THE VASCULAR FLORA OF MACQUARIE ISLAND.—CHEESEMAN. 
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ONAGRACEiE. 
Epilobium linnaeoides Hook. /. 
Epilobium linnceoides Hook. f. FI. Antarct. I (1844), p. 10, t. 6, also FI. Nov. Zel. I 
(1853), p. 58, and Handb. N.Z. FI. (1864), p. 77; Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884); 
T. Kirk Students’ FI. (1889), p. 173; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. (1906), p. 179, and 
Subantarctic Islands of N.Z. II (1909), p. 406. 
Macquarie Island :—Along the sides of gullies and in moist sheltered places on 
hillsides. A. Hamilton (1894); H. Hamilton (1912-1913). 
The few specimens of this species that I have seen from Macquarie Island agree 
very closely with Auckland Island specimens collected by Aston and others. Blit then 
it is remarkably uniform in its characters, compared with most of the species of the 
genus. From Macquarie Island it extends northwards through the Auckland Islands, 
Campbell Island, and Antipodes Island to Stewart Island and the main islands of 
New Zealand, reaching its extreme northern limit on the elevated volcanic plateau 
surrounding the base of Tongariro and Ruapehu. 
Epilobium nummularieolium R. Cana. 
var. nerterioides Hook . /. 
Epilobium nummularifolium R. Cunn. var. nerterioides Hook. f. FI. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853), 
p. 57, and Handbk. N.Z. FI. (1864), p. 77; T. Kirk Students’ FI. (1899), p. 174; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. (1906), p. 180, and Subantarctic Islands of N.Z. II (1909), 
p. 407. E. nerterioides A. Cunn. Precur. n. 541; Hook. f. FI. Antarct. I (1844), 
p. 11. E. pedunculare A. Cunn. Precur. n. 536, var. aprica Haussk. Monog. 
Epilob. (1884), p. 303. 
Macquarie Island :—In swamps. A. Hamilton (1894); H. Hamilton (1912-1913). 
H. Hamilton’s specimens, which are all that I have seen, are very imperfect and 
few in number, and quite insufficient for the proper determination of the species. 
They bear no fruit, although portions of the previous year’s peduncles are present, 
and the flowers are in very young bud only. Consequently no safe conclusions can be 
drawn from the inflorescence. The leaves are larger than is usual in var. nerterioides, 
and are much narrower, being ovate-oblong, instead of rounded-oblong or orbicular. 
The specimens do not correspond with examples gathered by Aston and Tennant on 
Auckland Island, or with New Zealand specimens of the plant, and it is quite 
possible that they may belong to another species. At the same time, it should be 
mentioned that the late Mr. T. Kirk examined A. Hamilton’s specimens, which I have 
not seen, and had no hesitation in referring them to var. nerterioides. 
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