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FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND.
brato, foliis sessüibus v. breve petiolatis ro tu n d a tis late oblongisve integerrimis sinuato-dentatisve coriaceis
V. membranaceis planis v. bullato-undulatis, pedunculis elongatis (fructiferis 2-1. u n c .), capsubs pubescentib
u s, floribus parvis. A. Cunn. Prodr. E . pendulum. Ba n k s et Sol. M S S . et Ic.
Var. pedunculare; M i s plerumque membranaceis, capsulis glaberrimis. E . pedunculai-e, A . Cunn.
Prodr.V
ar. 7 . nerteroides; foliis plerumque crassis sæpe coriaceis mai-ginibus recurvis, capsulis plerumque
glaberrimis. E . nerteroides, A . Gimu. Prodr.
Var. 8. brevipes; foliis crassis coriaceis marginibus recurvis, pedicellis fructiferis abbreviatis, capsulis
puberulis.
H a b . Tb ro u g b o u t th e Islan d s, generally in boggy p la c e s; abu n d an t on th e mountains and low
grounds. B a n k s and Solander, etc.
S tem creeping, rooting, 3 -8 inches long, smooth or with two rows of hairs. Leaves orbicular or oblong,
sessile or on very short petioles, usually lying flat on 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 pubes-
eence.—The sinuate- and dentate-leaved varieties pass into the foUowing species ; it strongly resembles E. alsi-
noides of the terminal-flowered section. Variety ¡3 has smooth capsules ; 7, coriaceous leaves and smooth capsules ;
6, short peduncles to the capsules, which are pubescent. Intermediate states between all these are frequent.
2. Epilobium lintiæoides. Hook. fil. ; glaberrimum, caule repente H e illio radicante, foliis rotunda tis
breve petiolatis ( I unc.) membranaceis arg u te eroso-dentatis, pedunculis elongatis, capsulis elongatis glaberrimis.
F l. Antarct. v. \ . p . 9. t. 6.
H a b . Mountains of th e N o rth e rn , Middle, and Southern Islands. Eualiine Mountains, Colenso.
P o r t 'William, L ya ll.
Much larger than the last species ; quite smooth everywhere. Stems prostrate, rooting here and there (8-10
inche's). L e a ls petiolate. orbicular, sharply eiose-dentate (* inch). Peduncles very long and erect, fructiferous
ones 3-6 inches. CapsuUs 2 -3 inches. Petals deeply cloven.—Abundant also in Lord Auckland’s Group. I t closely
resembles E. rotundifolium of the following section.
3. Ep üobium macropus. Hook. ; glaberrimum, caule basi repente, ramis ascendentibus, foliis ( i unc.)
oblongis obtusis sinuato-dentatis in petiolum la tum angustatis, pedunculis capsulisque elongatis glaberrimis,
fioribus majusculis, petalis profunde bifidis. Hook. Ic. P la n t, t. 812.
H a b . Middle Islan d . Mountains near Nelson, B idw ill.
Closely allied to E. alpinum, L., of Europe. Everywhere perfectly smooth. Stems 8 inches to 1 foot ; rooting
below, ascending. Leaves ( | inch) oblong, narrowed into the petiole, sinuate, blunt, subcarnose. Peduncles 3-6
inches long. Capsules 2 -3 inches, quite smooth. Plowers large, 4 inch across.
§ b. Stems erect, or decumbent and ereepimj at the base only. Plowers towards the ends o f the branches. Leaves
opposite, the upper alternate. Peduncles o f the fr u it much lontjer than the leaves nearest them.
4. Epilobium rottmdifolium, F o rst. ; glaberrimum v. superne pubernlum, caule te re ti decumbente basi
repente, ramis ascendentibus, foliis uniformibus petiolatis plerisqué oppositis ( 4 - f unc.) membranaceis oblongo
ovatis rotundatisve obtusis argute eroso-dentatis superioribus floriferis alternis, pedunculis fructi-
teris elongatis capsulisque pubescentibus glabratisve, floribus parvis. Forst. Prodr. BC. Prodr. A . Rick.
F l. A . Cunn. Prodr. E . flaccidum. B a n k s et Sol. MS S .
H a b . Common th ro u g h o u t th e Islan d s in moist places, Ba n k s and Solander, Forster, ele.
Stems usually weak and decumbent, round, (6 inches to 1 foot,) smooth or pubescent above, sometimes stout
and subereet. Leaves ( M inch) uniform throughout all parts of the plant, quite smooth, shortly petiolate.
FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND.
rounded or oblong, erose-dentate, rarely oblong-ovate and nearly en tire ; upper alternate. Plowers axillary and
almost sessile in the upper leaves; peduncles soon elongating to 1 -2 inches, and, as are the capsules, smooth or pubescent.
Plowers small, 2 -3 lines broad, pale pink; petals cloven.— Very similar to E. linnceoitks, but quite d is tin c t;
when the petioles are longer and branches pubescent, it approaches E. pubens. Small specimens, ivith almost entire
leaves, resemble E. alsinoides.
5 . Epilobium alsinoides, A. C u n n .; caule suberecto v. repente apicibus ascendentibus divaricatim
ramoso te reti pubescente, foliis uniformibus subconfertis rarius sparsis plerisque oppositis parvis 2 - 4 lin.
longis glaberrimis subcarnosis breve petiolatis oblongis v. ovato-oblongis ovatisve obtusis sinuato-dentatis,
pedunculis termina libus v. axillis supremis fructiferis modice elongatis capsulisque pubescentibus, floribus
parvis. E . alsinoides, E . thymifolium, et E . atriplioifolium, A . Ounn. Prodr.
H ab . Th ro u g h o u t th e Islan d s, ab u n d an t, Cunningham, etc.
Very similar to E. nummulanfolium, but diflers in the terminal or subteminal inflorescence, and usually much
shorter peduncles. Stems often creeping and branched, with ascending branches, slender, rounded, smooth 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 ot the upper leaves,
pubescent, 1 inch long in fruit. Capsules pubescent.—A very variable p la n t; one of the smallest in its common
state, but often 8 inches long, with ascending or subereet stems. Large states, with broad and more sharply toothed
leaves, pass into E. rotundifolium,.
6. Epilobium mierophjllum, A. E i c h .; parvulum, caule te re ti (atro) simplici v. e basi ramosissimo
simpliciter v. bifariam pubescente v. glabrato, foliis uniformibus parvis (2 -3 lin.) coriaceis oppositis breve
petiolatis oblongis rotundatisve, floribus paucis axillis superioribus, pedunculis capsula glabra v. pubescente
brevioribus, floribus parvis. A . R ich . F lo r.p . 3 2 5 . t. 3 6 . A . Cunn. Prodr.
H a b . N o rth e rn an d Middle Is la n d s ; n o t uncommon. Cook’s Straits, I f Urville. E a s t coast, etc.,
Colenso. Nelson, BidwiU.
A rigid, generally erect, wiry species, with stout, generally black stems, and comparatively small leaves. Stems
glabrous or pubescent, often bifariously haiiy, 4 -6 inches high, rarely creeping, often very much branched. Leaves
almost all opposite, very small, 2 -3 lines, coriaceous, on short petioles, ovate-ohlong or rounded, blunt, obscurely
sinuate. Plowers few, on short peduncles, axillary in the upper leaves; fructiferous peduncles 4 inch long. CapsuUs
smooth or pubescent, 1 inch lo n g ; valves dark-browii.—Creeping specimens are very similar to the varieties brevipes
and nerteroides of E. nummularifolium.
7. Epüobium tenuipes, Hook, fil.; pusillum^ cauUbus brevibus e basi decumbente radicante ascen-
d entibus bifariam pubescentibus, foliis eonfertis sessilibus oppositis anguste lineari-oblongis (3 lin.) obtusis
obtuse dentatis coriaceis glaberrimis subnitidis, peduncubs axillis supremis terminalibusve puberulis, fru ctiferis
elongatis gracilibus strictis capsula breviuscula glabrata lougioribus, floribus parvis.
H a b . N o rtlie rn Islan d . Barren places, head of YYairarapa "Valley, Colenso.
Differs from E. eonfertifolium (FL Antarct. vol. i. p. 1 0 ; Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 685) of Lord Auckland s Group,
chiefly in the much smaller and very narrow leaves. Sterns rooting and branching at the base, short, 2 -4 inches
long, ascending, leafy, rather stout, with opposite lines of bail’s. Leaves sessile, rather crowded, 3 lines long, bnear-
obloug, remotely toothed, blunt, coriaceous, quite smooth, shining. Peduncles in the axils of the upper leaves only,
pubescent; the fractiferous 1 -2 inches long, very slender, strict, erect. Capsules shorter than the peduncles,
pubescent or smooth.—This pretty little plant is also found on the Tasmanian monntains.
§ c. Stem, leaves, etc., as in § b., but peduncles o f fr u it shorte)- than the leaves nearest them.
8. Epilobium glabellum, F o r s t .; caule te reti simplici v. parce ramoso e basi breve rad ican te erecto