Coprosma. | RUBIACEH. 247 
Fl. Nowy. Zel. 262; A. Cunn. Precur. n. 470; Raoul, Choix, 46; 
Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 104; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 112; Cheesem. in 
Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 2380; Kirk, Students’ Fl. 231. 
NortH anp Sourn Isnanps, Stewart Isnanp: Abundant throughout, 
ascending to 3200 ft. Karamu. September—November. 
Allied to C. grandifolia, which it approaches in the inflorescence, but 
easily separated by the smaller coriaceous and glossy obovate leaves. 
4. C. serrulata, Hook. f. ex Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. ii. 
(1871) 212.—A robust perfectly glabrous dwarf shrub 1-4 ft. high ; 
branches few, spreading; old bark white and papery. Leaves 
39 in. long or more, oblong-obovate or broadly obovate or nearly 
orbicular, rounded at the apex, obtuse or apiculate, narrowed into 
a short broad petiole, thick and coriaceous; margins thickened, 
minutely serrulate. Stipules very large, triangular, with toothed 
or ciliated margins. Male flowers in 3-7-flowered axillary fascicles. 
Calyx wanting. Corolla campanulate, 4—-5-lobed. Females solitary 
or in 2-5-flowered fascicles. Calyx-limb obscurely toothed. Corolla 
tubular, shortly 3-5-lobed. Drupe 4+-4in., broadly oblong, red- 
dish.—Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1887) 231; Kirk, Students’ 
Fil. 232. 
SoutH Is~tanp: Subalpine localities from Mount Arthur, Nelson, to Dusky 
Sound, chiefly on the western side of the mountains. Altitudinal range 
2000-4500 ft. November-January. 
A very distinct species, differing from all others in the serrulate leaves. 
5. C. Baueri, Hndl. Iconog. t. 111.—A shrub or small tree, very 
variable in size and mode of growth; in exposed rocky places often 
not more than 1-3 ft. high, with almost prostrate branches; in rich 
sandy soils sometimes forming a round-topped tree 15-26 ft. high. 
Branches stout, glabrous, or the younger ones minutely pubescent. 
Leaves bright shining green, almost fleshy, black when dry, 1-3 in. 
long, broadly ovate or oblong, obtuse or retuse; margins usually 
recurved. Stipules short and broad, minutely toothed. Male 
flowers in dense heads on short axillary peduncles. Calyx minute, 
cupular, obsoletely 4-toothed. Corolla campanulate, 4-1 in. long, 
4-5-lobed. Females in 3—6-flowered heads; peduncles shorter and 
more slender than in the males. Calyx-limb minute, truncate or 
obscurely 4-toothed. Corolla tubular, shortly 4-lobed. Drupe 
ovoid, +-4in. long, orange-yellow.—C. Baueriana, Hook. f. Fl. 
Nov. Zel. i. 104; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 112; Cheesem. wn Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xix. (1887) 232; Kirk, Forest Fl. t. 62; Students’ Fl. 231. 
C. retusa, Hook. f. in Lond. Journ. Bot. iii. (1844) 415 (not of Petrie). 
C. lucida, Hndl. Prod. Fl. Ins. Norf. 60 (non Forst.). C. Stocki, 
Barbier in Rev. Hort. Belg. iti. (1877) t. 12. 
KERMADEC IsLanps, NoRTH AND SoutTH IsLANDS: Common on sea-cliffs. 
and sand-dunes as far south as Marlborough and Greymouth. Angiangi ; 
Naupata. September—November. 
