Juncus. | JUNCACER. 725: 
out; pith continuous, not irregularly interrupted. Inflorescence 
lateral ; cymes large, much branched, effuse or contracted ; branches 
unequal in length. Flowers $in. long, pale, distinct or crowded on 
the ultimate branches of the cyme, in some forms almost secund. 
Perianth-segments lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, rather 
rigid, pale, the 3 inner slightly smaller than the outer. Stamens 
6. Capsule exceeding the perianth, ovoid-trigonous, obtuse, pale, 
shining, incompletely 3-celled. Seeds very minute, ferruginous, 
obliquely oblong, tipped with a white point.—Benth. Fl. Austral. 
vii. 130; Buchen. Monog. Junc. 237. J. vaginatus, Hook. f. Fl. 
Nov. Zel. i. 263, and Handb. N.Z. Fl. 289 (not of BR. Br.). J. ma- 
crostigma, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii. (1885) 253. 
Var, triandrus.—Similar to the typical form in size and habit, but the 
pith interrupted with irregular cavities, stamens 3 only, and capsule smaller 
and blunter, more oblong in shape. 
NortH anp SourH Is~tanps: Damp places from the Auckland Isthmus 
southwards, not common. Sea-level to 2000ft. December—February. Var. 
triandrus: Vicinity of Auckland, 7. F'. C.; Paterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, 
D. Petrie! 
A common Australian plant. It is without doubt the Juncus tenax var 
major of the Banks and Solander MSS., as pointed out by Mr. Rendle (Journ, 
Bot. xxxviii. (1900) 80); but Brown’s name is the earliest accompanied by a 
sufficient description. The typical state is easily recognised by its large size, 
the six stamens, and the ovoid-trigonous capsule considerably exceeding the 
perianth. 
2. J. pauciflorus, &. Br. Prodr. 259.— Usually very slender, 
9-24 in. high. Rhizome short, horizontal, creeping. Stems densely 
crowded on the rhizome, ;4,—-, in. diam., erect, terete, wiry, smooth 
or finely striate; pith continuous or interrupted; basal scales 
closely appressed, usually red-brown, smooth and shining below, 
strongly grooved above. Inflorescence lateral; cymes lax, irre- 
cularly compound ; branches few, slender, spreading. Flowers not 
nearly so numerous as in the allied species and sometimes very 
few, distinct, about ;4,in. long, pale or dark-chestnut. Perianth- 
segments equal or the outer rather longer, lanceolate or ovate- 
lanceolate, acute or the inner obtuse, margins broad, membranous. 
Stamens 6 or 3. Capsule exceeding the perianth, ovoid-trigonous, 
obtuse or shortly pointed, shining, stramineous to chestnut-brown, 
incompletely 3-celled. Seeds minute, obliquely obovoid, ferrugi- 
nous, apiculate.—Benth. Fl. Austral. vu. 129; Kirk im Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xiv. (1882) 384; Buchen. Monog. Junc. 238. 
NortH anp SourH Istanps: Not uncommon in wet places throughout. 
Sea-level to 2500 ft. December-February. 
Also in Australia, where it ranges from Queensland to Tasmania. In its. 
usual state distinguished without much difficulty by the small size, very 
slender stems, lax few-flowered inflorescence, and ovoid-trigonous capsule dis- 
