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Metrosideros 



OPERCULATA Labill., \nv. BIYRTIFOLIA Bl'dlgn. & 



Gris. 



Sclilccliferj a form of AL opercuJata 



Mt Nekando ; upland slirnb ; 3000 ft. ; frequent. 1075. Shrub 8 ft. Stiff 

 regularly arranged leaves, A form of tins variety with the lamina of the 

 loaves 9-11 null, long and 5-7 niiu. broad, tlic potioles being 1-2 mm. 

 long. Calyx 5-6 mm. long, the lobes being 3-4 mm. long. GTiillaumin 

 also considers Metrosideros Franc'n 

 Labill. (Not. Sjst. i. 109.) 



Xa^'Tiiostemon multiflorum Beauv. forma flavum Pamp. 11. Dumbca; 

 river-l)anks, infrequent; 100 ft.; plains region. 823. Tree 20 ft. Hard, 

 leathery, retiise leaves. Flowers with very p:de yellow corolla and much 

 deeper yellow staminal fihimeiits. 



X. MYiiTiFOLiUM Guillaumin. R. do Carenao'e. • 375. 



frequent along river-banks. 



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Shrub 6 ft. ; 



X. INTEGRIFOLIUM Bak. fil., comb. nov. {Frewjja integn/oUa Brongn. & 

 Gris.) K. Dumbea ; river-banks, uncommon ; 200 ft. 82(J. Shrub G ft. 

 Small hard leaves with thickened margins. Erect flowers, white corolla 

 with jiale 3'ellow filaments. 



X. Beauvisagei Pamp.j var. nov. toemensis Bak. fil. Frutex 6-pcdalis ab 

 typo differt ; cal^cis lobis ovatis a])ice rolundatis ; petalis pallide flavis. 



Poume ; lowland scrub creekside ; 50 ft. 



Shrub G ft. Leaves 



stiff, hard, dark green. 

 Scentless, honeyed. 



Calyx 



green. 



Stamens and corolla pale yello^v. 



X. ACRANTIACUM Heck, 



Plai 



ne dcs Lacs ; abundant shrub on gentle 

 and moderate slopes ; 0-250 ft. 310. 



X. CILIATUM Niedenzu. Poume ; abundant in serpentine scrub ; 500- 

 1000 ft. 23G0. Low shrub 2 ft., spreading habit. Flower with green 

 caljx, crimson corolla and filaments. Fruit red when ripe. Jo-nambi ; 

 Niaouli association ; 1000 ft. 1859. Small shrub 2 ft. Leaves small, 

 medium green, shining above, very stiff. Fruit 3 carpels, dull red. 



X. EEBKUM Nlttdenzu. Kiver Comboui ; scrubby woods, serpentine ; 

 100 ft., occasional. 2012. Small tree 20 ft. Broad, flat, shining receptacle. 

 Petal vivid crimson. Style and filaments the same. Scentless. 



Rhodomyhtus EMAiiGiNATA Pauchcr 

 2500 ft. 



m 



herb. 



Mt. Doro ; in scrub ; 



G98. Shrub 3 ft. Flowers white. Leaves, lamina 12-20 nim. 

 long, 8-12 mm. broad; petioles 2 mm. long. Calyx ±4 mm. long. Petals 

 5-5'5 mm. long, concave. 



Myetus peolixa Bak. fil., sp. nov. Arhor 20-pedalis ramis teretibus vel 

 gubteretibus ; foUis 4-G-5 cm. x 17-32 mm. ovalibus vel oblongc-cllipticis 



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