Forstera. | STYLIDIE®. 393 
Cunn. Precur. n. 427; Raoul, Choix, 45; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 
i. 154; Handb. N.Z. Ft. 166; Berggr. in Minnesk. Fisiog. Sallsk. 
Lund, (1877) n. viii. 9, t. 2, f. 20. Phyllachne sedifolia, F. Muell. 
Fragm. viii. 40. 
Var. oculata.—F lowers much larger, 4—} in., usually with a dark eye. 
SourH Isnanp, Stewart Istanp: Not uncommon on the higher moun- 
tains, chiefly in the central and western districts. Var. ocwlata: Mount Roch- 
fort, near Westport, W. Townson! Humboldt Mountains, Cockayne! Clinton 
Saddle, Petrie ! Frazer Peaks (Stewart Island), “’omson and Petrie ! Alti- 
tudinal range, 2000-5000 ft. December—March. 
Best distinguished by the short and broad very coriaceous recurved leaves, 
with a broad and thick cuneate midrib beneath. 
2. F. Bidwillii, Hook. f. Hl. Nov. Zel. i. 155.—Stems 2-8 in. 
long, rather stout, usually branched above, decumbent or rooting 
below, lower part naked and scarred, often reddish, upper portion 
leafy. Leaves numerous, close-set, spreading and often recurved, 
4-tin. long, obovate or linear-obovate to linear-oblong, obtuse or 
subacute, coriaceous, not shining, green, nerveless above, midrib 
very indistinct beneath; margins cartilaginous, flat or recurved. 
Peduncle 2—4in. long, 1--3-flowered. Flowers much as in F’., sedt- 
folia, but smaller, +4 in. aiam., rarely more. Corolla-lobes shorter 
and broader, linear glands at the base of the lobes more conspicuous. 
Epigynous glands subulate. Capsule oblong-clavate. — Handb. 
W.4. Fl. 167; Berggr. ic. t. 2, f. 1 to 19. F. truncatella, Col. 
im t7ans., N.4. Inst. xx. (1888) 196. FF. major, Col, l.c. xxxi. 
(1899) 272. 
NortH AND SoutH Istanps: Not uncommon in mountain districts from 
Hikurangi, Tongariro, and Mount Egmont to the south of Otago. 2500— 
6000 ft. December—March. 
Closely allied to the preceding, but perhaps sufficiently distinct in the longer 
and more laxly placed less coriaceous leaves, which have a very indistinct midrib 
beneath. Berggren’s figure is by no means characteristic of the usual state of 
the species. 
3. F. tenella, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 155.—Very closely allied 
to F. Badwillu, and probably a mere variety of that plant, but more 
slender and less branched, with much fewer laxly placed leaves. 
Leaves erect or spreading, seldom recurved, }-4in. long or more, 
narrow oblong-obovate, obtuse or subacute, narrowed into a short 
petiole, dark-green and veinless above, midrib obsolete beneath, 
hardly coriaceous ; margins flat or recurved. Flowers similar to 
those of #’. Bidwillii, but rather narrower. Capsule narrow-clavate. 
—Handb. N.Z. Fl. 167; Berggr. l.c. t. 2, £. 21 to 39. 
Nortu ann Souru Istanps: Mountain districts from the Ruahine Range 
southwards ; not uncommon. 1500-4500 ft. December—March. 
