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A tree, 2 0-40 feet liig li; trunk slender. Leaves sometliing like tkose of tbe Tea-jilant, but quite entire, 1 -2
inches long, brouilly oblong or eUiptic-oboTate. bright green above, pale below and veined, translucent, waved, on
petioles 2 lines long, quite smooth, or downy along the midrib. Ilotcers solitary, axillary, purplish, on'curved,
downy peduncles longer than tbe petioles. Seyah bnear-oblong, süky or smooth. Petah purplish. 4 -6 lines long.
Cajtsules 3-7 lines long, nearly as broad, velvety when young, smooth and granulated when old. eonstncted at the
base, woody, usually three-valved; valves woody, transversely wrinkled inside, broadly obovate. Seeds small, black.
2. P itto sp o rum Colensoi, Hook. fil.; arboreum, glaberrimum, foliis petiolatis coriaceis elliptico- v.
obovato-oblongis acutis super lucidis su b ter pallidioribus, floribus solitariis axillaribus, pedunculis petiolo
brevioribus, bracteis concavis coriaceis glaberrimis v. obscure ciliatis, sepalis lineari-oblongis subacutis
tu b um corollae mquantibus, petalis fructuque u t in P . tenuifolio. P . viride et P . uniflorum. Col. M S S .
H a b . N o rth e rn Islan d , in th e interior, and Middle Is la n d ; Taupo Lak e, an d base of Tongariro,
Dieffenbach, Colenso. Ch a lk j Bay, LyaU.
A small tree, 1 0-12 feet high, too closely alUed to P . temdfolium to require any detaüed description; differing
chiefly in the larger, more acute, very coriaceous leaves, the mote persistent glabrous bractem, shorter peduncle,
smaller flower, ami rounder fruit.
3. P itto sp o ram obcordatum, E a o u l; arbuscula^ ramis divaricatis glabris, foliis parvis remotis bre-
vissime petiolatis obcordatis orbiculatisve glaberrimis, floribus axillaribus solitanis rariu s geminis, pedun-
culis puberulis petiolo Eequilongis, sepalis lanceolato-subulatis, peLaKs lineari-lanceolatis, ovario pubescente.
R m u l, Choix de Plantes, p , 24. t. 25.
H ab. Middle I s la n d ; Akaroa in shady woods, Itaoul. N a t. name, "C o b o u -Co b o u ,” Raoul.
I have a specimen of this from its discoverer, M. Eaoul it presents some peculiarities in form and habit
shared by various New Zealand plants of very different genera, which are not easily distinguished from it, and from
one another, by the leaf alone, at first s ig h t; such are Melicytus micranthus, Panax anomalum, and a state of
Alseuosmia Banksii.— N small tree or shrub. Leaves 3-3 lines long, very small and scattered, solitary or two or
three together, rounded or obcordate, sometimes three-lobed, contracted at the base into a veiy short petiole, quite
smooth. Flowers inconspicuous, on pedicels as long as the petioles, generally solitary and axillary, white. Sepals
and petals very slender. Fruit unknown.
4. P itto sp o rum rigidum, Hook. fil.; frutex lignosus, glaberrimus, ramis tortuosis crassis, foliis alternis
fasciculatisve brevissime petiolatis crassis coriaceis lineari-obovatis obtusis integerrimis v. sinuato-dentatis,
floribus axillaribus solitariis brevissime pedicellatis, sepalis 0 ? v. 5 parvis ovatis obtusis ciliatis, petalis lineari-
oblongis subacutis, ovario pubescente 2-loculari, capsula compressa late ovato-cordata acuta 2~valvi. T a b . X.
H ae. N o rth e rn and Middle Is la n d s ; mountains near Wa ikare Lake, and Eu ab in e mountains, Colenso,
Nelso n , B idw ill.
A very rigid, woody shrub, with stout spreading branches, and small, very thick, shining leaves, which are
often sinuato-dentate in the young state, exactly as in the Panax anomalum. Leaves on short petioles, i inch long,
narrow, obovate, cuneate, or elliptical, oblong, blunt, shining, the margin recurved. Flowers axillary, solitary, on
veiy short downy pedicels. Calyx when present very small; I can find none in some of my specimens. Petals
dingy purple, nearly as long as the leaves. Capsules downy when young, smooth and granulated when old, broadly
cordate, suddenly narrowed into the style, and hence acnminated; valves furrowed down the back; seeds numerous.—
A veiy curious species, on account of tbe leaves and the small calyx.—P late X. Fig. 1, flower; 2, stamen;
3, ovarium; 4, the same cut transversely; 5, capsule;—all magnified.
Flowers axillary or terminal, three or more together, or umbellate or panicled.
