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oblongis obovatisve acutis, fioribus paucis, antheris pubescentibus, ovario 3-lobo, stylo recto apice 3-fido,
coccis 3.
H a b . N o rth e rn Islan d . Open downs on tb e east coast, Colenso.
Much the smallest species of the geuus kuown to me ; it appears to have running underground branching roots,
that are slender, white, and succulent.
N at . O rd . XXII. ANACARDIACEÆ, Br.
Gen. I . CORYNOCARPUS, Forst.
Calyx profunde 5-lobus, imbricatus. Pe ta la 5, disco inserta, calycis lobis alterna, imbricata, margini-
bus erosis. B iso ts hypogynus incrassatus, 5-lobus. Stamina 5, disco inserta, p etahs a lte rn a ; filamentis
erectis, apice in c u rris ; antheris adnatis, introrsis, 2-locularibus, longitudina liter dehiscentibus. Sguamulæ
perig^'næ 5, disci lobis incrassatis insertæ, staminibus alternæ, petaloideæ, eroso-dentatæ. Ovarium 1,
sessile, elongato-ovatum, 1 -loculare; stylo b rev i; stigmate simphci, vix inc rassato; ovulo solitario, anatropo,
prope apicem locuh funículo brevi suspenso. Fructus baccatus ; endocarpio coriáceo, nervoso ; semen p endulum,
albuminosuin, loculo conforme ; te sta membranácea, venosa, loculi parietibus adhærente ; cotyledon
ibus crassis, oblongis, plano-convexis ; radicula minima, hilo proxima, supera.— Arbor glaberrima Novæ
Zelaudiæ, inodora, insápida. PoHa alterna, exstîpulata, breve p e tio la ta , obovata, sjíbacuta, integerrima,
lucida. Paniculæ terminales, ramosoe, erectce. Flores virides, brevissime p edicellati. F ru c tu s drupaceus ;
pulpo eduli.
A very well-known, small, bright evergreen, leaiy tree, 40 feet high; common, especially along the shores.
Leaves large, shining, alternate, on short stout petioles, rather coriaceous, 4 -7 inches long, oblong or lanceolate,
hardly acute, quite smooth and entire. Flowers small, globose, 3 lines across, gi-eenish-white, inodorous, on very
short stout pedicels, disposed in thyrsoid terminal erect spreading panicles, 4 inches or so long. Calyx of five rounded
toothed lobes, fleshy. Fetals five, as long as the calyx lobes, concave, rounded, toothed, inserted into a broad fleshy
disc, which has five thickened lobes opposite the petals, on which as many obovate toothed petal-like scales are placed.
Stamns five, alternate with the petals; filaments stout, erect, incurved at the apex; anthers adnate, two-celled,
bursting inwards longitudinally. Ovary small, one-celled, one-ovuled, narrowed into an erect style, with a simple
glandular stigma ; ovule pendulous. Fruit an oblong purple berry, nearly an inch long ; pulp eatable, surrounding
a coriaceous eudocarp, which is strongly veined, almost fibrous ; seed large, pendulous, with a membranous veined
testa adhering to and lining the inner wall of the cell. Cotyledons very large, oblong, plano-convex ; radicle verv
small, superior.
This curious plant has been supposed to be allied to Myrsinea ; chiefly, I presume, from the large lucid leaves,
for in all characters of the flowers and fimit it differs widely from that Order, as also in the want of glands in the
leaf, etc. I t more nearly resembles Theophrasteæ in the scales (abortive stamina), b u t differs in all the many
other points which that Order has in common with Myrsineee. Sapoteoe offers several points of resemblance, but
mainly in the presence of scales, and differs materially in its osseous testa, monopetalous flowers, valvate calyx,
many-celled ovary, foliaceous cotyledons, milky juice, inflorescence, etc. In the structure of the fruit it shows
a very marked relation to Inocarpus, a genus of dubious affinity. Its technical characters bring it nearer Anacar--
diaceæ than any other Order, and I have accordingly placed it here, though unable to indicate direct affinity with
any plant of that Order, except perhaps with Mangifera (the Mango), which has a similar structure of flower and
fruit, excepting that the squamulæ are absent on the disc of that genus, and all tbe stamens are fertile in Corynocar-
pus. There is no trace of resinous flavour in any part of this plant. The wood is light, but useless ; the embryo
is considered poisonous till steeped in salt water, when (like the Mango kernel and Inocarpus seed) it is used as
food in time of scarcity. (Name from Kopvv^, a plub, and Kapros, fru it, from the shape of the latter.)
