Dieffenbachiane. N, O. Conifer. 
TAB. DXLVII. 
Popocarpus? DierreENBACHII. 
Foliis oppositis ovatis obtusis concavis crassis nitidis bi- seu qua- 
rifariam imbricatis basi connatis vaginatis, junioribus mar- 
gine villoso-lanatis. a 
Has. Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. Dr. Diefenbach. 
Of the genus of this I must remain in doubt, until some tra- 
veller in the less frequented districts shall have the good fortune _ 
again to find this tree, and to detect its fructification. The pre- 
sent is the only specimen that has been collected. Its leaves are 
very remarkable, always growing in exactly opposite pairs, con- 
nate and decurrent, so as to forma loose sheath around the stem 
of considerable length, and the stem is thus perfoliate ; they are 
imbricated in four ranks on the older branches, generally i in two 
on the younger ones, : 
=e 
e Coniferous trees of New Zealand are doubtless among the most 
i hat remote — 
1. Sasa australis, Lamb. (Cowrie or Cowdie) Lamb. Pin. ed. 2, tab. 5 
rboret. Brit. v. 4, p. 2449. f. 2310, 2. Phyllocladus trichoma 
» Don. Tan. oa pi. and pit. of the prose volume. . 
dium cupressinum, S ol. in Cook's nh i v. 1, tab. 51. Lamb. Pi 
6. Podocarps erruginea, Don. Tan ‘pxtit. of the present sat volume 
Sc opeelame Totarra, Don. Hook. i. ourn of Bot.v 1, tab.19 
o. ioides, A. Rich. ig thujoides, Br. Dacrydium th 
_— joides, 8 . D. excelsum, Don. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. t 
<4 tg scone, ger oeooare Hook. Tas pxtv. of the present vo 
_ 10. Podocarpus i, Hook. (the present plate.) 11 
Doniana, Hook. in Lond. of Bot. fet tab. 78.-—-No doubt, fut 
: _ Fesearches in New Fay wo light more novelties in i 
| Fig. 1. Branch of ? DieHeabachii, slightly magni 
aon more magn Pep ii, slightly magnified. 
