Kec. 
316 LILIACEAE, [ Astelia. 
many, about +in. long; perianth-segments ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 
spreading, the 3 outer larger than the inner. Stamens shorter than the 
segments ; filaments subulate; anthers oblong. Female flowers: Scape 
shorter and stouter; branches shorter, crowded, more erect. Flowers 
smaller; perianth-segments ovate-oblong, acute, erect. Ovary ovoid- 
conical, 3-celled; ovules pendulous from the inner angle of each cell; 
stigmas 3, sessile. Berry ovoid, }in. long, purplish-black when fully ripe, 
reddish-purple when immature. Seeds sharply angled; testa black.— 
Raoul Choix (1846) 40; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 260; Handb. N.Z. 
Fl. (1864) 284; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 711. 
C-ft- & At soot 
NortH IstanpD: Hrom the North Cape to Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki; usually 
near the coast. Souts Isuanp: Vicinity of Westport, W. Townson / Sea-level to 
2500 ft. April; ripe fruit February—March. 
Usually taller and stouter than A. Cunninghamii, with larger broader leaves, larger 
flowers, and much stouter female scape, erect in fruit. The ovary is essentially different, 
being 3-celled, with the ovules attached to the inner angles of the cells; and the large 
ovoid berry, with its angled seeds, is altogether unlike the small globose one of 
A. Cunninghamii, with its terete seeds. It is an abundant plant on the coast-line of the 
northern half of the North Island, often forming a large portion of the undergrowth 
on wooded headlands or steep declivities near the sea. 
5. A. trinervia 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. iv (1872) 246.—A large 
densely tufted terrestrial species. Leaves numerous, 3-6 ft. long or even 
more, #-l?in. broad at the middle, tapering into a long attenuated point, 
narrowed below and then gradually expanded into a broad sheathing base, 
not so coriaceous as in A. Banksu, pale-green, plaited, glabrous above, 
clothed with a thin silvery pellicle beneath, conspicuously 3-nerved with 
less evident nerves between; margins broadly recurved; sheathing base 
clothed with long white silky hairs. Male flowers: Scape long, slender, 
densely shagey with white silky hairs, panicled ; branches slender, exuous 
and often interlaced, 6-12 in. long or more; bracts large, foliaceous. 
Flowers numerous, +in. long; perianth-segments lanceolate, acuminate, 
spreading. Stamens shorter than the segments ; filaments slender ; anthers 
oblong. Female flowers: Scape as in the male but panicle smaller with 
fewer, shorter, and more erect branches. Flowers smaller; perianth- 
segments shorter, erect. Ovary globose, 3-celled; ovules pendulous from 
the inner angles of the cells; stigmas 3, sessile. Fruiting-scape usually 
prostrate. Berry globose, 4in. diam., bright-red. Seeds sharply angled, 
testa black.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 712; Cockayne Veg. N.Z. (1921) 
t. 30. cee SkethH- L-C- Pus. 
Nortu Istanp: In woods from the North Cape to Wellington, very plentiful north 
of the East Cape and Taupo. SoutH Istanp: Marlborough—Rai Valley, J. H. Macmahon ! 
vicinity of Westport, W. Townson ! Sea-level to 3000 ft. Kauri-grass. March- 
May ; ripe fruit February and March. 
Separated from A. Banksii by the larger size and less rigid habit, broader and 
softer pale-green conspicuously 3-nerved and plaited leaves, prostrate fruiting-scape, 
and red globose berry. It is an abundant and conspicuous plant in the kauri forests 
of the North Auckland Peninsula, often forming a considerable proportion of the under- 
growth. It is seldom seen on trees. ro ae A nae A ao! ND 
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6. A. Solandri A. Cunn. Precur. (1836) n. 297.—Large, densely tufted, 
often forming immense clumps on the limbs and trunks of. forest-trees or 
on rocks. Leaves very numerous, spreading and recurved, 2-5 ft. long, 
13-3 in. wide at the middle, linear-ensiform, narrowed above into a long 
acuminate point, suddenly expanded below into a sheathing base sometimes 
4-5 im. across, conspicuously 3-nerved, glabrous and deeply channelled in 
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