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254 FLOEA OF NEW ZEALAND. \Liliaoece.
1. Callixeue parviflora, Hook. fil. ; caule filiformi elongato, folüs Hneari-oblongis anguste bnearibusve
subacutis 3 -5 -n e rv b s, floribus solitarüs terminalibus breve pedicellatis.— .ffouX. Io. P la n t, t 632
H a b . N o rth e rn and Middle Islands. Dusky Bay, Forster v. Menzies (in H b . Banks.) Alpine woods
Nelson, B idw ill. Southern Islan d , L y a ll.
N a t . O r d . XC. LILIACEyE, Jims.
Gen. I . A R TH SO PO D IUM , B r .
patens, 6-partitum, deciduum. S tamina 6 ; filamentis b a rb a tis ; antheris basi insertis
Ovamum 3-locMare, loculis m u ltio v u la tis; stylo filiformi; hispidulo. Capsula subglobosa, 3-looulans
loculicide 3-valvis. Semina panca, subangulata. Fmbryo o u rv a tu s .-H e rb ffi ; x a S ia tf aseieulata ;
pedicellis medio a r tw u la tk .
Aurtrahan. Tasmaman and New Zealand herbs, with roots of thick fascicled fibres, very short stems, chiefly
fo med of the sheathing bases of flaccid linear leaves; and scapes which bear racemes of pendulous flowers.
Femanth of six. spreading, deciduous pieces; three inner waved or fimbriated, rarely flat. Stamens six; filaments
brarded. Oraiy th re e-eeM . cells many-ovuled. StyU filiform, hispid at the tip. CapsuU globose, three-valved.
SiCife numerous, black. (Name from apdpov, a joint, and wow, a fo o t or peiUel.)
1. Artbropodium cirrhatum, B r ,; d a tum , fohis ensiformi-lanceolatis longe acuminatis, panicula ramosa
bracteis foliaceis, periantlih ampU foholis lanceolatis longe acuminatis, filamentis supra medium barbatis
basi 2 - a p ^ n d ic u la tis .- 5 o i. Mag. t. 23 5 0 . B o t. Reg. f, 709. A. Cunn. Prodr. Anthericum, Forst.
A . R ic k . Flor. A. latifohum, Banlcs el Sol. M S S .
AT Middle Islands, Ba n k s a n d Solander, etc. N a t. name, “ Een g a E e n g a ” in
N o rth e rn d istn c ts, aud “ M a ik a iK a ," in Soutliern, C o W (Cultivated in England.)
^ A taU, handsome plant, 2 feet high. Leaves 1 foot long, l i inch broad. PanUU branched. Flowers v ,m e
4 1 meh across. Seeds black, opaque, angular. Foots formerly eaten by the natives.
2. Arthropodium E a o u l; gracüis, tenella, fohis gramineis anguste linearibus flaccidis,
scapis elongatis, racemis paucifioris simpHcibus varius ramosis, floribus sobtariis binisve subseeundis parvis
longe pedicellatis, filamentis b a r b a t i s .- i f « « « , a o i x des P la nU s ,p . 14. t. 6.
H a b . N o rth ern and Middle Islands, Anderson (in Cook’s th ird voyage). Akaroa, Raoul. E a st
Coast and lu ten o r, Colenso, etc.
Leaves slender flaccid, very narrow. 4 -8 inches long. Scape very slender, simple, rarely branched, 6 -10 inches
m / b r a n o T T d ' b l l Z ^ or two together. Capsules swiAi. round,
Gen. I I . CHEYSOBACTEON, H o o k .fll.
Flores .hoici v. hermaphroditi. Periamikii fohola 6, patentia, lequalia, ta rd e decidua. Stamina 6 ;
marnentis glabernmis 3-loculare, loeuHs 2 -o v u la tis ; stylo erecto, s tric to ; stigmate 3-lobo.
^- 0 a, o cuicide 3-valvis; loculis 2-spermis; seminibus elongatis, triq u etris, atris. Embryo
curva us. er ee, radice e fib r u crassis; foliis lineari-elongatis, ensiformibusve; floribus dense
racetnosss.
at t h e b 'Z fo“ '“’ ' “ S fo“™“- “'-““«'ing
base, and erect stout scapes, bearing dense cylindrical racemes of yellow flowers, which are dioecious in the
Lïliaceoe?) FLOEA OF NEW ZEALAND. 255
Auckland Island species and hermaphrodite in the New Zealand, which is the only other. Perianth of six equal
oblong blunt pieces. Stamens six. with glabrous filaments. Ovary three-celled, with two ovules in each cell, a
straight style, and three-lobed stigma. CapsuU membranous, three-valved. with two long triquetrous black seeds
in each cell. (Name from x p v e o s , gold, and (ia u rp o v , a staff or rod.)
