— 290 — ■ 



110. A. Buchanaiii Hook. f. 

 Handbook N. Zeal. Fl. 57 (unsere Tafel XXVII, Fig. b und XXIX, Fig. g und b). — Pelrie, Tiansact. N. Zeal Inst. (18yö) 5»7; 



Kirk, Student's Fl., 134. — Cheeseman, Manual 133. 



Caulis 2 — 2'/2 mm crassus, prostratus, partim .subterraneu.s, multiramosus, ramis brevibus caes- 

 pitem humilem densis.simum formans, serius in partibus vetustioribus lignosus: rami juniores sicut f'olia 

 sat den.se pilosi; folia secundum varietate.s magnitudine diver.sa, in forma vulgatiore robustiore er. 

 4—6:1 — lj7 cm longa, vagina in stipulas breves lanceolatas abiens; lamina ll-(rarius-13jfoliolata, 

 foliola obovata, obtusa, rarius fere orbicularia, inferiora incisa, siiperiora .subacute crenatidentata, 



a de 



Fig. 85. A. Buchanani Hook. f. 



a Laubblälter in natiirlicliei' Grösse, b reife Cupula mit Stacbeln, vergrössert, c — e Enden einiger ausgebildeter 



Stacheln, noch mehr vergrössert. 



plerumque 11-dentata, par supremum usque ad 9 — 10:6 mm, foliolum terminale petiolulo 3 — 4 mm 

 longo R — 9:7 mm, foliola omnia in utraque pagina pallide gl aucescentia (albide viridia); 

 capitula omnino sessilia vel scapo brevissimo imposita, in apicibus ramorum brevium usque ad 

 capitula foliis vix reductis pi-aeditorum, er. 8-flora; bracteae extus, praecipue in margine pilis densis 

 longi.s obtectae; sepala 4, viridia, l'/j — 2i/-2 : 1 — l'/a "1™ in fructu persistentia basi paulum inter 

 se connata, extus et in margine appresse pilosa, sepalum supremum extus in parte inferiore glabrum, 

 apice inter pilos longiores unicellulares capilli teneri parvi capitati pluricellulares, ceterum glabrum; 

 stamina 2, rarius 1 vel 3, filamenta '/j — 2'/2 mm longa, glabra, pallide f lavescen tia, anthe- 

 rae reniformes '/.j mm diam., pallide flavidae (fere cereae); styli 2, alternante.s cum staminibus, 

 fiavescentes, 1 mm longi, utei-que sensim in stigma 2 mm longum Havescens plumosum in pagina in- 

 feriore sola firabriatum transiens; cupula dense sulivillosa, turbinata, leviter quadrangula, 

 in (juovis angulo acul eus vir i dis, in statu mat uro sulphureu.s, .subcrassus (fere ^/a mm) 

 10 — 15 mm longus, rectus aut infra apicem incurvus, in parte inferiore parce pilosus aut glabres- 

 rens, prope apicem pilis paulum dispersis ^/4 - 1 mm longi.s laxis flexuosis ±ve reflexis 

 loco glochidum ornatus. raro (in varietate inermi!) acnleis omnino doHcientibu.s. 



