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slender pedicel, winged above, minutely notched; style scarcely 
longer than the notch.—kirk, Students’ Fl. 37. Li. australe, Kirk 
ain Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1882) 381. 
SourH Isuanp: Otago — Usually near the sea; Oamaru, Hampden, Awa- 
moko, Weston, Orepuki, Petrie! Srmwarr Isnanpd: Dog Island; Ruapuke, 
Kirk ! November—January. 
A distinct but highly variable species, easily recognised by the minute 
orbicular pods. Mr. Kirk’s L. australe is a state with the stems more erect 
than usual, and with more numerous cauline leaves. 
7. L. Kawarau, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii. (1885) 270.— 
Dicecious, erect or diffuse, glabrous or slightly hairy, 6-12in. high 
or more. Stems leafy, much branched above. Radical leaves 
numerous, 3-5 in. long, linear-oblong, pinnatifid or pinnate with 
a broad rachis; leaflets rather distant, linear, entire or with 1-3 
linear lobes on the upper edge, rarely on the lower as well; petioles 
sheathing at the base. Cauline leaves many, lower like the radical 
but sessile, gradually passing into the uppermost, which are narrow- 
linear, entire. Racemes very numerous at the ends of the branches, 
forming a much-branched panicle. Flowers small. Petals ap- 
parently wanting in both sexes. Stamens 4-6. Fruiting pedicels 
spreading or ascending, rather longer than the pods. Pods ovate 
or ovate-oblong, notched at the apex; style slightly exceeding the 
notch.—Auzrk, Students’ Fl. 36. 
Var. dubium, Kirk, l.c. — Taller, much more hairy, almost scabrid; 
branches few, long, lax. Cauline leaves shorter and broader, pinnatifid. 
Petals present in the male flowers. 
Sout Is~tanp: Otago—Kawarau River, Cromwell, Petrie! Var. dubiwm: 
Near Duntroon, Petrie ! November—December. 
Allied to Z. Mataw, with which it entirely agrees in the flowers and pods. 
It differs in the greater size, branched leafy habit and almost glabrous leaves, 
which are much larger and have long and narrow toothed pinne. The var. 
dubium has a distinct appearance, but barely seems entitled to specific rank. 
8. L. Matau, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 323.— 
Dicecious, erect, hoary with short scabrid hairs, 2-din. high. 
Root stout, woody. Stems one or several from the root, stout, 
somewhat strict, branched above. Radical leaves numerous, 
coriaceous, scabrid, 1-2in. long, linear or linear-oblong, deeply 
pinnatifid or almost pinnate; segments rounded or oblong, rarely 
linear, entire or lobed on the upper edge. Cauline leaves oblong or 
ovate, sessile, usually entire. Flowers small, in short and dense 
racemes at the ends of the branches. Petals wanting in both 
sexes. Stamens 4. Fruiting pedicels patent or slightly decurved, 
rather longer than the pods. Pods ovate, not winged, shortly 
notched above; style short, slightly exceeding the notch.—Kirk, 
Students’ Fl. 36. 
