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LI. — Flora Insularum Novce Zelandice Precursor; or a Spe- 

 cimen of the Botany of the Islands of New Zealand. By 

 Allan Cunningham, Esq. 



[Continued from p. 381.] 



POLYGONEiE, Juss. 

 1. Polygonum, L. 



355. P. (Helxine) auslrale; caule arboreo, ramis flexuosis scabriusculis, 

 foliis ovato-cordatis acuminatis obtusis integerrimis laevibus, racemis axil- 

 laribus terminalibusque compositis. Endl. Prodr. Fl. Nonf. p. 42. A. Rich. 

 Fl.Nov.Zel. p. 178.— Coccoloba australis. Forst. Prodr. n. 17 G. Willd. 

 Sp. PI. 2. p. 457. Puka Incolarum. 



New Zealand (Middle Island), Dusky Bay. — 1773, G. Forster.— Cook's 

 Straight. — 1827, D'Urville. (Northern Island), Bay of Islands, on the Keri 

 Keri River. — 1834, R. Cunningham. 



Obs. Folia polymorpha, in eodem ramis cordata acuminata et basi aaqualia 

 ac obtusa; unde nequaquam duplex varietas quemadmodum. A. Rich. loc. 

 cit. innuit, erit admittenda. Endl. 



356. P. adpressum, Br. Prodr. 1. p. 420. Labill. Nov. Holl. 1. p. 99. t. 

 127. Bot. Mag. t. 3145. Hernan, incol. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). In thickets on the banks of rivers, 

 Wangaroa, Kana-Kana, &c. — 1826, A. Cunningham. Bay of Islands. — 

 1834, R. Cunningham. 



357. P. complexum, glabrum dumosum, caule fruticoso flexuoso, foliis 

 (semuncialibus) subrotundis petiolatis subcordatis margine integerrimis, 

 racemis axillaribus terminalibusve, floribus polygamis ? ramulis volubilibus 

 implexis scabris. 



New Zealand (Northern Island), sandy shores of the Bay of Islands, 

 where it forms dense bushes. — 1826, A. Cunningham. 



358. P. prostratum, Br. Prodr.l. p. 419. Rich. Fl.Nov.Zel. p. 177.— 

 Var. caule rectinato glabro. — Tutu naoue, Incol. (D'Urville.) 



New Zealand (Northern Island). In low humid spots, Wangaroa. — 

 1826, A. Cunningham. Bay of Islands.— 1827, D'Urville. 

 2. Rumex, L. 



359. R. crispus, L. — Campol. Monog. Enum. p. 95. A. Rich. Fl. Nov. 

 Zel. p. 177.— Engl. Bot. t. 1998.— Poon, Incol. 



New Zealand (Middle Island), Astrolabe Harbour. — 1827, D'Urville. 

 Obs. Valvulis nudis cordato-orbiculatis integerrimis. 



360. R. Brownianus. Camp. p. 81. Schutt. Syst. Veg. 7. p. 135. — 

 R. fimbriatus. Br. Prodr. 1. p. 421. Smith in Rees' Cycl. n. 19.— R. flex- 

 uosus Sol. Mss. Forst. Prodr. n. 515? 



New Zealand (Northern Island). In low situations, in the Valley of 

 Wangaroa.— 1826, A. Cunningham. Wytangy and Keri-Keri Rivers. — 

 1834, R. Cunningham. 



Obs. Valvulis nudis venosis ovato- acuminatis pulchre fimbriatis. 



