■:-^9cS PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Copposma propinqua (The Kindred Coprosina). 



A thickly-bnmchecl shrub, 6 ft. -'20 ft. in height. Barli brown ; young shoots 

 ■downy. Leaves ;, in.-lin. long, i',; in. -J in. broad. Flowers solitary or 2-5 

 together ; fascicles involucrate. Staminate flowers usually fascicled ; calyx ; 

 corolla J in. -J- in. long. Pistillate flowers ilj-^V i"- long, 3-4-lobed. Styles 

 sliort. Drupe round, opaque, Jin. long, usually changing from yellow or white 

 to black. Both islands : damp places. Fl. Sept. -Oct. Maori name 

 Mbuiinn-iiQi. 



Coprosma linapiifolia {The Narrow-leaved Coi)iosvia). 



A slender shrub or tree, 4 ft. -20 ft. in height. Young shoots downy. Leaves 

 not fascicled, -^ in.-lA in. long, ^ ii^-'i ii^- broad, flat, rather membranous, veins 

 faintly seen. Flowers terminal, on small branchlets. Staminate flowers in 

 small fascicles: calj'x 0; corolla -5 in. -J in. long. Pistillate flowers solitary, 

 i\,-in.-^in. long. Calyx l:-5-lobed ; lobes long. Drupe broadh'-oblong, ^in.-^in. 

 long, translucent, finally black. Both islands. Fl. Oct. 



Coprosma foetid issi ma {TJie Feet id Cojjwsma). 



A slender, twiggy shrub, 6 ft. -10 ft. in height, or a small tree '20 ft. in height. 

 Branches interlacing, young shoots downy. Bark pale-red or grey. Leaves 

 variable, distant, J in. -2J in. long, |: in.-J in. ^broad ; midrib obvious. Flowers 

 axillary or terminal, sessile, fuchsia-like, solitary or in pairs. Staminate 

 flowers J in. -3 in. long, funnel-shaped, 4-.5 to 8 or 10-lobed, rarely 6-lobed. 

 Stamens as many as the lobes. Pistillate flowers S-.'ii-lobed. Drupe :^in.-^in. 

 long ; yellow or red, rarely white aird translucent. Odour of shrub strong and 

 unpleasant. Both islands, Chatham, Stewart, Auckland, and Campljell Islands. 

 Fl. Aug. -Oct. 



GenuH Nertera. 



Pr(jstratc soft-leaved herbs. Stipules minute. Flowers terminal or axillarv, 

 solitary, sessile. Calyx 4-toothed ; corolla 4-5-l(jbed ; stameirs 4-5 ; anthers 

 exserted. Fruit a fleshy drupe. 4 sp. 



Nertera depressa (The OblaU-berried Nerterei). 



k perennial herb, growing in patches. Stem rooting at the nodes. Leaves 

 round or ovate, shining. Flowers terminal. Drupe red, depressed. Both 

 islands; Stewart and Auckland Islands. Fl. Oct. -.Ian. 



Nertera dichondraefolia (The Dichondra-leaved Nertera). 



Stem creeping, hairy, 3 in. -2 ft. long. Leaves dull-green, nrembranous, 

 hairy, ovate or cordate. Stipules acute. Flowers and fruit larger than in 

 N. depressa. Both islands. Stewart Island. Fl. Oct. -Dec. (Dichondnt is a 

 genus of Convoh'ulaceae, ^i-v ) 



