VON Ettingshausek. — Fossil Flora of Xeic Zealand. 259 



Locality : Shag Point (Otago Musetun). 'E.r Coll. Geol. 

 Surv. Otago, 1862 ; Hector.] 



Corresponds with Podocarpium iiwjcri of the Chalk flora 

 of New Zealand, which is desci-ibed in the nest sec- 

 tion, and with which it may be connected as regaids 

 genus. 



The diflference consists only in the leaves, ^liich are in 

 Podocarpium iingcri straight (not bent in sickle-shape), and at 

 the basis often narrowed down to a short stem, and which 

 stand closer together and stiffer (see enlargement, fig. 12a). 

 The impression of a fruit (fig. 13) was found with the fragments 

 depicted, which (the fruit) is very similar to that of Podo- 

 carpium ungeri, but it is more ovate, and at one end somewhat 

 pointed. I have no doubt that this berry-Hke fruit belongs to 

 Podocarpus. 



With the species described I compare Podocarpus totara. 

 Don., a species which is now living in the North and South 

 Islands of New Zealand. lu the European Tertiary flora I 

 venture to accept as analogous P. taxifei>, Ung., as a nearly 

 related species wliieli appears in the strata of Leoben. 



Podocarpus hochstetteri, sp. nov. 



Plate XXIV., figs. 1.5-17, 1.5a. 10./. 



P. ramulis gracilibus, foliis tetiuibus hasi decurrentibus, 

 ramulorum Juniorum distichis aj^proxiiuatiii, linearibus plauis, 

 apicc acuminate mucronulatis ; fructibus parvis globosis. 



Locality : Shag Point (Ganterbui-y Museum : Otago Mu- 

 semn). 'Ex Coll. Geol. Surv. Otago. 1H()2 : Hector : and 

 N.Z , Eep". 1872 ; v. Haast, I.e.] 



Corresponds with Podocarpus tenuifolia. DC, now hving 

 in New Caledonia. The branch-stem is thin, and on it the 

 deposit of the leaves runs down (as sliown in figs. 15a and 

 16a). The approacliiug leaves of the young brunches are 

 two-lined, very narrow and linear, 1mm. wide, Tnim.-limm. 

 long, straight, seldom bent in sickle-shape, flat, narrowing 

 towards the point, which is provided with a small thorn. 

 No older brandies have as yet been discovered, which 

 were probably, as those of P. tenuifolia, covered with 

 shorter leaves, which either protruded less or were lying 

 closer. 



At Shag Point a fruit (fig. 17) has been found, wliich is 

 distinguished from the preceding species by being spherical 

 and smaller : this fruit lies near fragments of the species de- 

 scribed, agi'ees well with Podocarpus, and probably belongs 

 to it. I dedicate this species to the memory of Fhrdinano 



vox HOCHSTETTKR. 



