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The flowers are dull yellowish-white, and grow in terminal flat- 
topped clusters. Melanchra homoscia; Selidosema rudiata; Har- 
miologa sisyrana; Heliostibes atychioides; Oeceticus omnivorus. 
CeLMIs1A. The genus of Mountain Daisies. These beautiful 
herbs constitute the most conspicuous portion of the N.Z. alpine 
flora. Apatetris melanombra; Nepticula oriastra* (on C. cori- 
ace). 
CINERARIA MARITIMA, A common garden or hothouse plant. 
Nyctemera annulata. 
CNICUS LANCEOLATUS (The Spear Thistle). Heliothis arnu- 
gera (on the flowers). 
ComposiITaAE (The Daisy family). Choreutis bjerkandrella, 
CoPpROSMA AREOLATA. A small tree with tangled branches 
and small leaves. It has small greenish flowers and purplish- 
black berries. This plant is usually found on the outskirts of 
lowland forests. Chloroclystis sandycias; Eucymatoge gobiata. 
COPROSMA GRANDIFOLIA (Kanono, manono). A large shrub 
with very large marbled leaves, dense masses of small greenish 
flowers and bright orange-red berries which are often borne in 
great profusion. Alucita lycosema; Acrocercops zorionella. 
COPROSMA PARVIFLORA. A very leafy shrub with horizontally 
spreading branches. The leaves are very small and grow in 
little bunches along the stems. It is common in lowland forests 
and also on the mountains. The berries are violet-blue to black. 
Aanthorhoe prasinias;* Protosynaema eratopis.* 
COPROSMA ROBUSTA (Karamu). A large straggling shrub with 
dark green glossy leaves. The small greenish-yellow flowers 
grow in compact clusters round the stem. ‘The berries are 
bright orange-red and are often very abundant. SHucymatoge 
anguligera; Hydriomena similata; Acrocercops zorionella, 
CoPROSMA ROTUNDIFOLIA. A straggling shrub with interlacing 
branches and small almost round soft leaves often blotched with 
purple. The flowers are minute and the fruit small and red. It 
is usually found in damp bush. Chloroclystis sandycias; Eucy- 
matoge anguligera; Hydriomena similata; H. callichlora; Tortria 
charactana; Ctenopseustis obliquana. 
CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS (Cabbage tree, Ti-kouka). This is one 
ofthe most remarkable-looking trees in New Zealand. It much 
resembles a palm in general appearance. The leaves are long 
and narrow, with parallel veins; the flowers are whitish, very 
numerous, growing in drooping clusters at the top of the tree. 
Venusia verriculata; Prothinodes gnammocosma.* 
CoORIARIA RUSCIFOLIA (Tupakihi, tutu). A small tree with 
shining leaves and very long drooping branches from which 
hang slender stems covered with tiny greenish flowers and, later, 
crimson and purple berries of a poisonous nature. NSelidosema 
dejectaria; Declana floccosa; Heliostibes illita;* Zelleria copi- 
dota;* Gracilaria elaeas; Eschatotypa denogatella,* 
CORYNOCARPUS LAEVIGATA (Karaka). A handsome tree with 
large dark green shiny leaves and clusters of bright orange 
fruit. It is usually found near the sea coast. Lysiphragima 
mixochlora (under bark). 
CruCcIFERAE. A large family of herbs including cresses, shep- 
herd’s purse, cabbages, turnips, wallflowers, etc. Plutella macu- 
lipennis. 
CucuRBITACEAE (The Melon family). Hymenia fascialis. 
CUPRESSUS MACROCARPA. A very common hedge-plant. WSeli- 
dosema fenerata; S. suavis; Declana floccosa; Heliostibes atychi- 
oides; Oeceticus omnivorus. 
CYATHEA DEALBATA (Silver tree fern, Ponga). A large tree 
fern, growing from ten to forty feet high, with a slender black 
stem, and dark green fronds silvery underneath. WSelidosema 
aristarcha; Azgelina variabilis; Tortrix torogramma,;* Batra- 
chedra filicicola;* Orthenches drosochalca. 


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CYCLOPHORUS (POLYPODIUM) SERPENS. A very common tree- 
and rock-climbing fern with small thick fleshy ‘rounded leaves. 
