Hymenanthera,] IV. VIOLAEIEAE. 45 



Leaves in the young state obovate-cuneatej 3-lobed or toothed, membranous ; 



mature very coriaceous, lin.— 2in. long, obovate or oblong, narrowed into a 



slender petiole below, rounded or retuse above, rarely apiculate ; margins 



slightly recurved, rarely entire. Flowers : Male not seen. Female : Sepals 



broadly ovate, rounded at apex. Stigmas 2. Fruits ovoid, solitary or twin, 



on very short curved peduncles, purple, 2-seeded. Seeds nearly ovate, slightly 



concave on the inner face, convex on the outer. Strophiole cupular, thin. 



SOUTH Island : Buchanan! Marlborough: Queen Charlotte Sound, Banks and Solander ! 

 Nelson: Graham River, Mount Owen, Cheeseman ! Between Takaka and Riwaka, T. K. Canter- 

 bury : Broken Eiver Basin, J. D. Bnys and T. K. (1876). Ashburton mountains, T. H. Potts I 

 Chiefly on limestone rocks. 2,000ft. to 4,000£t. 



The rather slender branches and the strict habit distinguish this species from all others. 



4. H. Traversii, Buck, in Trans. N.Z.I, xv. (1882) 339, t. 28. A spread- 

 ing shrub, 1ft.— 2ft. high. Twigs with reddish longitudinally-rugose bark, viscid 

 when fresh. Leaves rather crowded, coriaceous, oblong-obovate or oblong- 

 spathulate, about lin. long, narrowed into a rather stout appressed petiole, 

 obtuse or subacute ; margins recurved ; nerves obscure. Flowers few, solitary 

 on short decurved pedicels in the axils of the upper leaves. Sepals coherent at 

 the base, subacute. Petals linear-oblong, narrowed below, spreading. Fruit 

 not seen. 



SOUTH Island : Nelson : in the forest near Gouland Downs, near Collingwood, H. S. Travers. 



My knowledge of this plant is confined to Mr. Buchanan's description, and to a small flower- 

 less specimen for which I am indebted to him. It is distinguished from all other species by 

 the red bark and the rugose leaves with appressed peduncles. Good specimens in flower and fruit 

 are much to be desired, as the anthers and ovary are not mentioned in the original description. 



5. H. latifolia, Endlich., Fl. Insul. Prod. Norf. n. 127. A sparingly 

 branched shrub, 2ft.-10ft. high, erect or straggling. Leaves ovate-lanceolate 

 or oblong-lanceolate, narrowed into the petiole, 2in.— 4in. long, lin. broad, 

 obtuse, coriaceous, entire, sinuate or sinuate-serrate ; marginal nerve stout. 

 Flowers not seen. Sepals ovate in the fruiting state, scarcely coherent at the 

 base. Fruiting peduncles very short, erect or curved. Berry 2-seeded. Seeds 

 ovoid, flat on the inner face, with irregular longitudinal striae on the outer 

 convex surface. Strophiole large, cupular. — H. latifolia, var. Tasmanica, T. K. 

 in Trans. N.Z.I, iii. 163. 



NOBTH Island: Auckland : Tapotopoto Bay, T. X Mount Camel, Bac/iaracm. Whangapoua 

 and Flat Island, Taranga Islands, Great Barrier Island, Arid Island, Little Barrier Island, Waiheki 

 Island, T. K. Three Kings Islands, Cheeseman. Also on Norfolk Island. 



The New Zealand plant has not been seen in flower. Endlioher describes the Norfolk Island 

 plant as having hermaphrodite and female flowers, the latter with abortive stamens. He also states 

 that the ovary is 2-oelled, and' the stigma capitate : both statements appear to be erroneous. The 

 leaves are strongly reticulate on both surfaces. 



6. H. Chathamica, T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z.I, xxviii. (1895) 514. An 

 erect shrub with furrowed lenticellate bark. Leaves lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, narrowed at the base, acute, 3in.— 5in. long, fin.— l^in. broad, very 

 coriaceous, strongly reticulate on both surfaces, sharply toothed. Flowers in 

 crowded fascicles, dioecious. Pedicels slender, longer than the flowers, decurved. 



