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60 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [ Onagraria. 
elongato glaberrimo v. bifariam pubescente, foliis (3 lin.—2 unc.) oppositis breve petiolatis oblongis v. lineari- 
v. ovato-oblongis obtusis glaberrimis subcarnosis remote sinuato-dentatis, pedunculis axillis supremis gla- 
berrimis fructiferis folio brevioribus, capsulis puberulis v. glabratis, floribus parvis. 
Has. Mountainous places in the Northern Island; common in the Middle and Southern Islands, 
Forster, Colenso, etc. 
Stems round, smooth or bifariously pubescent, 6 inches to 1 foot long, erect, except at the very base. Leaves 
opposite, crowded or loose, sessile or on very short petioles, oblong, linear, or ovate, rarely lanceolate-oblong, blunt, 
obtusely sinuato-dentate, quite smooth, thick, often shining (4-2 inch). Peduncles in the axils of the upper leaves, 
than which they are shorter, even when in fruit. Capsules 1 inch long, smooth. Flowers pink, small. —Small states 
of this species pass into Æ. alsinoides ; narrow-leaved small specimens are chiefly distinguishable from Æ. tenuipes by 
the short peduncles. From Z. Billardieri it differs in the small flowers only. 
9. Epilobium melanocaulon, Hook.; erectum, suffruticosum, caule (atro) rigido stricto basi ramoso bre- 
viter decumbente folioso, foliis (1 unc.) confertis alternis coriaceis sessilibus lineari-oblongis obtusis acutisve 
grosse sinuato-dentatis glaberrimis glabratisve, pedunculis axillis supremis fructiferis folio brevioribus validis, 
capsulis (pro genere) crassis glaberrimis (atris), floribus parvis. Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 818. 
Has. Northern Island, in mountainous districts, Colenso. Middle Island, in various places; Nelson, 
Bidwiti; Port Cooper, ete., Lyall. 
Remarkable for the stout, erect, black stems, 6-10 inches long, clothed with numerous alternate, small, uniform 
leaves, which are coriaceous, sessile, linear-oblong, blunt or sharp, deeply sinuato-dentate, 4 inch long, quite smooth, 
often red when dry. Peduncles rather numerous towards the ends of the branches, shorter than the leaves, stout, 
smooth. Capsules thicker than usual in the genus, 1 inch long, chesnut-brown or black. Flowers small, rose- 
coloured.—Some of Dr. Lyall’s large specimens seem intermediate between this and Æ. glabellum. 
10. Epilobium Zeiragonum, L.; caule erecto tereti v. obtuse 4-gono puberulo v. glabrato, foliis 
(1—2 unc.) oppositis sessilibus v. semiamplexicaulibus oblongis obtusis eroso-dentatis glaberrimis, pedunculis 
plurimis axillis supremis folio brevioribus, capsulis elongatis pubescentibus, floribus parvis. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands. Bay of Islands; east coast and interior, Colenso. Otago and 
Port William, Zyall. 
The plant I have referred to the European Æ. tetragonum, occurs abundantly in Tasmania and at the Falkland 
Islands, etc., but with usually narrower leaves than the European form; those of the New Zealand are often cordate 
at the base: it forms a stout, erect, leafy plant (1 foot to 18 inches), branching at the base only, of a bright green 
colour, with red or purple leafy stems. Leaves opposite, sessile, semi-amplexicaul, 1-2 inches long, broadly oblong 
or oblong ovate, blunt, erose-dentate, quite smooth. Peduncles in the upper axils, shorter than the leaves. Capsules 
1-2 inches long, pubescent. Flowers small.—The small flowers mainly distinguish this from some sessile-leaved 
varieties of Y. Billardieri. 
11. Epilobium junceum, Forst.; totum pubescens, rarius glabratum, caule erecto basi decumbente 
lignoso ramoso simplici v. ramulis abbreviatis onusto tereti folioso, foliis plerisque alternis in axillis seepe 
fasciculatis gradatim minoribus sessilibus semiamplexicaulibus lineari- v. lanceolato-oblongis eroso- v. 
sinuato-dentatis obtusis subcoriaceis, pedunculis plurimis e axillis superioribus subpaniculatis brevissimis, 
capsulis (2-3 unc.) valde elongatis pubescentibus, floribus parvis plerumque purpureis. Forst. De Cand. 
et A. Cunn. Prodr. E. cinereum, A. Rich. Flora. A. Cunn. Y. virgatum e£ incanum, 4. Cunn. E. den- 
ticulatum, Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. E. puberulum, H. et A. E. pedicellare, Prest. 
Var. 8. hirtigerum; totum villoso-pilosum. — B. hirtigerum, A. Cunn. 
Has. Abundant throughout the Islands, Banks and Solander, Forster, ete. 
