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elongato glaberrimo v. bifariam pubescente, foliis (3 l i u . - | unc.) oppositis breve petiolatis oblongis v. lineari-
v. ovato-oblougis obtusis glaberrimis subcarnosis remote sinuato-dentatis, pedunculis axillis supremis g laberrimis
fructiferis folio brevioribus, capsulis puberulis v. glabratis, floribus parvis.
H a b . Mountainous places in th e N o rth e rn Is la n d ; common in th e Middle aud Southern Islands,
Forster, Colenso, etc.
Stems round, smooth or bifariously pubescent, 6 inches to 1 foot long, erect, except at the very base. Leaves
opposite, crowded or loose, sessile or on very short petioles, oblong, linear, or ovate, rarely lanceolate-oblong, blunt,
obtusely sinuato-dentate, quite smooth, thick, often shining (X - | inch). Peduncles in the axils of the upper leaves,
than which they are shorter, even when in fruit. Capsules 1 inch long, smooth. Flowers pink, small.—Small states
of this species pass into F. alsinoides; narrow-leaved small specimens are chiefly distinguishable from F. tenuipes by
the short peduncles. From F. BiUardieri it differs in the small flowers only.
9. Epilobium melanocaulon, H o o k .; erectum, suffruticosum, caule (atro) rigido stric to basi ramoso breviter
decumbente folioso, foliis (T unc.) eonfertis altem is coriaceis sessilibus lineari-oblongis obtusis acutisve
grosse sinuato-dentatis glaberrimis glabratisve, pedunculis axillis supremis fructiferis folio brevioribus validis,
capsulis (pro genere) crassis glaberrimis (atris), floribus parvis. Hook. Ic. P la n t, t. 813.
H a b . N o rth e rn Islan d , in mountainous districts, Colenso. Middle Islan d , in various pla ces; Nelson,
B id w ill; P o rt Cooper, etc., L ya ll.
Remarkable for the stout, erect, black stems, 6-10 inches long, clothed with numerous alternate, small, uniform
leaves, which are coriaceous, sessile, Hnear-oblong, blunt or sharp, deeply sinuato-dentate, | inch long, quite smooth,
often red when dry. Peduncles rather numerous towards the ends of the branches, shorter than the leaves, stout,
smooth. Capsides thicker than usual in the genus, 1 inch long, ehesnnt-brown or black. Flowers small, rose-
coloured.—Some of Dr. Lyall’s large specimens seem intermediate between this and E. glabellum.
10. Epilobium tetragonum, L . ; caule erecto te re ti v. obtuse 4-gono puberulo v. glabrato, foliis
(1 -2 unc.) oppositis sessilibus v. semiamplexicaulibus oblongis obtusis eroso-dentatis glaberrimis, pedunculis
plurimis axillis supremis folio brevioribus, capsulis elongatis pubescentibus, floribus parvis.
H a b . N o rth e rn and Middle Islands. Bay of Islands ; east coast aud interior, Colenso. Otago and
P o rt William, L ya ll.
The plant I have referred to the European E. tetragonum, occurs abundantly in Tasmama and at the Falkland
Islands, etc., but with usually narrower leaves than the European form; those of the New Zealand are often cordate
at the base: it forms a stout, erect, leafy plant (1 foot to 18 inches), branching at the base only, of a bright green
colour, with red or purple leafy stems. Leaves opposite, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, 1 -2 inches long, broadly oblong
or oblong ovate, blunt, erose-dentate, quite smooth. Peduncles in the upper axils, shorter than the leaves. Capsules
1 -2 inches long, pubescent. Flowers small.—The smali flowers mainly distinguish this from some sessile-leaved
varieties of E. BiUardieri.
11. Epilobium yMwcew'Äi, Eorst. ; totum pubescens, rarius glabratum, caule erecto basi decumbente
t ramoso simplici v. ramulis abbreviatis onusto te reti folioso, foliis plerisque alternis in axillis sæpe
fasciculatis gradatim minoribus sessilibus semiamplexicaulibus lineari- v. lanceolato-oblongis eroso- v.
sinuato-dentatis obtusis subcoriaceis, pedunculis plurimis e axillis superioribus subpaniculatis brevissimis,
capsulis (2 -3 unc.) valde elongatis pubescentibus, floribus parvis plerumque purpureis. Forst. B e Cand.
et A . Cunn. Prodr. E . cinereum, A . R ich . Flora. A . Cunn. E . virgatum et incanum, A . Cunn. E. den-
ticulatum, R u iz et P a v . Fl. Peruv. E . puberulum, H . et A . E . pediceUare, .
