452 



PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Olearia, insignis, 414 

 Lyallii, 347 



„ maeroclonta, 416 



„ mosclutta. 416 



,, nitida, 415 



,, semirdentata, 411, 414 

 virgata, 238, 239, 390, 416 

 Olive Family, 335 

 Onga-onga, 136 

 Onagraceae, 51, 290 

 Orchid Family, 109 

 Orchidaceae, 29, 35, 50, 109, 406 

 Orchids, fantastic forms of, 110 



,, pollination of, 112, 115 



,, structure of flowers. 111 

 Oreoniyrrhis, 314 

 Origin of flre, Maori legend of, 232 



,, of New Zealand flora, 24-26 



,, of New Zealand flora, theories 

 of, 34 

 Orthoceras SoJandti. 127 

 Osmosis, 296 

 Ouyisia, 384 



„ ccespitosa, 384, 385 



,, Colensoi, 385 



,, glandulosa, 384, 386 



,, macrophylla , 284. 3^ 

 Oxalic acid, 215 

 Oxalidaceae, 52, 215 

 Oxalis, 215, 216, 217, 263 



,, corniculata, 216 



,, magellanica, 37, 216 

 Ozothamnus, 372, 432 



Pachycladon, 177, 179 



,, novae-Zelandiae, 178 

 Pahautea, 168 

 Palm, 8 

 Palmaceae, 80 

 Palm Family, 80 

 Palm-lily, 93, 94 



Palms, i)aucity of in New Zealand, 28 

 Palm tree, 28 

 Pandanaceae, 80 

 Papataniwhaniwha, 410 

 Papilionaceae, 172, 203 

 Pappus, 407 

 Para-para, 159 

 Parasites, 16, 139, 344 

 Paratrophis, 136, 390 

 Paratrophis niicroi)hyUHS, 136 

 Parietaria, 55, 138 



,, debilis, 138 

 Parroquet's Beak, 210 

 Parrot's Bill, 210 

 Parsley Family, 312 

 Parsonsia, 19,53,340 



capsularift, 340 



„ heterophylla, 340 

 Passifloraceae, 51, 268 



Passiftora, 29, 268, 400 



tetrandr(i,-2B8, 400 

 " Passing of the Forest," 13 

 Passion flower, 19, 268, 400 

 Patch plants, 158, 208, 426, 428, 430 

 Pate, 233 



Pa-totara, 322, 328 

 Pea-family, 203 

 Pennantia, 52, 230 



,, corymbosa, 256 

 Pen-wiper plant, 178 

 Peperomia, 56, 127 



Vrvilleana, 21, 128 

 Pepper-tree, 172 

 Percentage of unisexual flowers in New 



Zealand, 164 

 Periwinkle Family, 340 

 Persoonia foru, 14H 

 Petrie, Mr. D., referred to, .320, (footnote), 



388 

 Phehalium nudum, 200 

 Phonniuni, 48, 102, 104, 105, IWi. 107, 210 

 Phormium Cookianum, 108 

 Plwnnium tenax, 48, 88, 90 

 PlyUocladus, 58, 60, 76 

 ,, alpinus, 78 



triclurmanoides 76, 78 

 Picris, 408 

 Pikiarero, 164 

 Pimelea, 162, 269, 270, 323 

 arenaria, 269, 270 

 Imwifolia, 269 

 ,, prostrata, 270 

 ,, virgata, 270 

 Pine, 8 



Pine Family, 58 

 Pink Family, 156 

 Piperaceae, 1.57 

 Piper, 128 



,, excelsuni, 127 

 Piri-piri, 201, 320, 322 

 Pisonia, ,58, 159, 348 



,, brunoniana, 159, 244, 347 

 Pits in Coprosma leaves, 392 

 Pittosporaceae, 189 

 Pittospoum, 45, 52, 150, 189 



comifolium, 21, ISX). 1<>2 

 crassifolium, 194 

 eugenioides, 145. 194 

 Kirlcii, 194 

 „ nigrescens. 190 



obcordatum. 170, 190 

 lialphii, 195 

 rujiduni 190 



tenuifolium, 189, 194, 195. 322, 332 

 ,, tenuifolium, var., fasieulatum, 

 190 

 Plagianthus, 250, 253, 254 



hetuUnuH, 9, 41, 241, 246, 254, 256, 

 258, 318 



