264 RUBIACES. [Nertera. 
4 or 5, inserted at the base of the corolla-tube; filaments long, 
filiform ; anthers large, far-exserted, usually pendulous. Ovary 
2-celled ; styles 2, filiform, free nearly to the base, hirsute ; ovules 
solitary in each cell. Drupe globose or ovoid, fleshy, containing 
2 1-seeded pyrenes. 
A small genus of 7 or 8 species, found in Australia and New Zealand, Java, 
the Philippine Islands, Andine and Antarctic South America, and Tristan 
d’Acunha. 
Perfectly glabrous. Leaves broad-ovate 5: -. 1. N. depressa. 
Perfectly glabrous. Leaves narrow-ovate Si .. 2, N. Cunning- 
ham. 
Hairy or villous. Leaves cordate-ovate. Corolla short, 
tin. long 3. N. dichondre- 
folia. 
Hispid. Leaves ovate or oblong. Corolla long, 4-4in., 
tubular de fe He $3 .. 4. N. setulosa. 
1. N. depressa, Banks and Sol. ex Gertn. Fruct. i. 124, t. 26.— 
A slender glabrous perennial, very variable in size, often forming 
broad matted patches; stems 2-12 in. long, creeping and rooting at 
the nodes. Leaves +-Zin. long, broadly ovate or almost orbicular, 
acute or obtuse, rounded or truncate or almost cordate at the base, 
quite glabrous ; petioles equalling the blade or shorter. Stipules 
small. Flowers very small and inconspicuous, solitary, terminal, 
sessile. Calyx-limb truncate or nearly so. Corolla in. long, 
broadly funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. Drupe globose or broader than 
long, red.—Forst. Prodr. n. 501; A. Cunn. Precur. n. 481; Raoul, 
Chow, 46; Hook. f. Fl. Antarct. i. 23; Fil. Nov. Zel. i. 112; 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. 120; Benth. Fl. Austral. iii. 481; Kirk, Students’ 
Fil. 246. N. montana, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 595. 
Nort Isuanp: Ruahine Range, Colenso. SoutH IsLAND, STEWART ISLAND, 
AUCKLAND IsLanps: Abundant throughout, chiefly in mountain districts. 
Ascends to 4000 ft. October—January. 
Also found in Australia and Tasmania, South America, and Tristan 
d’Acunha. The leaves very rarely have a few sparse hairs on the upper surface. 
2. N. Cunninghamii, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 112.—Perfectly 
glabrous. Stems much more slender than in N. depressa, almost 
filiform, 4-18in. long. Leaves }-4in. long, narrow-ovate, acute, 
rounded at the base; petioles about as long as the blade. Stipules 
small, acute. Flowers very minute, terminal. Calyx-limb truncate 
or obsoletely 4-toothed. Corolla shorter and broader than in N. 
depressa, in. long, 4-lobed. Stamens usually erect. Drupe 
globose, red, 1 in. diam.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. 120; Kirk, Students’ Fl. 
247. ?N. papillosa, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 595. 
Norru Isuanp: Mongonui and Kaitaia southwards to Cook Strait, but. 
often local. Sourn Istanp: Near Westport, Townson! October—January. 
This differs from the preceding species only in the more slender habit, 
narrower leaves, and slightly smaller drupe. It is said to occur in the 
Philippine Islands. 
