142 XXVI. CEASSULACEAE. [Tillaea. 



1. T. moschata, DC, Prod. iii. 382. Stems red, 3m.-7m. long, rather 

 succulent, creeping or ascending, emitting roots from the axils. Leaves about 

 iin. long, entire, oblong -spathulate or narrowly obovate, obtuse. Flowers 

 Jin.-Jin. in diameter, on short peduncles. Calyx deeply 4-lobed ; lobes obtuse, 

 shorter than the rounded petals. Stamens 4 ; filaments dilated below. Scales 

 4, truncate. Carpels 4, turgid, obtuse, many-seeded ; styles very short, re- 

 curved. — Hook., Ic. PI. t. 535 (but scales not shown) ; Hook, f., Fl. N.Z. i. 76; 

 Handbk. 75 ; Phill., Cat. PI. Vase. Chil. 91. T. pulchella, Banks and Sol. MSS. 

 Bulliarda moschata, D'Urv. in Mem. Soc. Linn. Par. iv. 618; Hook, f., Fl. 

 Antarc. i. 13. Crassula moschata, Forst., Comm. Gotting. ix. 26. 



Northern shore of Cook Strait, from Cape Terawhiti to Cape Palliser. Southern shore : 

 Queen Charlotte Sound, Banks and Solandcr ! Banks Peninsula (?) ; east, south, and west coasts of 

 Otago; Chatham Islands ; Stewart Island; the Snares; Auckland, Campbell, Maoquarie, and Anti- 

 podes Islands. Also in South Chili, Fuegia, Falkland Islands, Kerguelen's Land, and Marion Island. 

 Nov. to Jan. 



Much the largest New Zealand species. The scale is narrowed into a short stipes. 



2. T. Helmsii, n. s. Stems 2in.-4in. long, prostrate or ascending. 

 Leaves distant, connate at the base, iin.— iin. long, linear, uppermost acute, 

 lower obtuse. Flowers axillary, solitary. Peduncles very short. Calyx deeply 

 4-lobed ; lobes ovate, acute. Petals narrow, ovate-oblong, obtuse. Scales 4. 

 Carpels 4, turgid; style oblique, scarcely recurved. Seeds 4(?). 



SOUTH Island : West Coast : Karamea, Bev. F. H. Spencer I Near Greymouth, B. Helms I 

 This species is closely related to the Australian T. recurva, Hook, f., but differs in the larger 

 size, longer leaves and pedicels, more especially in the longer scales and in the acuminate sepals and 

 petals. I have only scraps of this species. Better specimens must be obtained before a satisfactory 

 diagnosis can be drawn. 



3. T. Sinclairiij Hook. /., Handbk. 62. A matted prostrate or erect 

 slender species, with delicate stems, rarely exceeding lin. in height. Leaves 

 jJjin.— j-^in. long, oblong, subacute or acute. Flowers minute, on solitary 

 axillary peduncles, about ^^Qin.— ^^in. in diameter, white. Calyx deeply divided; 

 segments 4, ovate-oblong, obtuse. Petals 4, exceeding the sepals, obtuse. 

 Scales 4. Carpels 4, turgid; style short, oblique. Seeds 4, rarely 8. 



SOUTH Island: in damp situations. Nelson: Lake .Eotoiti. Canterbury: Lake Lyndon, 

 Broken Elver basin, Lake Pearson, &c. Otago : more frequent, especially in the southein and 

 central districts ; Lake Hayes, &o. 100ft. to 3,000ft. Dec, Jan. 



When growing in water the stems ate greatly elongated, and the leaves much larger and 

 obtuse. The upper leaves are invariably acute, the lower often obtuse. 



4. T. Novae-Zelandiae, Petrie in Trans. N.Z.I. XXV. (1892) 270. Stems 

 very slender, matted, prostrate, lin. long. Leaves shortly connate, fleshy, 

 linear-ovate, acute or subacute. Flowers solitary, axillary. Peduncles shorter 

 or longer than the leaves. Calyx 4-lobed ; lobes very short, obtuse. Petals 

 exceeding the sepals, ovate, acute. Scales 4, minute and very thin. Carpels 4, 

 very obtuse, oblique, turgid, 4-seeded ; style almost lateral, reflexed. 



SOUTH Island : Waipahi ; Te Anau, Petrie. 



Very close indeed to T. Sinclairii, of which it will probably prove an aquatic variety. 

 Var. obtusa. Very similar to the type, but the stems are lin.-2in. long, leaves more acute, 

 and petals larger, rounded at the apex. Carpels 4-seeded. Otago : Lake Waihola, Petrie ! 



