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PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Genus Quijitinia. 



Shrubs or trees with alternate leaves, and axillary or terminal racemes of 

 white or lilac flowers. Calyx-tube 5-toothed. Petals 5 ; stamens 5. Seed 

 winged. Q. serrata and Q. acutifolia are both endemic in New Zealand. (Name 

 in honour of La Quintinie, a French Botanist). 2 sp. 



Quintinia serrata {The Serrated Qaintinia). 

 A small tree, sometimes 20 ft. in height. The young shoots are extremely 

 viscid, and the whole plant is covered with small whitish scales. Leaves 



¥\ii. 54. Ixerba brexioides (J nat. size) 



3 in. -6 in. long, oblong, roughly serrate, leathery. Flowers j in. in diameter, 

 pale-lilac. Racemes axillary, 3 in. -4 in. long. Called by settlers New Zealand 

 lilac. Maori name, KumaraJiou. North Island only : Auckland, Hawke's Bay, 

 and Taranaki. Fl. Oct. -Nov. 



Genus Ixerha. 



An evergreen tree, with thick, leathery leaves, and flat panicles of white 

 flowers. Calyx 5-lobed ; petals 5 ; stamens 5. (Name an anagram of Brexia.) 

 1 sp. 



Ixerba brexioides {The Brexia-like Ixerha). 

 A beautiful tree, sometimes 70 ft. in height. Leaves 3 in. -7 in. long, 

 coarsely-serrate, \ in.-l in. broad. Flowers 1\ in. across. Petals waxy, white. 



