184 xliii. MYRsiNEiE. [Myrsine. 
Tree. Leaves 4-G in., linear, glands oblong 1. M. salicina. 
Shrub, erect.. Leaves 1-1 2 in., oblong or obovate 2. M. Urvillei. 
Shrub, erect. Leaves 3 in., obovate or obcordate, retuse or 2-lobed . 3. M. divaricata. 
Tree. Leaves ^-1 iu., oblong-obovate, obtuse ; cuticle loose below . 4. M. montana. 
Small, trailing shrub. Leaves k~i in., orbicular or obovate ... 5. H. nummularia. 
1. M. salicina, ffeward, mss. — Suttonia, FI. N. Z. i. 172. t. 44. A 
small, erect, perfectly glabrous tree. Leaves 4-6 in. long, f broad, narrow 
linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, quite entire, flat, much veined, pellucid glands 
oblong. Flowers in dense lateral many-flowered fascicles, hermaphrodite, T V 
in. broad ; pedicels ^ in. long, stout. Calyx oblique ; lobes rounded, ciliate. 
Petals cohering at the base. Stamens adhering to the petals. Berry ovoid, 
7 in. long, 2-seeded. 
Northern Island: iu woods, from Bay of Islands to Wellington, Cunningham, Colenso, z tc. 
2. M, Urvillei, A. DC. — Suttonia australis, A. Rich. Flor. t. 38 ; — FI. 
N. Z. i. 173. A shrub, 8-10 ft. high, perfectly glabrous ; bark nearly black. 
Leaves 1—1 7 in. long, oblong or obovate, obtuse, coriaceous, undulate, much 
veined, studded with rounded pellucid glands. Flowers in capitate, lateral 
fascicles, Jg- in. broad. Calyx 0 or 2-4-lobed. Petals revolute. Stamens 
adherent to the petals ; anthers large ; stigma sessile, capitate. Berries small, 
globose, in. diam. — M. Richardiana, Endl. 
Northern and Middle islands, abundant, Banks and Solander, etc. Resembles 
BUtosporum undulatum a good deal in foliage. 
3. M. divaricata, A. Cunn. — Suttonia, FI. N. Z. i. 173 ; FI. Antarct. 
i. 51. t. 34. A small, very straggling, twiggy, branched bush. Leaves al- 
ternate or fascicled, ^ in. long, broadly obovate or obcordate, obtuse retuse 
or 2-lobed, very coriaceous, reticulated, pellucid glands rounded. Flowers 
minute, T ’ ¥ in. diam., fascicled. Calyx 4- or 5-lobed. Petals 4 or 5, obovate. 
Style short ; stigma cup-shaped, lacerate. Berry small, depressed, spherical. 
Northern Islaud : moist woods, abundant, Lord Auckland’s group, J. B. H. Habit 
of a Coprosma. 
4. M. montana. Hook, f .-—Suttonia, FI. N. Z. ii. 334. A small tree, 
branches robust ; bark dark red-brown. Leaves alternate, -|-1 in. long, ob- 
long-obovate, obtuse, very coriaceous, reticulate above, cuticle beneath loose 
when dry, pellucid glands rounded. Flowers not seen. Fruit globose. 
Northern Island: top of the Ruahine range, Colenso. Possibly only a variety of M. 
divaricata, as I originally supposed, but the habit is very different, branches more robust, 
leaves longer and more coriaceous, not fascicled, reticulate above only, and never obcordate 
or 2 -lobed. 
5. M. nummularia, Hook. f. — Suttonia, FI. N. Z. i. 173. t. 45. A 
small prostrate shrub, with very slender branches, straggling, 6-1 S in. long. 
Leaves alternate, 5—5 in. long, orbicular or broadly obovate, reticulate above, 
wrinkled below, pellucid glands rounded. Flowers minute, scattered, soli- 
tary, axillary or lateral. Calyx very minute, 4-lobed. Petals 4, concave, 
ciliate. Stamens large, inserted on the petals. Stigma sessile, conical. 
Berry globose, ~ in. diam. 
Northern Island: not uncommon on the mountains; top of the Ruahine range, Lake 
Rotoatara, etc., Colenso. Middle Island: alps near Haast’s Pass , Uaast ; Otago, lake 
district, scrambling over rocks. Hector and Buchanan. 
