 15 in circumference, branching at the top. RwoU
spreading over swampy ground, Wood white, soft and spongy, of no use. Leaves of two forms; those in young
trees and branches pinnate, curved, linear, with acuminate up-tm-ned points, 4 inch long, nerveless, on slender
branches, whicli are used by the natives for making eel-baskets. Leaves on old branches small, subulate, acuminate,
3 lines long, appressed and imbricating, keeled at the back. Male catkins small, solitaiy, sessile, terminal ;
anthers acute. Drupes small, gibbous, on swoUeu peduncles, eaten by the natives.
Gen. IV . D ACRY D IUM , Sol.
P l . ¿ . Amenta terminalia. Antherce imbricatæ ; loculis 2, lateraliter dehiscentibus. E l . $ . solitarii,
axillares v. terminales. Ovulum disco cupuliformi solitarium, erectum. Fructus 4-drupaceus. Semen nuci-
forme, disco baccato immersum, erectum.
A geuus in all respects very similar indeed to Podocarpus, but the ovule and seed are erect, and the b em' is
formed by the seed becoming included within the swollen fleshy disc. The species are few, and natives of
Tasmania and the jMalay Islands, as well as of New Zealand ; many have beautiful long weeping branches. The
Huon Pine of Tasmania is D. Franklinii. (Name from baKpv, a tear; iu allusion to tbe weeping habit.)
1. Daciydium cugiressinum, D o n ; arbor excelsa, ramis ramulisque pulclierrime peuduhs, foliis biformibus,
ramulorum juu io rum undique imbricatis p atentibus subulatis subacerosis, seniorum multoties minoribus
laxe imbricatis subulatis subacutis, ramulis fructiferis arcuatis, semine disco carnoso obliquo cu p u lari im-
merso. Don, in Lamb. P i n .p . 93. t. 4 1 . R ich . C o n if.p . 1 27. t. 2. A . R ich . Flora. A. Cunn. Prodr.
H ab. Tliroughout th e Islands, abu n d an t in forests. B a n k s a n d Solander, etc. N a t. name, " Rimu.”
(Cultivated iu England.)