5. Pittosporum eugenioides, A. C u n n .; glaberrimum, polygamo-dioicum, foliis petiolatis cllipticis
eUiptico-lanceolatisve acuminatis marginibus un d u la tis superne nitidis su b ter paUidis, venis plurimis p a te n tibus
peUucidis, pedunculis (mascubs gracilibus) terminaHbus brachiatis subtrichotome ramosis, pediceUis
corymbosis multifloris puberulis, sepabs subulatis, petalis linearibus, antheris exsertis, capsulis parvis late
eUipticis acuminatis 2 -valvis, valvis crassis Ugnosis. A . Cunn. Prodr. P . elegans, Raoul, Choix de P lantes,
p . 25 ?
H ab. N o rth e rn and Middle Islands, in woods; Bay of Islan d s, Cunningham, etc. Akaroa, Ra o u l.
A small tree, smooth everywhere, except the inflorescence. Leaves 2 -4 inches long, on petioles inch,
usually elbptical and narrow, often broader and almost obovate; the margins undulated; lateral nerves numerous,
diverging in parallel curved hues. Bractecs at the base of the terminal pedancle, numerous, linear, blunt, cibated,
forming a large bud i inch long in spring. Inflorescence the most conspicuous of New Zealand species, perhaps
wholly dicecious, very variable in size, pubescent. Peduncle short, with diverging branches, which are again divided,
aud bear umbels of six to eight yellow flowers. Pedicels of tbe sterile ? flowers slender. Sepals one-third the length
of the flower, subulate. Petals linear, narrow, recurved. Stamens with slender filaments; the anthers bright yellow
and exserted. Capsules in large clusters, larger than a pepper-corn, black, smooth or granulated, broadly ovate and
compressed, contracted below, acuminate at the point, two-valved, with a thickened rim along the line of su tu re ;
valves very thick and woody; seeds few.— I find some specimens with the flowers much smaller, stamens shorter,
and pedicels stouter, indicating the species to be spuriously dicecious, the anthers of these latter flowers having
little pollen; the flowers again with large anthers, long filaments, and slender peduncles and pedicels, though they
have ovaria, appear to wither without ripening fruit. From AI. Eaoul’s description, his P. elegans appears to be
this plant, differing only in the capsules being thi-ee-valved occasionally; b u t in the absence of specimens, I cannot
speak decisively. Air. Colenso considers this plant dioecious.
6. Pitto sp o ram co rn ifo lkm , A. C u n n .; polygamo-cboicum, fru tex virga tus, glaberrimus, scepissime
epiphyticus, fohis breve petiolatis obovato-lanceolatis ellipticisve acutis supremis verticillatis, floribus termi-
nalibus, pedicelbs pubescentibus subumbellatis v. pedúnculo communi sessilibus fl. $ gracilibus ? robustis
brevioribus, sepalis anguste lineari-subulatis, petalis an g u ste Hgulatis longe acuminatis, capsula coriácea
compressa obovato-oblonga v. la te obcordata 2-valvi, seminibus paucis magnis atris. A . Cunn. in Bo t.
Mag. t. 3161. et Prodr. Fl. N . Zeal. Pittosporoides verticiUata, B a n k s et Sol. M S S . e t Ic.
H ab. No rth e rn I s la n d ; Bay of Islan d s, A. Cunn. E a s t coast, B a n k s a n d Solander. N a t. name,
“ Karo,” Colenso ; " P iri-p iri,” AucL ? (Cultivated in En g lan d .)
A slender shrub, 2 -4 feet high, and always growing epiphytically on the trunks and limbs of lofty forest-trees,
sparingly branched; branches slender, ultimate sometimes pubescent. Leaves 1 -3 inches lo n g ; upper verticillate,
broadly lanceolate or elliptical, acute, on short petioles, quite smooth, shining, coriaceous. Flowers on long pedicels
(male -^-1 , female i —L inch long), which are a little hairy, and are sessile on the ends of the branches, or attached
to a common peduncle, sometimes an inch long. Flowers dingy red, line long. Sepals very narrow, subulate, one-
third shorter than the equally narrow petals, which terminate in two loug slender points. Fruit size of a small
nut, compressed, broadly oblong or somewhat heart-shaped; valves yellow and wrinkled inside; seeds large, black.
7. Pittosporum crassifolium, Banks e t S o l.; frutex erectus, ramis foliisque su b ter velutino-tomentosis
albidis, foliis breve petiolatis crasse coriaceis obovatis v. lineari-oblongis obtusis marginibus recurvis,
pediceUis cauis tomentosisve te rminalibus v. in pcdunculum communem aggregatis rarius solitariis, sepalis
■ovato-lanceolatis acutis tomentosis, petalis lineari-oblongis, fructibus magnis rarius parvis cano-tomentosis
trigono-splisericis 3-valvis rarius 2-valvis compressis, valvis liguosis, seminibus mediocribus atris. A . Cunn.
Prodr.
Mab. N o rth e rn Islan d , n o t unfrequent. Ba n k s a n d Solander, Cunningham, etc. N a t. name, " T a r a ta ,”
R. Cunningham.
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