146 The Plant Formations. 
East Cape district. 
Both N. fusca and N. TUNER occur but no exact details as to the 
associations are available. 
Ruahine Mountains. 
According to ASTON, there is at first a mixed Taxad-V. fusca association, 
but finally in the montane belt the latter tree is dominant. Cordyline indivisa 
is a prominent feature. 
Tararua Mountains. 
Both N. fusca, N. Mensiesti and N. Solanderi are present on the eastern 
base of the range, the first being usually dominant and the last not greatly 
in evidence. Weinmannia racemosa is an important constituent. On the W., 
according to PETRIE (1908: 292), there is first a Beulschmiedia tawa-forest which 
is succeeded by a N. fusca-N. bie association. 
Rimutaka Mountains. , | 
N. fusca and N. Solanderi, mixed or respectively dominant, form exten- 
sive associations in the lowland-belt which contain many of the ordinary rain- 
forest species. Trichomanes reniforme is frequentiy common as a floor-plant 
under unusually dry conditions and certain epiphytes become terrestial. 
South Island portion of Ruahine. — Cook distriet. 
N. Solanderi and N. fusca form associations almost identical with those 
of sofithern Wellington. The following northern species amongst others are 
present: — Cyathea medullaris, Beilschmiedia tawa, Myrtus bullata, M. Ralpkii, 
Coprosma grandifolia, Olearia Cunninghamii and Brachyglottis repanda. The 
Gase) spreading herb Poranthera microphylla‘) is confined to this association. 
N. apiculata is not  uncommon! Geniostoma is wanting. 
 North-western district. 
WW. ‚Fusca, N. Menziesii and N. Solanderi ‚dominate throughout both low- 
land and montane forests, but the last-named is the least abundant. Frequently 
taxads, especially Dacrydium cupressinum, play an important part and there 
are all stages from more or less pure taxad-associations to pure Nothofagus- 5 
forest. An association of. N. fusca and N. Mensiesii is the most common com- 
bination. Other common trees or shrubs are: — Drimys colorata, Pittosporum 
tenuifolium, Carpodetus, Weinmannia racemosa, erassifolium var. 
 unifoliatum, Nothopanax anomalum and various species of. Coprosma including 
in some places c. ‚grandi ;folia. : 
_North-eastern district. 
Nothofagus-forest occurs. on the ne Kaikoura Mts. ku not to 
the same extent as taxad-forest; on the continuation of the Fene to the = 
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