SO 
58 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [ Onagraria. 
brato, foliis sessilibus v. breve petiolatis rotundatis late oblongisve integerrimis sinuato-dentatisve coriaceis 
v. membranaceis planis v. bullato-undulatis, pedunculis elongatis (fructiferis 2-4 unc.), capsulis pubescen- 
tibus, floribus parvis. A. Cunn. Prodr. E. pendulum, Banks et Sol. MSS. et Ic. 
Var. B. pedunculare; foliis plerumque membranaceis, capsulis glaberrimis. E. pedunculare, A. Cunn. 
Prodr. 
Var. y. nerteroides; folis plerumque crassis sepe coriaceis marginibus recurvis, capsulis plerumque 
glaberrimis. E. nerteroides, A. Cunn. Prodr. 
Var. 6. brevipes; folis crassis coriaceis marginibus recurvis, pedicellis fructiferis abbreviatis, capsulis 
puberulis. 
Has. Throughout the Islands, generally in boggy places; abundant on the mountains and low 
grounds, Banks and Solander, etc. 
Stems creeping, rooting, 3-8 inches long, smooth or with two rows of hairs. Leaves orbicular or oblong, 
sessile or on very short petioles, usually lying flat on the ground, (2—4 lines long,) thick or tender, entire or waved 
at the margin, plane, or undulate, or bullate. Pedumeles (2-4 inches) erect. Capsules 2 inches, hoary with pubes- 
cence.—The sinuate- and dentate-leaved varieties pass into the following species; it strongly resembles Z. alsi- 
noides of the terminal-flowered section. Variety 8 has smooth capsules; y, coriaceous leaves and smooth capsules ; 
8, short peduncles to the capsules, which are pubescent. Intermediate states between all these are frequent. 
2. Epilobium Zinneoides, Hook. fil.; glaberrimum, caule repente hic illic radicante, foliis rotundatis 
breve petiolatis (3 unc.) membranaceis argute eroso-dentatis, pedunculis elongatis, capsulis elongatis gla- 
berrimis. FZ. Antarct. v. 1. p. 9. €. 6. 
Has. Mountains of the Northern, Middle, and Southern Islands. Ruahine Mountains, Colenso. 
Port William, Lyall. 
Much larger than the last species; quite smooth everywhere. Stems prostrate, rooting here and there (8-10 
inches). Leaves petiolate, orbieular, sharply erose-dentate (3 inch). Peduncles very long and erect, fructiferous 
ones 3-5 inches. Capsules 2-3 inches. Petals deeply cloven..—Abundant also in Lord Auckland’s Group. It closely 
resembles E. rotundifolium of the following section. 
3. Epilobium macropus, Hook.; glaberrimum, caule basi repente, ramis ascendentibus, foliis (3 unc.) 
oblongis obtusis sinuato-dentatis in petiolum latum angustatis, pedunculis capsulisque elongatis glaberrimis, 
floribus majusculis, petalis profunde bifidis. Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 812. 
Has. Middle Island. Mountains near Nelson, .Bidwill. 
Closely allied to E. alpinum, L., of Europe. Everywhere perfectly smooth. Stems 8 inches to 1 foot; rooting 
below, ascending. Leaves (3 inch) oblong, narrowed into the petiole, sinuate, blunt, subcarnose. Peduncles 3-6 
inches long. Capsules 2-3 inches, quite smooth. Flowers large, 4 inch across. 
8 b. Stems erect, or decumbent and creeping at the base only. Flowers towards the ends of the branches. Leaves 
opposite, the upper alternate. — Peduncles of the fruit much longer than the leaves nearest them. 
4. Epilobium rotundifolium, Forst. ; glaberrimum v. superne puberulum, caule tereti decumbente basi 
repente, ramis ascendentibus, foliis uniformibus petiolatis plerisque oppositis (4-2 unc.) membranaceis ob- 
longo-ovatis rotundatisve obtusis argute eroso-dentatis superioribus floriferis alternis, pedunculis fructi- 
feris elongatis capsulisque pubescentibus glabratisve, floribus parvis. Forst. Prodr. DC. Prodr. A. Rich. 
Fl. A. Cunn. Prodr. Y. flaccidum, Banks et Sol. MSS. 
Has. Common throughout the Islands in moist places, Banks and Solander, Forster, etc. 
Stems usually weak and decumbent, round, (6 inches to 1 foot,) smooth or pubescent above, sometimes stout 
and suberect. Leaves (3—2 inch) uniform throughout all parts of the plant, quite smooth, shortly petiolate, 
