256 Specimen of the Botany of New Zealand, 



XXIX. — Florce Insularum Novcb Zelandice Precursor; or a 

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

 Allan Cunningham, Esq. 



[Concluded from p. 26.] 



FLACOURTIANEiE, Rick, in Mem, du Mus. DC, 

 Melicytus, Forst, 

 Flores dioici v. polygami. Mas, Cal. monosepalus, 5-dentatus, dentibus 

 brevibus persistentibus. Petala 5 calyce duplo longiora, discohypogyno 

 basi coalita. Filamenta 5 clavata cyathiformia antberifera petalis al- 

 terna, Antherce erectse, adnatse, qiiadrato-cordatae, bilociilares introstse, 

 loculis appositis longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Fcem, Calyx et petala ut 

 in masc. Discus e squamis 5, petalis oppositis glandulosis. Ovarium 

 liberum sessile, stigmate depresso, 2 — 5-lobo, terminatum. Fructus 

 baccatus, 1-locularis, indehiscens polyspermus, calyce persistente nee 

 aucto basi cinctus. Semina parietalia insequalia angulata, latere exte- 

 riore convexa, testa minutissime scrobiculata. — Axhw^cxxXseglahrcB. Folia 

 alterna, petiolata, exstipulata, oblonga, acuminata, calloso-dentata, 

 membranacea, penninervia, venosa. Flores parvi alhi axillares fascicu- 

 latif pedicellati, pedicellis basi bracteolatis. 



623. M. ramijlorus, dioicus, foliis obovato-oblongis, fasciculis subsexfloris, 

 petalis ovali-lanceolatis acuminatis, fructu sphseroideo, stigmate 4 — 5 lobato. 

 Forst, Prod. n. 371. Gen. Char. t. 62. DC. Prodr, i. p. 257. A. Rich. Ft. 

 Nov. Zel. p. S13. 



Mahoe, indigenis. R. C. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). — 1769, Sir Jos. Banks. On the skirts 

 of forests and banks of rivulets, Bay of Islands &c. — 1833, R. Cminingham. 

 Middle Island.— 1773, G. Forster.— 1827, D'Urville. 



624. M. macrophyllus, polygamus, foliis ovato-oblongis versus petiolum 

 angustatis, fasciculis 8 — 10-floris, petalis oblongis obtusis, fructu obovato, 

 stigmate 2 — 3-lobato. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). Shady forests in the country between 



the Bay of Islands and Hokianga river. — 1826, A. Cunningham. — 1833, R. 



Cunningham. 



CRUCIFER.E, Juss. 



1. Nasturtium, R. Br. in Hort. Kew. 



625. N. sylvestre. Br. in Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. iv. p. 110. DC. Prodr. n. i. 

 p. 137. A, Rich. Fl. Nov, Zel. p. 309.— Sisymbrium sylvestre. L. E. Bat. 

 t. 2324. 



Chiqui ab incolis vulgo dicitur. D'Urville. 



New Zealand (Middle Island). On barren spots, Cook's Strait. — 1827, 

 D'Urville, 



2. Cardamine, L. 



626. C. debilis, {Banks and Sol. Ms.) foliis petiolatis glabris pinnatisectis, 



