Specimen of the Botany of New Zealand. 207 



47G. C. divaricata, foliis obovato-oblongis obtusis petiolatis glabris, flori- 

 biis axillaribiis solitariis breviter pedunculatis, ramis divai-icatis rigidis, ra- 

 imilis tomentosis. 



New Zealand (Nortbern Island). Dry woods at Wangaroa. — 1826, A. 

 Cunningham. — 1833, R. Cunningham. 



477. C. acerosa, foliis linearibus acerosis obtusis, fasciculatis laevibus mar- 

 gine revolutis floribus masculis axillaribus solitariis sessilibus tetrandris, ra- 

 mulis strictis brevi tomentosis. — Pelaphia acerosa. Sol. Ms. in Bihl. Ban/ci. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). — 1769, Sir Jos. Banks. Sandy rocks 

 on the Hokianga, near the immediate shore. — 1826, A. Cunningham. Sea 

 coast, on the east side, opposite the Cavallos Isles. — 1834, R. Cunning- 

 ham. 



Ohs. Flores declives dioici. Masculi tetrandri. Fceminei, stylus bifidus, 

 elongatus. 



478. C. repeiis, (Rich.) caule frutescente prostrato, foliis obovalibus ob- 

 tusis margine subsinuatis, pedunculis simplicibus axillaribus brevibus apice 

 3—5 floris, fructibus obcordatis. A. Rich. Fl, Nov. Zel. p. 264. — C. pusilla, 

 Sol. Forst. Prodr. «. 513. absq. descr. 



New Zealand (Middle Island). Cook's Strait and Astrolabe Harbour. — 

 \S27, D'Urville. 



Obs. Frutex repens, prostratus. Folia opposita, obovalia, Integra, gla- 

 berrima 2 — 3 pollicaria, margine subsinuosa basi sensim in petiolum vix pol- 

 licarem desinentia. Pedunculi axillares, solitarii. Fructus apice peduncu- 

 lorum, 2 — 5, carnosi, binuculati, nucibus 1-locularibus, 1-spermis. 



479. C. spathidata erecta, virgata, glabra, foliis subrotundis obtusis vel 

 emarginatis, basi sensim in petiolum attenuatis, floribus solitariis, stylis lon- 

 gissimis. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). Shady rocks, Wangaroa, &c. — 1826, 

 A. Cunningham. — 1834, R. Cunningham. 



4, RoNABEA, Aubl., A. Rich. Mem. Soc, Paris, v. p. 270. 

 Calyx tubus ovatus, limbus minimus 5-dentatus. Corolla oblonga subin- 

 fundibuliformis, lobis 5-petulis acutis, fauce nuda. Antherce 5, ob- 

 longae, inclusae. Stigma bilamellatum. Bacca ovata umbilicata, fceta 

 nucibus duabus 1-spermis hinc planis inde convexis. DC. 



480. R. 1 australis, foliolis obovalibus obtusis basi sensim in petiolum at- 

 tenuatis, pedunculis axillaribus trifurcatis, floribus sessilibus subcapitatis. 

 A. Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 265. 



New Zealand (Middle Island). Astrolabe Harbour. — 1827, D'Urville. 



Pateie, incol., D'Urville. 



Obs. Arbor sat grandis, dumosa, ramis teretibus, glabris. Folia opposita, 

 subcoriacea, glaberrima, supra viridia, subtus pallidiora, 4 — 5 pollices longa, 

 2 — 3 lata. Flores 3 — 8 ad apicem pedicellorum sessiles congesti. Fructus 

 distinct!, ovoidei, pisiformes, subcarnosi, apice brevissime umbilicati, binu- 

 culati, nucibus 1-spermis. 



" D'ailleurs le Ron. australis a de Tanalogie avec une autre esp^ce 

 nouvelle que nous avons designee, dans notre travail sur les Ruliacees, 

 sous le nom de Ronahea morindoides. Cependant le limbe du calice, 



