Carse. — Flora of the Mangonui County. 215 



Poli/(/o7iaceae. 



Polygonum aviculare L. Abundant in moist places. Most probal)ly an 



immigrant. 

 Polygonum serrulatum Lag. Abundant on muddy banks of creeks and in 



swamps. 

 Pumex flexuosus Sol. Not uncommon in open country. 

 Mtiehlenheckia australis Meissn. Al)undant. 



,, comflexa Meissn. Abundant on shores, less so inland. 



Piferaceae. 



Piper excelsum Forst. Common throughout. 

 Peperomia Endlicheri Miq. Generally distributed. 



Monimiciceae. 



Hedycarya arborea Forst. Abundant in forest. 



Laurelia novae-zealandiae A. Cunn. Common in wet land. 



Lauraceae. 



Beilschmiedia tarairi Benth. & Hook. Abundant. 



„ tawa Hook. f. Common in forests, j. 



Litsaea calicaris Benth. & Hook. Common in forests. 

 Cassyiha paniculata R. Br. Abundant in tea-tree ; always near the sea. 



Proteaceae. 



Persoonia torn A. Cunn. Throughout the district, but never plentiful. 

 Knightia excelsa R. Br. In forests ; common. 



Thymeleaceae. 



Pimelea virgata Vahl. Not uncommon ; usually near the sea. 

 ,, arenaria A. Cunn. Abundant on sandhills. 

 „ laevigata Gaertn. Common on moorlands. 



Loranthaceae. 



Loranthus micranihus Hook. f. Near Kaitaia. 

 Korihalsella salicornioides Van Tiegh. Near Kaitaia. 



Santalaceae. 

 Fusanus Cunninghamii Benth. & Hook. Common throughout. 



Euphorhiaceae. 

 Euphorbia glauca Forst. Common on sandy shores. 



Urticaceae. 

 Paratrophis heterophylla Blume. Abundant. 

 Urtica incisa Poir. In damp shady places ; common. 

 Elatostemma rugosum A. Cunn. In damp shady places ; abundant. 

 Parietaria debilis Forst. Not uncommon on coast. 



Fagaceae. 



Fagus fusca Hook. f. Between Kaitaia and Mangatete. One tree reported. 

 I have not seen it. 



