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Krex.— Recent Additions to the New Zealand Flora. XXXV 
My first knowledge of this plant was obtained in 1873, when it was 
collected by Dr. Hector and myself near Nelson, but the specimens were 
not in sufficiently good condition to allow ofa diagnosis being drawn. Ihave 
not seen either male or female flowers in a perfect condition, so that the 
description must be considered as provisional. 
Mr. Buchanan states that this plant is common near Dunedin and 
Nelson: he must have been misinformed as to its frequency about Nelson, 
since it is remarkably local in that district, and occurs but sparingly. 
Panax lessonii, DC., var. heterophylla; Trans. N.Z. Inst., I., p. 142, 
(edition 1.) 
Leaves dimorphic ; on old plants unifoliolate, ovate-acuminate, petioles 
1-2 inches long, lamina 11-2 inches, and trifoliolate, on petioles 8 inches 
long, leaflets sessile, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate-acuminate; fruit as in the 
typical form. 
North Island—Whangaroa (North). 
Panax discolor, Kirk; Trans. N.Z. Inst., III., p. 178. 
A diccious species allied to P. lessonii, DC., styles 5. 
In the eatalogue of northern plants published in the 2nd Volume of 
** Transactions of the New Zealand Institute," (p. 243), Mr. Buchanan has 
referred this plant to P. simplex, which does not occur north of the Hauraki 
Gulf. ; 
North Island — Whangaroa (North); Great Omaha; Great Barrier 
Island; Little Barrier Island ; Cape Colville; Thames Goldfield. 
LoraNTHACER, 
Loranthus decussatus, Kirk; Trans. N.Z. Inst., IL., p. 162. 
North Island— Cape Colville Peninsula; Titirangi. South Island— 
From Nelson to Otago. 
RusBrACE X. 
Coprosma arborea, Kirk; Trans. N.Z. Inst., X., p. 420. 
North Island—From North Cape to Hauraki Gulf; Waiheki Island. 
Coprosma serrulata, Hook. f., MS.; Buchanan, Trans. N.Z. Inst., II., 
' p. 212. 
A very distinct robust species 1-2 feet high; bark white and papery 
on old branches; interpetiolar stipules very large, ciliated when young; 
male flowers axillary, solitary, or in 2-3-flowered fascicles, sessile or nearly 
so; calyx cleft nearly to the base, lobes broad; corolla not seen ; female 
flowers (specimen very imperfect) apparently solitary, sessile. The margin 
of the leaf is shortly lacerate rather than serrulate. The young leaves of 
C. robusta are truly serrulate. 
