Clematis. ] RANUNCULACEAE. — 435 
ovate- or oblong-lanceolate, usually acute, silky. Anthers linear.. Achenes 
ovoid, silky.—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 3; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. 
(1906) 5. C. aphylia Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix (1887) 259. 
North Istanp: Hawke’ Bay—Puketapu, H. Hill! Sourn Istanp: Marlborough 
—Near Picton, J. Rutland! Buchanan! Awatere Valley, Cockayne. Nelson—Hanmer 
Plains, H. J. Matthews! Waiau Valley, 7. Kirk! Canterbury—WN. 7. Carrington / 
Weka Pass, Cockayne ; Waitaki Valley, Buchanan, Petrie ! Otago—Duntroon, Petrie / 
Southland—Kingston, Crosby Smith. 
A very curious plant, often forming dense masses of intertwined stems and 
branches several feet in length. 
8. ©. marata J. B. Armstr. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiii (1881) 335.— 
Stems slender, much branched, often forming dense interlaced masses 
scrambling over bushes or among grass, brownish-green, pubescent, grooved. 
Leaves 3-foliolate, usually pubescent on both surfaces ; petioles variable 
in length, 1-4in.; leaflets small, ¢-21n. long, all stalked, exceedingly 
variable in shape, narrow-linear to ovate, acute or obtuse, entire notched 
or lobed, or even again 3-partite. Peduncles 1-flowered, solitary or 2-4 
together in the axils of the leaves, pubescent. Bracteoles in 2 pairs, connate 
at the base, upper pair much the larger, often foliaceous. Flowers yellowish, 
small, 3-¢in. diam., sweet-scented. Sepals 4, linear-oblong, acute or 
obtuse, silky. Anthers linear. Achenes narrow, margined, silky or nearly 
glabrous when old, narrowed into rather long plumose tails—T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 4; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fi. (1906) 5. 
Norrn Istanp: Upper Thames Valley, from Te Aroha southwards, 7. F. C., 
Petrie! Taupo, 7. F. O.; East Cape, 7. Kirk; probably not uncommon in the 
interior. SoutTH Istanp: Apparently common throughout, J. B. Armstrong! Buchanan / 
T. Kirk ! &e. Sea-level to 3000 ft. Septem ber—November. 
The brownish colour, slender habit, minute leaflets, and small flowers distinguish 
this from all other except C. quadribracteolata, to which some forms approach far too 
closely. A variety collected by Mr. Petrie at Tuapeka (Otago) appears to be quite 
intermediate, and might almost be referred to either species. North Island specimens 
are usually more slender and have smaller leaflets than the southern ones. Some of 
Mr. Petrie’s Otago specimens are remarkable for their large foliaceous bracteoles, which 
are linear-spathulate and sometimes 3 in. long. 
J. C, quadribracteolata Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv (1882) 329.— 
Stems and branches very slender, branched, trailing, 1-3 ft. long, 
glabrous except the very young shoots. Leaves few, trifoliolate ; petioles 
slender, 1-2 in. long; leaflets minute, $—4 In. long, usually linear or lanceo- 
late, but varying to linear-oblong, ovate-lanceolate, or triangular-acute, 
glabrous, entire or one or all 3-lcbed. Peduncles solitary or 2-3 together 
in the axils of the leaves, 1-flowered, usually shorter than the petioles, 
pubescent ; bracteoles 2 or 3 pairs, connate, upper the largest, sheathing 
at the base, rounded, obtuse. Flowers purplish, sweet-scented, 4-3 in. 
diam. Sepals 4, linear or linear-oblong, usually acute, silky. Anthers 
linear. Achenes small, almost glabrous when fully ripe, narrowed into 
short plumose tails.—7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 5; Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 6. ©. foetida var. depauperata Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. j 
(1853) 7; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 2. 
Nortu Istanp: Low grounds in the Hawke’s Bay District; Lake Rotoatara, 
Colenso! Petane, A. Hamilton! between the Ngaruroro and Tukituki Rivers, Sturm. 
This can only be separated from the preceding by its smaller size, more slender 
habit, narrower leaflets, purplish flowers, and narrower sepals. Further investigation 
will probably prove both to be forms of one variable plant. 
