Colensoane. N. O. Eleocarpex. — 
TAB. DCI. 
FRIgESIA RACEMOSA. A, Cunn. 
Dioica, foliis cordato-ovatis acuminatis longe petiolatis serratis, 
racemis compositis axillaribus, ramulis foliisque junioribus_ 
pubescenti-hirtis, stigmate 4-lobo. 
Friesia racemosa. 4. Cunn. in Ann. Nat. Hist, v. 4, p. 24. Fi 
Dicera? serrata. Forst. Prody. n, 227. De Cand. Prodr. 1, 
p. 520. A. Rich. Fl. Now. Zel. p. 304. E | 
Elzocarpus Dicera. Vahl, Symb. 3, p. 67. 
Han. New Zealand, Shady forests, Northern Island. Sir £4 
Banks, A. Cunningham, Colenso, Edgerley, Bidwiil, Sinc at's 
Dr. Hooker. Middle Island, G. Forster. q 
The dicecious nature of this plant does not seem to be noticed 
by any author: yet such is the fact. And at the time the « 
ecompanying figure was made, I did not possess the female 
flowers, only the male flowers and fruit. They have, howeve 
since been brought home by Dr. Hooker ; and exhibit small 
barren stamens, an ovate germen, seated upon an annular dis 
with four glands, a tapering, deciduous style, and a four-cl el 
spreading stigma. In this dicecious character, in the four-cle 
stigma and in the paniculated flowers, the plant differs from th 
original Friesia of De Candolle; but it agrees in all othe 
essential particulars, It forms a shrub or small tree, 12-1 
feet high, and is called Mako-mako by the natives, 
Fig. 1. Male flower. f. 2. The Same, more expandet 
J 3: Perfect stamen. f. 4, Portion of a fructiferous pani 
nat. size. f. 5, Fruit; a bacca sicca. £6. The same, cut o 
transversely, £7, The same, laid open vertically, f. 8. 
seed laid open, J. 9. Embryo ified, 
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