298 JUNCACEAR., [ Juncus, 
smooth, naked, terminating in a 2-8-flowered head, rarely a second head 
is produced lower down. Bracts ovate, membranous, rarely longer than 
the flowers. Flowers crowded, about din. long, dark chestnut-brown. 
Perianth-segments equal, lanceolate, acute. Stamens 3, rarely 6; anthers 
ovate. Capsule equalling the perianth, ovoid-trigonous, subacute. Seeds 
ovoid, obtuse, shining, obsoletely reticulate-—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 290 ; 
Buchen. Monog. Junc. (1890) 432 ; Pflanzenr, Heft 25 (1906) 249; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 729. J. pauciflorus 7. Kork om Trans. N.Z. Inst. 
ix (1877) 551 (not of R. Br.). J. brevifolius 7. Kirk-im Trans. N.Z. Inst. 
xiv (1882) 3890p 
Norru Istanp: Rangipo Plain, near the foot of Ruapehu, Petrie / Waimarino, 
1. F.C. Sovrm Istanp: Nelson—Mount Arthur, Mount Owen, 7’. F. C.; Lake Rotoiti, 
T. Kirk. Canterbury—Broken River, J. D. Hnys! T. Kirk! T. F. C.; Tasman Valley, 
T. F. C. Otago—Not uncommon in the central and southern districts, Buchanan / 
Petrie!’ Sruwart Isuanp: 7. Kirk! AvcKLAND aND CAMPBELL IsLANDs: Hooker, 
T. Kirk! B. C. Aston! Usually from 1500-4000 ft., but descends to sea-level in 
Otago and the islands to the south. December—February. 
A very distinct species. The Campbell Island plant is said to have 6 stamens 
and the culms hardly longer than the leaves, whereas in New Zealand the stamens 
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compressed, tip with 2 obtuse lobes. Cyme very large and compound, 
with 1 or 2 short leafy bracts at the base; branches long, slender, 
divaricating. Flowers $d in. long, greenish or greenish-brown, m many- 
flowered globular clusters. Perianth-segments about equal, linear-lanceolate 
or subulate-lanceolate, acuminate. Stamens 3, much shorter than the 
segments. Capsule usually considerably longer than the perianth, pale, 
narrow, prismatic, triquetrous, 1-celled ; placentas very feebly developed. 
Seeds ovoid, apiculate-—Benth. Fl. Austral. vii (1878) 131; Buchen. Monog. 
June. (1890) 311; Pflanzenr. Heft 25 (1906) 180; Cheesem. Man. N L. Fl. 
(1906) 730. . 
Norra Isnanp: Wet places in lowland stations from the Bay of Islands to 
Wellington, not uncommon. Soutn Isuanp: Nelson—Motueka Valley, 7. F. C. 
November—January. 
Easily distinguished from J. holoschoenus by the strongly compressed stems, 
flattened and incompletely septate leaves, large spreading cymes, and by the stamens 
being 3 only. It is widely diffused in Australia and eastern Asia. 
13. J. holosechoenus R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 259.—Stems laxly tufted, 
creeping at the base, strict and erect above, terete or subcompressed, 
smooth, leafy, 6-18in. high. Leaves few, equalling or exceeding the 
stems, erect from a long sheathing base, tapering into a long acuminate 
point, terete or slightly compressed, fistular, completely and distinctly 
septate. Cymes terminal, sparingly branched, more or less contracted, 
usually of 3-8 fascicles, rarely more; bract at the base long, foliaceous,. . 
usually overtopping the cyme. Flowers 10-20 in each fascicle, greenish, 
