456 MAGNOLIACEAE. [_ Drimys. 
1. D. axillaris( Forst.) har. Gen. PLT76) t. 42.—A small tree 12-25 ft. 
in height, rarely more; bark black. Leaves 2-5 in. long, on short 
petioles, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-oblong, obtuse, coriaceous or rarely sub- 
membranous, green on both surfaces or glaucous below, not blotched. 
Flowers small, greenish-yellow, in fascicles of 3-10 in the axils of the 
leaves, or from the scars of fallen leaves; pedicels j-{in. long. Calyx 
cupular, with 2-6 irregular shallow lobes or notches. Petals 5-6, linear, 
spreading. Stamens 6-15, in 3 series. Carpels 3-5. Berries 2 or 3, about 
the size of a peppercorn; seeds 3-6, black, angular—aA. Rich. Fl. Nouv. 
Zel. (1832) 290; A. Cunn. Precur. (1839) n. 629; Raoul Chow (1846) 47 ; 
Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 12; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 10; TP. Kark 
Forest Fl. (1889) t. 1; Students’ Fl. (1899) 22; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. ES 
(1906) 29. Wintera axillaris Forst. f. Pgodr. (1786) n. 229. “yd. C. * 
Sy 9%, udbad. Sp. OR. 3 ww. 12d. 
Norte AND Sourn Isutanps: Not uncommon in forests from Ahipara to Banks 
Peninsula. Altitudinal range from sea-level to 3500 it. Horopito. October- 
¢ December. 
soon Aromatic and pungent, but not so much so as the following species. The wood is 
c a” “serviceable for inlaying, and a decoction of the .bark is occasionally used by country 
Wes + =€ settlers as an astringent. 
Rent. €-S 78 - 
Down 
(1846) 
2. D. colorata (Raoul) Choia t. 23.—Very similar to the pre- 
ceding, and merged with it by Hooker in the Handbook. It is usually 
smaller and more compactly branched; and the leaves are shorter, 
121 in. long, more coriaceous, yellowish-green blotched with red, usually 
more glaucous below. Fascicles 2-4-flowered; peduncles much shorter. 
Calyx shallowly cup-shaped, often quite entire. Carpels 2-4, but it is 
seldom that more than 2 ripen. Seeds 2-3.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. #1. (1906) 
30. D. axillaris var. colorata T. Kirk Forest Fl. (1889) t. 2; Students’ 
Fl. (1899) 22. | 
NortH, SourH, AND Stewart Istanps: Not uncommon from the Patetere Plateau 
and Rotorua southwards. Very abundant in Stewart Island, where it descends to sea- 
level. Ascends to 4000 ft. November—January. 
Undoubtedly very close to D. axillaris, and in the dried state not easily separated 
from it. But in the field it is readily distinguished, and all my correspondents regard 
it as distinct. The two species grow intermixed in many localities in the Wellington 
and Nelson Districts. 
(. rsd) Poway, 
3. D. Traversil if as Trans. QNV.Z. Inst. xxx (1898) 379.— 
A compact closely branched shrub 3-6 ft. high. Branches stout; bark 
reddish or reddish-yellow, rough and wrinkled, almost verrucose, some- 
times viscid. Leaves numerous, close-set and often overlapping, #-1 in. 
long, oblong-obovate or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, thick and coriaceous, 
elaucous below, margins slightly thickened ; petiole short, stout, appressed. 
Flowers small, axillary, 1. or 2 together; pedicels short. Calyx saucer- 
shaped, entire. Petals 5, linear- oblong, obtuse. Stamens usually 5. 
Carpel solitary (always ?), obovate. Berry small, globose-depressed ; 
seeds 3-6.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 30; Ill. N.Z. Fl. 1 (1914) t. 8. 
H. Keaermsi Myre. TNE. IS: BQG0i, | 
SoutH Istanp: Western part of the Nelson Province; near Collingwood, H. #. 
Travers {| Medora Creek, Wakamarama Range to the Gouland Downs, alt. 2000-3000 it., 
J. Dall ! Mount Rochfort, near Westport, W. Townson ! 
A very curious and distinct species, by far the smallest of the genus. 
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