202 XXXIV. UMBELLIFBEAE . [Liffusticum . 



narrow-oblong or ovate-oblong, 2— i-pinnate ; leaflets jiu.— jiu. long, cut into 

 crowded narrow flaccid linear hair-pointed lobes g^Qin.— Tj'jin. broad, 1-nerved ; 

 petiole long ; sbeath narrow, purple. Umbels numerous on spreading pe- 

 duncles. Umbels few or many, lin.— Sin. in diameter; compound rays fin.— 

 l^in. long. Involucral leaves filiform, shorter than the rays. Fruit ovoid- 

 oblong, i\in. long. Carpels compound, 5-winged ; styles very slender. 



SOUTH Island : nob uncommon in mountain districts from Pelorua Sound to the lake district 

 of Otago and Southland. 1,500ft. to 4,500ft. Dec, Jan. 



Distinguished from all its congeners by the long membranous decompound leaves. 



7. L. dissectum, n. s. Erects 6in.— 16in. high, rather stout. Stem 

 striated. Radical leaves 3in.— 12in. long, liin.— 2fin. broad, ovate-lanceolate or 

 oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, acute, 2— 3-pinnate ; leaflets in 4—9 pairs, petioled, 

 lin.— 2in. long or more, often imbricating, pinnately divided into crowded linear 

 rigid lobes ^gin.— j^in. broad, tipped with short bristles ; petiole exceeding the 

 blade ; sheath narrow. Rhachis with an obvious midrib. Umbels few or many, 

 compound, paniculate, lin.— Sin. in diameter; bracts of involucre linear-acu- 

 minate ; primary rays iin.— Sin. long, secondary shorter. Pedicels winged, 

 shorter than the linear-oblong fruit. Flowers white, dioecious or polygamous. 

 Calyx-tube acute. Carpels 5-winged. 



NORTH Island : Mount Holdswortli and other peaks of the Tararua Eange, T. P. Arnold ! 

 Buchanan ! 3,500ft. to 6,000ft. Jan. 



Belated to L. viliferum, from which it is separated by the acute more-divided leaves, longer 

 lobes, and more linear fruits. 



8. L. politum, n. s. Tufted. Stem erect, polished, 2in.-6in. high. 

 Leaves ovate-oblong, green, membranous or rarely stiff, but not rigid, 2in.— 4in. 

 long, 2- rarely S-pinnate ; petiole about as long as the blade, with a narrow sheath 

 tipped at the mouth by a pair of simple or divided leaflets ; leaflets in 4—6 

 pairs, divided into narrow-linear hair-tipped segments not exceeding j^jin. wide 

 or almost capillary. Panicles subterminal. Umbels compound, iin.— lin. in 

 diameter. Male : 4 or 5, crowded each in the axil of a broad dilated some- 

 times leafy bract ; rays 3—6 ; involucral bracts linear-acuminate ; pedicels verv 

 short. Flowers white. Female umbels smaller, with narrow bracts and longer 

 peduncles. Calyx-teeth minute. Fruit (immature) oblong. Carpels. 5-ribbed 

 or one 4- ribbed. Stylopodia conical ; styles rather stout. 



SOUTH Island: Ben Nevis, Mount Starveall, and Mount Lunar, Gibbs ! Bryant! Kingsley ! 

 Dec, Jan. 



A small delicate species, with the habit of Anphylla Monroi, but smaller in all its parts; 

 never truly coriaceous or pungent, although sometimes stiff; quite unlike any other species. 

 Better material is required for a good diagnosis. 



9. L. brevistyle, Hook. /., Handbk. 95. Dioecious, erect, 8in.-15in. 

 high, slender. Radical leaves Lin.-6in. long, scarcely sheathing, linear-oblong, 

 2-pinnate; leaflets about iin. long, rk'ft to the rhachis into 3-5 almost filiform 

 hair-pointed segments lin.-iin. long. Umbels 1-3, compound ; rays unequal. 