1. Clirysobactron Hookeri, Col. M S S .; floribus hermaphroditis, foliis anguste linearibus.— //oc/i-. le .
P la n t, t. 817. B o t. Mag. I. 4 6 0 7 .
H a b . N o rth e rn and Middle Islands. Ruahine range and Taupo, Colenso. W a iru valley. Nelson,
BidwUl. Canterbury and Chalky Bay, L ya ll. (Cultivated in En g lan d .)
A foot high. Leaves 8-1 0 inches long, i inch broad. BraeUæ variable in length, sometimes as long as the
pedicels. Falemes 3-5 inches long. Flowers | inch across.—This beautiful plant flowers abundantly in Kew
Gardens, where the plants are much larger than my dried specimens, almost equal in stature to the more magnificent
0. Bossii of Lord Auckland’s Group (Fl. Antarct. p. 72, t. 44 and 46). Though the flowers of C. Hookeri are
hermaphrodite and those of 0. liossii dioecious, I suspect that these will prove to be but one species eventually, and
that the genus will merge into Anthericum on a revision of the Order.
Gen. I I I . D IA N E L L A , Lam.
P e rianthium 6 -partitum, æquale, patens, deciduum. Stamina 6 ; filamentis curvis, apice incrassatis
antheris linearibus, strictis. Ovarium loculis multiovulatis ; stylo filiformi ; stigmate simphci. Bacca g lo bosa,
polysperma. Semina te sta nitida, C ru s ta c e a .-Herbæ ,• r a d i c e / ¿ r o s a ; fohis g ramin e is;
floribus p a n icu la tis, pedicellis apiee a rticu la tis; floribus eæruleis.
Australian, Indian, and New Zealand herbs, with wiry fibrous roots, rigid linear equitant or sheathing leaves,
and scapes bearing often very compound panicles. Flowers jointed on to the rigid pedicels. Perianth of six equal
pieces, deciduous. Stamens six ; filaments curved, much thickened above. Anthers linear. Ovary three-celled,
ceUs with many ovules ; styU simple, filiform. Berry globose; seeds numerous, covered with a black, metallic,
brittle, polished testa. (Name from Diana, Goddess of woods.)
1. Dianella intermedia, E n d l. ; elata, foliis rigidis anguste lineari-ensiformibus basi su bequitautibus,
panicula ramosissima, ramulis gracihbus, pedicellis curvis, floribus parvis, filamentis apice in c r a s s a t is .-
Fn d l. Prodr. Fl. In s. Norf. p . 2 8 . A . Cunn. Prodr. A nthericum ensatum. B a n k s et Sol. M S S . ei le .
H a b . N o rth e rn and Middle Islands, common. Ba n k s a n d Solander, ete.
Rhizoma woody, with fibrous roots and often underground runners. Haves 1-5 feet long, narrow, rigid,
sometimes rough along the edge. PanicU 10-18 inches long, very much branched ; peduncles and pedicels curved,
slender, wiry, Flowers di-ooping, greenish-white, 1 inch diameter. Berry nearly 4 inch long, deep blue.—This
plant is a native of Norfolk Island.
Gen. IV . PH O RM IUM , Eorst.
Eerianthinm tubulosum, curvatum, sex-partitum ; laciniis erectis, 3 interioribus apice p ateutibus.
Btamina 6, exserta, 3 alterna breviora. Ovarmm 3-loculare ; ovulis plurimis, 2-seriatis. Btylo 3-gono ;
stigmate simplici. Capsula oblonga, 3-gona, coriacea, submembrauacea, loculicide 3-valvis. Semina
plurima, compressa; testa atra, laxa.— Herbæ elatoe; radice tuberosa, fibrosa', foliis distichis, coriaceis,
tenacissimis ; scapo exaltato ; lloribus pa n icu la tis, erectis.
The genus Fhormhm, of which there is only one well ascertained species, is confined to Norfolk Island aud
New Zealaud, where it is too well known to require detailed description. The leaves are equitant at the base,
full of strong fibre, also secreting a gummy exudation. Scapes panicled above, with alternate bracteate branches.
Floicers curved, jointed on to stout pedicels, 1 -3 inches long, erect. Perianth tubular, of six erect pieces, three
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