VON Ettingshausen. — Fosall Flora of New Zealand. Tiiy 



Daphnophyllum australe, sp. uov. 



Plate XXVII., fig. 10. 



D. foUis coriaceis petiolatis, ovalibus, hast ohlusmsculis, 

 marginc integcrrhnis, nervatione camptodroma, nervo ])rii)ia)-i(i 

 crasso, recto ; nervis secundariis sub angulis 40"-50° orientibua, 

 panels, panllo arcucitls, simpHcibiis ; nervis icrtiariis iucon- 

 spicuis. 



Locality: Weka Pass (Canterljiu'v Museum). [Ex CoW. 

 Geol. Sui-v. Cant. ; v. Haast.] 



The petiole, which is more than 2mra. thick and 14mni. 

 long, appears to be joined to the lamina somewhat obliquely ; 

 I have observed this often in Daphnophyllum leaves. From 

 a very strong primary nerve start on each side a few secondary 

 nerves slightly cm-ved upwards, which are distant from each 

 other 13nim.-17mm. The more delicate nerves have not 

 been preserved, but traces of these indicate an extremely fine 

 reticulation. The fossil betrays some similarity to Daph- 

 nophyllum elUpticum, Heer, from the Chalk flora of ^Moletein, 

 in Mora\da, from which it is, liowever, distinguished by the 

 smaller number of the secondary nerves and the greater 

 distances between them. 



Santalace.^:. 

 Santalum subacheronticum, sp. uov. 



Plate XXVIL, fig. 12. 



S. foliis petiolatis coriaceis ovato-oblongis, utriiicjice obtusi- 

 iisculis, margine integerrimis, nervatione hyphodroma, nervo 

 primario vix prominente, apiccm versus cvanescente ; nervis 

 secundariis vix conspicuis. 



Locality: Shag Point (Canterbury Museum). [Ex Coll. 

 N.Z. Geol. Surv., Rep. 1872 ; v. Haast, I.e.] 



The somewhat bent petiole is 6mm. long, and joined to an 

 obtuse, somewhat narrowed base of the leaf ; it runs into a 

 scarcely defined primary nerve, which in its further course 

 soon disappears. Traces of the secondary nerves are visible 

 only in the lower part of the lamina. The fossil leaf, shows, 

 as regards size, texture, and shape, the greatest similarity 

 to those of Santalum achcronticum, Ett., of the Europeaii 

 Tertiary flora, from which it is only distinguished by the mucli 

 more delicate nerves. As regards this, future researches upon 

 better material will furnish information. 



Proteace^. 

 Dryandra comptonisefolia, sp. nov. 



Plate XXVII., figs. 11-18, 18ff ; Plate XXVJII., figs. 9-12. 

 D. foliis coriaceis breviter petiolatis, lanceolato-linearibus. 

 basi apiceque longe angustatis, suhoppositc jnnnatilobis, lobis 