Philocryptica polypodii. 
.CyTISuS scopARIUS. Common Broom. Also known as GEN- 
ISTA SCOPARIUS and aS SAROTHAMNUS scopArius. Mecyna maori- 
alis; Oeceticus omnivorus; Ctenopseustis obliquana; Catamacta 
gavisand. 
DACRYDIUM CUPRESSINUM (Rimu, Red Pine). One of New 
Zealand’s most beautiful and graceful forest trees. It has pale 
green pendant branches. The leaves are small prickles, growing 
closely together. The bark is flaky. Selidosema fenerata; Capua 
plinthoglypta; JIzatha convulsella (under bark); Jsonomeutis 
amauropa (under bark). 
DICKSONIA SQUARROSA (Weki, wheki). A tall tree fern with 
a slender black trunk and harsh fronds. Azelina variabilis; 
Porina signata (roots). 
DISCARIA TOUMATOU (Wild Irishman, Tumatakuru). A 
straggling shrub, or small tree, often common in dry, open 
places. It is furnished with numerous long sharp spines, with 
several very insignificant flowers and leaves at the base of each 
spine. Xanthorhoe aegnota;* Orophora unicolor;* Harmologa 
scoliastis;* Harmologa oblongana, 
DRACOPHYLLUM LONGIFOLIUM (Inanga, Grass tree). A shrub 
or small.tree, usually found in mountainous districts, with long, 
very narrow, grass-like leaves, and small white Heath-like 
flowers. Ichneutica dione>* Aletia obsecrata;* Chloroclystis 
clarkei;* Venusia charidema;* Oeceticus omnivorus, 
DRYOPTERIS PENNIGERA. An abundant fern by the sides of 
streams in wooded gullies. It has soft pale green fronds from 
2-5 feet long and sometimes a very short trunk. Azelina gallaria. 
DYSOXYLUM SPECTABILE -(Kohe-kohe, N.Z. Cedar). A very 
handsome tree with large glossy leaves consisting of three to 
four pairs of leaflets and stems of white flowers springing from 
the bare branches. The fruit bursts open and shows a scarlet 
covering to the black seeds. Hpalxiphora axenana. 
ELAEOCARPUS DENTATUS (Hinau). A shapely tree with long, 
narrow, leathery leaves with recurved margins. In November it 
bears quantities of drooping cup-shaped cream flowers resembling 
sprays of the Lily of the Valley. The fruit is like a small purple 
plum. IJzatha attactella (in dead branches), 
ERECHTITES PRENANTHOIDES. A common herb, 2-3 ft. high, 
often abundant in bush-clearings. It resembles a tall slender 
groundsel. Nyctemera annulata; Simaethis combinatana; Plu- 
tella maculipennis;* Nepticula erechtitus. 
ERYTHRAEA CENTAURIUM (The Centaury). This little gentian 
is common in open places. It is about 1 ft. high and bears flat- 
topped clusters of pretty little pink flowers. Stenoptilia zopho- 
dactyla. 
Hucatyprus. The genus of Gum-trees. Pdrocystola acrou- 
antha; Barea confusella.* 
FREYCINETIA BANKSII (Kie-kie, Tawhara). A lofty forest 
climber with narrow harsh leaves 2 ft. long, growing at the ends 
of long cable-like stems. The flowers are in spikes, surrounded 
by large white fleshy leaves. The fruit (Ureure) is a green 
oblong mass, Hepialus virescens (in stems). 
FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA (Our native Fuchsia, Kotukutuku). A 
very common tree or shrub growing in the forest. The bark is 
pala reddish-brown; the leaves rather elongate, dark green, with 
pale under-side. The flowers closely resemble those of the cul- 
tivated fuchsia, but are less brightly coloured. This plant par- 
tially sheds its leaves in winter. The fruit, known as the 
Konini, is dark purple. Deilephila celerio; Melanchra plena; 
Selidosema dejectaria; Cnephasia inbriferana (in dead bran- 
ches); Gymnobathra bryaula (ditto); Izgatha caustopa (ditto); 
I. epiphanes (ditto); HLulechria zophdéessa (ditto); Lysiphragma 
epixyla (ditto). 