Y’ar. ß . h ir tig e r tm ; totum villoso-pilosum. E . liirtigerum, A. Cunn,
H a b . A bundant th ro u g h o u t th e Islan d s, Ba n k s a n d Solander, Forster, etc.
A very common and variable plant, more or less densely pubescent, 4 inches to 2 feet high, woody, decumbent
and branching at the base. Branches erect or ascending, stout, terete, very leafy, and often in luxuriant specimens
throwing out short leaiy ramuli from the axils of the leaves. Leaves 1 -3 inches long, gradually smaller up the stem,
alternate and opposite, linear-oblong, blunt, obtusely crenate or sinuate-dentate. Peduncles very short, numerous
amongst the uppermost leaves. Capsules often veiy long, 2 -3 inches, pubescent. Flowers small, generally blue-
puqile.—The var. /3 is covered with a shaggy pubescence.
12. Epilobium pubens, A. R ic h .; to tum pubescens, caule erecto te re ti robusto folioso superne ramoso
subprolifero, foliis alternis superne minoribus omnibus petiolatis oblongo-ovatis obtusis dentatis 1 - 2 unc.
longis, pedunculis axillis superioribus plurimis foHo brevioribus, capsulis elongatis pubescentibus, floribus
mediocribus. A . R ich . Flora, p . 3 2 9 . t. 36. A. Cunn, Prodr.
H a b . A b u n d an t th ro u g h o u t th e Islan d s, B a n k s a n d Solander, etc.
One of the most distinct species of the genus in New Zealand, easily recognized amongst the larger kind by the
long petioles of the usually alternate ovate-oblong blunt toothed leaves, 1 -2 inches long, i t is closely alhed to
the European F. roseum; and the flowers are white or rose-coloured, larger than in most of the foregoing species,
but smaller than in the two foDowing.
13. Etpilohmm. BiUardieri, S e r .; puberulum v. glab ratum , caule basi hgnoso breviter decumbente
deiu stricto erecto parce ramoso (rarius debili), foliis oppositis sessilibus semiamplexicaulibus (rarius brevissime
petiolatis) oblongis obtusis dentatis, pedicelhs paucis axillis supremis folio brevioribus rarius longioribus,
capsuhs elongatis pubescentibus v. glabratis, floribus magnis. BC . Pro&r. v. 3._^. 4 1 . E . rupricaule,
Banks et Sol. M S S .
Y"ar. /S; caule debili, foliis hnearibus breve petiolatis.
H a b . Mountainous parts of th e N o rth e rn Islan d , Colenso, etc.; east coast. B a n k s a n d Solander.
Middle Island, ab u n d an t, L ya ll.
I have no authentically-named specimen of F. Billardien, but many specimens of what I take for it, from
Tasmama, which quite agree with my New Zealand ones. The large flowers ( ^ - ^ inch across, white or pink) are
the main character by which to distinguish it from E. tetragonum, and tbe var. 3 from F. glabellum, or from states
of E. junceum, or from the following, which has usually much narrower and longer leaves.
14. Epilobium pallidijlomm., S o l.; pu b eru lum v. glabratum, caule robusto e basi breviter decumbente
stricto erecto folioso simplici v. ramulis abbreviatis ramoso, foliis oppositis sessilibus semiamplexicaulibus
anguste lineari-oblongis lanceolatisve subacutis eroso-serratis glabris sublougitudinalite r venosis, pedunculis
axillis superioribus plurimis subpaniculatis folio multoties brevioribus cinereo-pubescentibus, floribus
magnis. A . Cunn. Prodr. B a n k s et Sol. M S S . et Ic. E . macranthum, Hook.Jil. in Ic. P la n t, t. 297.
H a b . A b u n d an t in wet places th ro u g h o u t th e Islands, B a n k s a n d Solander, etc. El. November and
December.
The handsomest species in New Zealand, and very common also in Tasmania. I t may at once be recognized
by its great size (2 -3 feet), sessile, semi-amplexicaul, opposite, narrow, long (2 -4 inches), linear-lanceolate or
oblong, rather sharp, toothed leaves, aud large flowers, which ai-e pink or pale purple, an inch across. The flowers
vary exceedingly in size, so that, distinct as the large state is, smaller plants do not at first sight appear very
different from smooth varieties of E. junceum.
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