•298 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



North Island : Mangonui to East Cape. Fl. Dec. Native name Korokia- 

 taranga. 



Copokia Cotoneaster {The Cotoneaster-like Corokia). 



A rigid shrub, with interlacing black branches. Leaves alternate or fascicled, 

 oblong or ovate. Petals yellow, broader than in Corokia bitddleoidefi . Drupe 

 Jin. across, red. From the North Cape to the Bluff. Fl. Oct. -Nov. 



Genus Griselinia. 



Shrubs or trees, often epiphytic. Leaves very thick and glossy, oblique, 

 leaving a scar when they fall. Calyx 5-toothed; petals 5. Stamens, 5. 

 Staminate and pistillate flowers on separate trees. The New Zealand species- 

 are endemic. 2 sp. 



Griselinia lucida {The Shining Broadleaf). 



From 3 ft. -30 ft. in height, often epiphytic. Leaves 4 in. -8 in. long, very 

 thick, shining. Flowers in axillary panicles, green or yellow, 3in-6in. 

 long. Petals 0. Drupe dark-purple. Both islands, but more common in the 

 north. Fl. Nov. -Dec. (Native name Puka. A name given to any broad-leaved 

 tree) . 



Griselinia littoifalis {The Broadleaf). 



A tree, sometimes 60ft. in height, differing from Griselinia lucida in it& 

 terrestrial habit, and smaller, less glossy leaves, which vary from 1 in. -3 in. 

 in length. Flower panicles small. The pistillate flowers possess 5 petals. This 

 tree, though often crooked in growth, is valued for its timber, which is very 

 durable. Both islands. Fl. Sept. -Nov. 



