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5. G. corymbifera, n.s. 



Perennial ; root as thick as a man's finger; stems one or 

 more, erect, robust, 12in.-18in. high, naked. Leaves all 

 radical, 3in.-6in. long, oblong or narrow oblong-spathulate, 

 petiolate, coriaceous or fleshy. Lower bracts 2in.-3in. long. 

 Flowers large, in broad densely-crowded corymbs ; pedicels 

 winged ; calyx tubular, erect, cleft for half its length, seg- 

 ments shortly deltoid acuminate, shorter than the corolla ; 

 ovary stipitate. G. saxosa y, Hook, f., Handbook N.Z. FL, 

 191. 



Hob. South Island ; mountains of Nelson and Canterbury; 

 2,500ft.-3,500ft. 



Sir Joseph Hooker pointed out the remarkable calyx of 

 this plant in the Handbook, but placed it under G. saxosa, 

 Forst. The immense compact corymbs, from 5in. to 12in. in 

 diameter, at once attract attention to this fine plant, which 

 is much larger than any other New Zealand species. 



6. G. bellidifolia, Hook. f. In Hook. Icon. PL, t. 635. 

 Perennial ; radical leaves rosulate, spathulate or ovate- 



spathulate, petiolate ;• cauline few, ovate, sessile. Stems few 

 or many, ascending, lin.-3in. long, 1-3- or 5-flowered. 

 Calyx one-third the length of the corolla, cleft for half its 

 length, subacute, rarely acute or obtuse ; ovary shortly 

 stipitate ; style very short ; stigma broad. G. saxosa a, 

 Hook, f., in Handbook N.Z. Fl., 191. 



Hab. Mountain districts from the East Cape to Otago ; 

 l,500ft.-4, 500ft. Most frequent in the South Island. 



Single-flowered specimens of this form sometimes offer a 

 transition to var. yiulchella. 



Var. patula. 



Stems numerous, 6in.-18in. high, shortly decumbent, 

 spreading. Radical leaves oblong-spathulate ; cauline oblong, 

 sessile. Flowers large, in few-flowered terminal umbels or 

 trichotomous cymes, or corymbs. Calyx deeply divided, seg- 

 ments linear-oblong or lanceolate-oblong, acute or subacute. 

 G. saxosa /?, Hook, f., in Handbook N.Z. FL, 191. 



Hab. South Island: Nelson to Otago. Common in the 

 mountains; 1,500ft .-3,500ft. 



Var. pulchella. 



Stems erect, slender, 3in.-6in. high. Eadical leaves ovate- 

 spathulate or narrow oblong-spathulate ; petioles slender, 

 exceeding the blade ; cauline few, sessile. Flowers in ter- 

 minal, involucrate umbels, rarely terminal, or the lower 

 cymose. Pedicels exceeding the leaves. Calyx half the 

 length of the corolla ; sepals oblong, obtuse or subacute. 



