452 



PLANTS OF. NEW ZEALAND 



Puriri, 202, 282, 349, 350 

 Puta-puta-weta, 188 

 Pygmcea, 369 



Quintinia, 186 



,, serrata, 186 



Bama-rama, 288 

 Rangiora, 435 



Ranunculaceae, 50, 55, 160, 166, 168, 2 

 Ranunculus, 166 

 ,, acaulis, 171 

 Baurii, 168 

 ,, Buchanani, 168 



crithmifolius, 168, 170, 171 

 ,, Godleyanus, 168 

 Haastii, 168, 171 

 hirtus, 171 

 insignis, 168 

 lappaceus, 171 

 Lyallii, 23, 166, 347 

 ,, macropus, 171 

 nivicola, 168 

 rivularis, 171 

 Traversii, 168 



Raoul, referred to, 190, 380, 438 

 Raoulia, 208, 423, 425, 428, 430, 432 



australis, 426 

 ,, bry aides, 373 

 eximia, 373, 426 

 Haastii, 426 

 mammillaris, 373, 426 

 ,, Monroi, 216 

 Rapanea, 331 



salicina, 332 

 Urvillei, 332 



Rata, 8, 9, 21, 278, 280, 281, 282, 284 

 Rata-vine, 19, 280 

 Rauhuia, 218 

 Raukawa, 305 

 Raurekau, 394 

 Recapitulation, law of, 256 

 Red Kowhai, 210 



Reeves, the Hon. W. P., quoted, 13 

 Relict endemism, 302 

 Reserves, climatic secured, 12 

 Reversion shoots, 374 

 Reversed spiral, in tendrils, 401 

 Rewa-rewa, 146 

 Ribbonwood, 250-254 

 Rimu, 15, 60, 74 

 Rhabdothamnus, 54, 388 



Solandri. 388 

 Rhamnaceae, 50, 235 

 Rhipogonum scandens, 90 

 Rhizophora, 356 

 Rhopalostylis, 50, 84 



sapida, 80, 84 

 Robinia, 141 

 Rock-lily, 102 

 Rohuhu, 288 



Roots, adaptation of to environment 

 membranous, 120 

 parasitic, 149 

 stilt, 360 



., structure of, 39, 356 

 Rosaceae, 50, 195, 270 

 Rose Family, 195 

 Rosette plants, 178, 279, 180 



Rubiaceae, 52, 389 



Rubus, 19, 149, 196, 198, 200, 344 



,, australis, 200 



cissoides, 198, 200 



,, parvus, 201 



Schmidelioides, 200 

 Rue Family, 218 

 Rumex, 152 



,, flexuosus, 154 

 Buskin, quoted, 23 

 Rutaceae, 52, 218 

 Rutland, Mr. J., referred to, 376 



Salicornia, 55, 156 



indica, 156 

 Salsola, 155 



,, australis, 155 

 Samolus, 52, 57, 333 



Uttoralis, 57, 333, 405 

 Sandalwood Family, 148 

 Santalaceae, 54, 148 

 Sapindaceae, 224 

 Sapota, 53 

 Sapotaceae, 331 

 Saprophytes, 16, 111 

 Sarchochilus adversus, 21 

 Sarsaparilla Bush, 90 

 Saxifragaceae, 51, 185 

 Scandinavian element in New Zealand 



flora, 31 

 ScheMera, 313 



digitata, 151, 233, 312 

 Schimper, referred to, 430 

 Scleranthus, 55 

 Screw Pine Family, 80 

 Scrophulariaceae. 53, 54, 366 

 Scrub, the, 21 



Scrub plants, typical leaves of, 22 

 Sea-bindweed, 344 



Seed Dispersal, 45 ; in Cornpositae, 405-6 

 Seedling forms, 254, 257, 308 

 Self-pollination, explained, 44 ; in Com- 

 positae, 407 ; in Thelymitra, 

 115 



Selliera radicans, 404 

 Senecio, 35, 436 



antipodus, 438 

 bellidioides, 436 

 glaucophyllus, 436 

 Hectori, 347 

 Huntii, 436 

 lagopus, 438 

 lautus, 436, 438 

 Muelleri 438 

 perdicioides, 46, 170, 436 

 Pottsii, 436 

 rotundifolius, 438 

 saxifragoides, 382, 438 

 sciadophilus, 19, 438 

 Sensation in plants, 38 

 Sense organs in plants, 217 

 Shepherd's Lily, 166 

 Stellaria Roughii, 170 

 Shingle-slip plants, 157, 170, 178, 180 317 



428, colour of, 158 

 Sicyos, 54, 400 



australis, 244, 400 

 Skey, Mr., referred to, 436 

 Sleep of plants, 217 

 Snap-dragon Family, 366 

 Soda, obtained from plants 154 

 Solanaceae, 53, 365 



