Kirk. — U'ceit AchUtim^ to the 'S'ew Zealand Flora. xxix 



Ranunculus lappaceus, Sm., var. nanus. 

 R. nanus, Hook. 



Stem short, stout; leaves depressed, spreading, hairy or nearly glabrous, 

 8-5 lobed or partite lobes, cut, and waved ; petioles short, broad ; flowers 

 sessile, or on a very short scape. 



Sub-alpine localities in Otago, J. Buchanan ! D. Petrie ! 



Eanunculus ■pleheius, Br., var. hirtus. 

 R. hirtus, Banks and Sol. 

 This plant differs widely from the typical form, and is readily distin- 

 guished by its few leaves, which are often only lobulate, its stem sparingly 

 branched, branches spreading and almost leafless, and its distant narrow 

 petals, which give the flower a rayed appearance, very different to the cup- 

 shaped flower of the type. The whole plant is usually of a rufous hue. 

 There are two well-marked varieties : 

 a. stricta. Stems erect. 



/3. stolonifera. Stems procumbent, and rooting at the nodes. 

 a. Common throughout the colony. 

 h. South Island — Valley of the Dart, Otago. 



Ranunculus ternatifolius, Kirk. 



R. trilobatus, Kirk. Trans. N.Z. Inst., IX., p. 647, not of Kit. 

 South Island — Near Dunedin, and Catlin Eiver, Otago. 



Ranunculus limosella, F. Mueller, MS. ; Kirk in Trans. N.Z.I., III., p. 177. 

 R. Umoselloides, F. Miieller ; Ic. PL, t. 1081. 



A singular species, distinguished by the quaternary arrangement of the 

 parts of the flower, and the elongated sepals. Often growing in water six 

 to ten feet deep, but only flowering in situations left dry in summer. One 

 of the most minute flowering plants in the colony. 



North Island — Whangape, Waikare, and Waihi Lakes, Lower Waikato. 



South Island — Lake Pearson, 2,500ft. 



VlOLAME^. 



Hymenanthera latifolia^ Br., var. chathamica. 



North Island — Upper Eangitikei, Dr. Hector ! Chatham Islands, 

 var. tasmanica. 



A bush or straggling shrub 2-12 feet high ; leaves obovate, 2-3 inches 

 long, narrowed into stout petioles, distantly crenate or serrate ; flowers in 

 axillary fascicles. 



North Island — Great Barrier Island and adjacent islets; Little Barrier 

 Island ; Waiheki Island. 



PlTTOSPOKE^. 



Pittosporuin iiuttonianunij Kh-k; Trans. N.Z. Inst., II., p. 02, IV., p. 263. 

 North Island — Whangarei ; Great Barrier Island ; Thames Goldfield. 