1. Corynocarpus lav igata, F o rst. Prodr. et Char. Gen. A . R ich . A . Cunn., etc. B o t. Mag, t. 4 3 9 7 .
Merretia lucida, Ba n k s e t Sol. M S S . et Ic.
H ab . N o rth e rn Is lan d an d n o rth e rn p arts of th e Middle Is lan d ; ab u n d an t near th e sea, Forster, etc.
Chatham Island, Dieffenbach. N a t. name, "K a ra k a .” (Cultivated in England.)
N a t . O r d . X X lII. LEGUMINOSÆ, J u s s .
Gen. I . C L IA N TH U S , Sol.
Calyx campanulatus, 5 -dentatus, dentibus 2 altius cohærentibus. Vexillum ovatum, incumbens v. re-
fiexum, carinam oblongam cymbiformem æquans. Âlæ lanceolatæ, basi excise auriculatæ, carina breviores.
Stamina 10, diadelpha. Ovarium stip ita tum , 00-ovula tum; stylo infra apicem barbato. Legumen stipitatum,
oblongum, tumidum, polyspermum.
Clianthus punieeus, the only New Zealand species, is a very well-known plant. I t forms an herbaceous branching
shrub, 4-5 feet high, with pubescent branches, petioles, young leaves, leaflets below (sometimes), racemes and
calyx ; the hairs appressed and silky. Leaves 4 -6 inches long, unequally pinnate, with broad stipules. Leaflets
ten to fourteen pair, alternate, sessile, inch, linear-oblong, blunt. Racemes pendulous, of ten to fifteen beautiful
scarlet flowers. Pedicels slender, \ inch long, with a small bract at the base. Calyx broadly bell-shaped, fivetoothed,
2-4 lines long. Standard ovate, slightly recurved, as long as the keel. Wings lanceolate, subfalcate, sharp,
twice as long as the standard, 1 .^ 3 inches long.—The few other species of this genus are Norfolk Island and
New Holland plants. (Name from kKwìù, io recline, and avôoi, flower, from the recurved standard.)
1. Clianthus puniceus, Banks e t Sol. M S S . L in d i. Bo t. Reg. A 17 7 5 . A . Cunn. Prodr. et lio r t.
Soc. Trans. N .S . v. l . p . 521. t. 22.
H a b . N o rth e rn Islan d , east coast. Ba n k s and Solander, e tc .; more generaRy seen cultivated. Fl.
November. N a t. name, “ Kowha ingutu K ak a,” a p a rro t’s bib, Cunningham. (Cultivated in En g lan d .)
I have never seen tbis plant in a native state, but have received excellent specimens from Mr. Colenso.
Lindley describes the legumes as dark-coloured, veined, 3 inches long ; seeds reniform, clouded with black.
Gen. I I . C A RM IC HÆ L IA , B r .
Calyx cyathiformi-campanulatus, tru n c a tu s , brevissime 5 -dentatus. Pe ta la in te r se fere æquilonga.
Vexillum late orbiculatum, exauriculatum, ecallosum. Aim falcato-oblongæ, basi bine obtuse auriculatæ,
unguG incurvo. Canna incurvo-oblonga, obtusa, petalis bine auriculatis, u n g u ib u s rectis. Stamen vexillare a
basi liberum, cæteris alte connatis. Antherm reniformes, ovatæ, v. globosæ. Ovarium subsessile, abiens in
stylum apice incurvum, imberbem, summo vertice stigmatosum. Ovula plurima, biseriatim conferta. Legumen
oblique orbiculatum, ovatum v. oblongum, tu rg id um, styli basi persistente rostratum v. mucronatum ;
valvulis a suturis persistentibus dehiscentia secedentibus. Semina abortu solitaria v. 2 -3 -n a , subreniformia,
turgida, estrophiolata. G. Bentham, M S S .
Frutices Novo-Zelandici ramosissimi, Caules ramique primarii te re te s; rami fioriferi stric ti, flagelli-
formes v. p endub, sæpe compressi v. ancipites, longitudina liter stria ti, stipulis minutis alternatim denti-
culati, aphylli v. rariu s paucifoliati. Folia dum ad su n t imparipinnata ; foHoIis oppositis cum impari
d is a n te , obovatis v. oblongis, em arg in atis; stipelHs nullis. Racemi c denticulis ramorum v. axillis foliorum
orti, solitarii et simplices v. rarius b ip a rtiti, breves. Bracteæ parvæ, squamæformes, apice sæpe hyalinæ.
Pedicelli solitarii, minute 2-bracteolati. Flores p a rv i; vexillo retuso v. interd um profundius emarginato, in
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