102 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Caprifoliacee. 
Nar. On». XLII. CAPRIFOLIACEA, Juss. 
Gen. I. ALSEUOSMIA, 4. Cunn. 
Calycis tubus ovario adnatus ; limbo 4-5-partito, deciduo, valvato. Corolla tubuloso-infundibuliformis ; 
tubo elongato ; limbi laciniis 4-5, patentibus, margine dentatis v. fimbriatis, valvatis. Stamina 4-5, fauce 
inserta; filamentis brevibus ; antheris oblongis. Ovarium ovoideum, disco planiusculo coronatum, 2-loculare ; 
ovulis 2-5, axi affixis; stylo gracili, exserto; stigmate clavato v. capitato, obscure 2-lobo. Bacca ovoidea 
v. obovata, disco coronata, 2-locularis ; loculis 1-2-spermis. Semina albuminosa, oblonga, latere affixa ; testa 
fusca, coriacea, reticulata; albumen carnosum; embryo rectus, radicula tereti, hilo proxima, cotyledonibus 
paulo dilatatis, plano-convexis.—Frutices, foliis exstipulatis oppositis polymorphis ; floribus awillarıbus 
solitariis fasciculatis v. subracemosis. 
A genus confined to New Zealand, of erect, branching, smooth shrubs, closely allied to the Honeysuckle, and as 
sweetly scented. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, petioled, extremely variable in shape in all the species, membranous, 
entire or sinuate. Flowers nodding, axillary, long, green, solitary or fasciculate, rarely racemose, on short curved 
bracteolate pedicels. Calyx tube united with the ovoid ovary ; limb of four to five small deciduous pieces. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, with a very long tube, and four to five spreading toothed or fimbriate lobes. Stamens five; filaments 
short, inserted at the mouth of the corolla. Style very long, arising from a small disc, which crowns the bilocular 
ovarium. Berry ovoid or obovate, pulpy, crowned with a circular disc, two-celled ; one to two albuminous seeds in 
each cell.—This curious genus differs from others of the Order Caprifoliacee in having alternate leaves. The species 
do not spread south much beyond Auckland, and all vary extremely in the foliage. (Name from adgos, a grove, and 
evoca, a sweet smell ; in allusion to the delicious odour of the flowers.) 
1. Alseuosmia macrophylla, A. Cunn.; glaberrima, foliis 3-7 -uncialibus oblongis obovatisve obtusis 
integerrimis sinuato-dentatisve, floribus magnis plerumque 5-meris, fructibus ovoideis 2-locularibus poly- 
spermis. A. Cunn. Prodr. Tas. XXIII. 
Has. Northern Island. Bay of Islands, Auckland, etc., 4. Cunningham, Sinclair, ete. 
By far the largest species of the genus, forming a shrub 6—8 feet high, with oblong, obovate, or obovate-lan- ` 
ceolate, or linear-oblong, entire or sinuato-dentate leaves, 3-7 inches long. Flowers 1 inch long, with usually five 
calyx lobes, and as many stamens and segments of the corolla, the latter with incurved fimbriate margins. Berry 
many-seeded.—The size of the flower affords the best character. —PLATE XXIII. Fig. 1, flower; 2, the same with 
corolla laid open; 3, transverse section of ovary; 4, ripe fruit; 5, transverse section of fruit; 6, seed; 7, the same 
cut vertically :—all but fig. 4 magnified. 
2. Alseuosmia guercifolia, A.Cunn.; ramulis glabratis puberulisve, foliis ovatis ovato-oblongis lineari- 
oblongisve integerrimis v. sinuato-lobatis 1-3-uncialibus, floribus 4-meris mediocribus 3-uncialibus, brac- 
teolis ciliato-pilosis, baceis oligospermis. A. quercifolia e£ A. Tlex, 4. Cunn. Prodr. 
Has. Northern Island. Bay of Islands, etc., 4. Cunningham. 
Never so large a plant as 4. macrophylla, either in foliage, flower, or fruit, but more variable in size and form 
of the leaf, insomuch so, that I have doubted the two following proving distinct from this. Branches smooth or 
pubescent. Leaves 1-3 inches long, linear-oblong or obovate, or broadly oblong, quite entire or sinuate-dentate, 
or lobed like English oak-leaf. Flowers i inch lõng. Bracteole with red-brown hairs. Lobes of calyx and corolla 
usually four, the latter toothed. Seeds generally few in each cell. 
3. Alseuosmia Banksii, A. Cunn.; ramulis pubescentibus gracilibus, foliis polymorphis 3-2-uncialibus 
longiuscule petiolatis obovatis rhombeisve grosse sinuato-dentatis lobatisve, bracteolis ciliato-pilosis, floribus 
