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5. Nothopanax laetum Cheesem. n. sp. 
Affinis N. arboreo Seem., sed foliis longioribus et multo coriaceis, 
25-35 em. longis; petiolo et nervo medio purpureo; marginibus minute 
sinuatis-serratis. 
A small much-branched tree or large round-topped shrub 8-20 ft. high, 
with much of the habit and appearance of N. arboreum. Leaves much 
larger and more coriaceous, digitately 5—7-foliolate, primary petioles sheathing 
at the base, stout, dark purple, 5-8 іп. long or more; leaflets 1 
including the petiolule, narrow obovate-oblong, acute or subacute, gradually 
tapering to the base, petiolules and midribs conspicuously dark purplish-red, 
dark green and glossy above, paler beneath, margins surrounded by a faint 
purplish line, upper two-thirds shallowly sinuate-serrate or dentate, lower 
third entire, often unequal at the base. Inflorescence composed of large 
terminal compound dioecious umbels, very similar to that of N. arboreum. 
Hab.—North Island : Auckland—Hills in the upper valley of the Kauae- 
ranga River, Thames, alt. 1,000 ft., T. Kirk! Т. Е. C., W. Townson! 
Taranaki—Upper Waitotara, J. R: Annabell ! 
. This differs altogether from XN. arboreum in the much larger and more 
coriaceous leaves, which are often 1 ft. in length and have dark purplish- 
red petioles and midribs; and, according to Mr. Townson, in the laxly 
drooping position of the leaves, and more finely-cut serratures. 
6. Aciphylla divisa Cheesem: n. sp. 
Species ex affinitate A. Monroi Hook. f. a qua differt caule robusto, 
foliis majoribus profuse bipinnatis, segmentis latoribus magis coriaceis. 
Stems 6-18in. high, densely clothed below with the remains of the 
old leaves, smooth and shining, perfectly-glabrous in all its parts. Leaves 
very numerous, variable in size, 4—15 in. in total length; lamina 2-4 in. 
panicle ; sheaths large, broad and membranous, tipped with 3 long 
subulate spines. Peduncles of the male umbels 4-2 in. long, females about 
half the length ; rays numerous, spreading, slender; involucral bracts 
linear. Fruit jin. long, linear-oblong, carpels equally 5-winged, or one 
5-winged and the other 4-winged.— roi var. divisa Cheesem. in 
Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 47 (1915), 40. 
. Hab.—South Island: Probably not uncommon in the higher mountain 
districts of Canterbury and Otago. Mount Cook district, abundant on 
Speden! W. A. Thomson! Garvie Mountains, D. L. Poppelwell ! Mount 
Bonpland, Petrie ; mountains above Lake Harris, Cockayne ! 3,500-5,500 ft. 
ecember-February. 
