Coprosma. | RUBIACE). 261 
34. C. retusa, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvi. (1894) 268.— 
A much-branched procumbent shrub; branches short, stout or 
slender, straggling; bark pale, marked by two opposite lines of 
pubescence interrupted at the nodes. Leaves 4-2 in. long, linear- 
obovate or oblong-obovate, retuse or almost 2-lobed at the tip, 
gradually narrowed into a short stout petiole, thick and coriaceous, 
flat or concave above, midrib usually distinct beneath; margins 
thickened and recurved, very minutely crenulate. Stipules broad, 
with 3 cartilaginous teeth, ciliate. Flowers solitary, terminating 
short leafy branchlets. Males: Calyx wanting. Corolla +-4in. 
long, broadly campanulate, 4—5-partite. Females: Calyx-limb with 
4-5 subulate teeth. Corolla narrow-campanulate, 4—5-partite ; seg- 
ments narrow, revolute. Stvles stout, sometimes 3. Drupe tin. 
long, ovoid, yellowish-red.—Kirk, Students’ Fl. 2438. 
SoutH Istanp: Nelson—Mount Rochfort, Townson! Westland—Kelly’s 
Hill, Petrie ! Arthur’s Pass, Cockayne! 7'. F. C. Southland—Clinton Saddle, 
Lake Te Anau, Petrie ! Longwood Range, Kirk! 2000-3500 ft. December— 
January. 
A very distinct species, easily known by the straggling habit, retuse leaves 
with minutely crenulate margins, and rather large terminal flowers. It has the 
disagreeable odour of C. fatidissima when bruised. 
35. C. cuneata, Hook. f. Fl. Antarct. i. 21, t. 15.—A stout erect 
or spreading closely branched shrub 2-10 ft. high ; branches woody 
and rigid, densely leafy, the younger ones puberulous; bark greyish- 
white to dark-brown. Leaves close-set, usually fascicled on short 
lateral branchlets, 1—#in. long, ;44+ in. broad, linear- or oblong- 
obovate or cuneate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, almost sessile, pa- 
tent or recurved, rigid and coriaceous, often concave above, almost 
veinless; margins slightly recurved. Stipules short and broad, 
usually densely fimbriate or ciliate. Flowers solitary, terminat- 
ing the branchlets, sessile, involucellate. Males: Calyx wanting. 
Corolla +in. long, campanulate, 4-5-lobed. Females: Calyx-himb 
4-5-lobed ; lobes unequal. Corolla 4in. long, 4-lobed to the middle. 
Drupe $-1in. diam., globose, red.—F. Nov. Zel. i. 110; Handb. 
N.Z. Fl. 117; Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 249; Kirk, 
Students’ Fl. 244. 
NortH Istanp: Mount Hikurangi, Colenso, Adams and Petrie! Ruahine 
Mountains and Lake Taupo, Colenso; Mount Egmont, Dieffenbach, T. F. C. 
SoutH IsnAnp, STEwaRT ISLAND, AUCKLAND AND CAMPBELL ISLANDS, ANTI- 
PoDES IsnAnps: Abundant in mountain districts. Usually from 2000 ft. to 
5000 ft., but descends to sea-level in the Auckland Islands. November-— 
January. 
A yariable plant, but separated from any other by the densely leafy habit, 
coriaceous often recurved linear-obovate or cuneate leaves, broad fimbriate 
stipules, and rather large solitary terminal flowers. In alpine localities it is 
often dwarfed to a foot or two in height, with rigid and woody interlaced 
branches and small excessively coriaceous leaves. 
