254 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Liliacee. 
1. Callixene parviflora, Hook. fil.; caule filiformi elongato, foliis lineari-oblongis anguste linearibusve 
subacutis 3-5-nerviis, floribus solitariis terminalibus breve pedicellatis—Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 632. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands. Dusky Bay, Forster v. Menzies (in Hb. Banks.) Alpine woods, 
Colenso. Nelson, Bidwill. Southern Island, Lyall. 
NAT. Og». XC. LILIACEA, Juss. 
Gen. I. ARTHROPODIUM, Br. 
Perianthium patens, 6-partitum, deciduum. Stamina 6; filamentis barbatis; antheris basi insertis. 
Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis multiovulatis; stylo filiformi; stigmate hispidulo. Capsula subglobosa, 9-lo- 
cularis, loculicide 3-valvis. Semina pauca, subangulata. Embryo curvatus.—Herbe; radicef asciculata ; 
pedicellis medio articulatis. 
Australian, Tasmanian, and New Zealand herbs, with roots of thick fascicled fibres, very short stems, chiefly 
formed of the sheathing bases of flaccid linear leaves; and scapes which bear racemes of pendulous flowers. 
Perianth of six, spreading, deciduous pieces; three inner waved or fimbriated, rarely flat. Stamens six; filaments 
bearded. Ovary three-celled, cells many-ovuled. Style filiform, hispid at the tip. Capsule globose, three-valved. 
Seeds numerous, black. (Name from ap6pov, a joint, and «rovs, a foot or pedicel.) 
1. Arthropodium cirrhatum, Br.; elatum, foliis ensiformi-lanceolatis longe acuminatis, panicula ramosa, 
bracteis foliaceis, perianthii ampli foliolis lanceolatis longe acuminatis, filamentis supra medium barbatis 
basi 2-appendiculatis.— Do. Mag. t. 9350. Bot. Reg. t. 109. 4. Cumm. Prodr. Anthericum, Forst. 
A. Rich. Flor. A. latifolium, Banks et Sol. MSS. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands, Banks and Solander, etc. Nat. name, “Renga Renga,” in 
Northern districts, and “ Maikai Ka,” in Southern, Colenso. (Cultivated in England.) 
A tall, handsome plant, 2 feet high. Zeaves 1 foot long, li inch broad. Panicle branched. Flowers white, 
4-1 inch across. Seeds black, opaque, angular. Roots formerly eaten by the natives. 
2. Arthropodium candidum, Raoul; gracilis, tenella, foliis gramineis anguste linearibus flaccidis, 
scapis elongatis, racemis paucifloris simplicibus varius ramosis, floribus solitariis binisve subsecundis parvis 
longe pedicellatis, filamentis barbatis.—Raoul, Choix des Plantes, p. 14. t. 6. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands, Anderson (in Cook's third voyage). Akaroa, Raow/. East 
Coast and interior, Colenso, etc. 
Leaves slender, flaccid, very narrow, 4-8 inches long. Scape very slender, simple, rarely branched, 6-10 inches 
high. Flowers small, white, + inch broad, on long secund pedicels, solitary or two together. Capsules small, round, 
membranous. Seed black. 
Gen. II. CHRYSOBACTRON, Hook. fil. 
Flores dioici v. hermaphroditi. Perianthis foliola 6, patentia, sequalia, tarde decidua. Stamina 6; 
filamentis glaberrimis. Ovarium 3-loculare, loculis 2-ovulatis ; stylo erecto, stricto; stigmate 3-lobo. 
Capsula 3-loba, loculicide 3-valvis; loculis 2-spermis; seminibus elongatis, triquetris, atris. Embryo 
lente curvatus.—Herbe ; radice e fibris crassis; folis lineari-elongatis, ensiformibusve ; foribus dense 
racemosis. 
A very beautiful genus of herbaceous plants, with roots of fleshy tufted fibres, long concave leaves, sheathing 
at the base, and erect stout scapes, bearing dense cylindrical racemes of yellow flowers, which are dicecious in the 
