Tillaea. | CRASSULACEAE. 481 
Seeds 3-4, rarely more —T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 142; Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 141. TT. novae-zelandiae Petrie in Trans. N.Z, Inst. xxv 
(1893) 142. 
Var. obtusa,\Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1996) 142.—Stems stouter, creeping, 
1-2in. long or more. Leaves longer, more acute. Flowers rather larger, petals 
rounded.—T. novae-zealandiae var. obtusa 7’. Kirk L.c. 
Nortu Istanp: “Matata, Bay of Plenty, Petrie/ SoutaH Isnanp: Nelson to 
Southland, not uncommon in watery places. Sea-level to 3000 ft. Var. obtusa : 
Lake Waihola, Otago, Petrie / 
This is an abundant plant in watery places in the South Island, particularly in 
mountain districts. It is exceedingly variable in most of its characters. 
5. T. pusilla 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 143.—Stems numerous, 
very slender and delicate, prostrate and rooting, 1-3 in. long, forming broad 
pale-green matted patches. Leaves minute, in distant pairs, connate at the 
base, ;4,-5 in. long, linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, spreading 
or reflexed, thin. Flowers minute, ~:in. diam.; peduncles longer or 
shorter than the leaves. Calyx-lobes ovate-oblong, acute. Petals rather 
longer, acute or subacute. Stamens equalling the petals. Scales 4, linear- 
cuneate. Carpels 4, turgid; styles recurved. Seeds 2-4.—Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 142. 
NortruH Istanp: Muddy banks of the Northern Wairoa, 7. F. C.; Kawakawa, 
Bay of Islands, 7. Kirk ; Wairoa Falls, Hunua, 7. Kirk / T. F. C./ Petrie! 
Distinguished from J’. Sinclairii by the different habit, longer much-branched 
stems, more distant thin and pointed leaves, and shorter narrower petals. 
6. T. aeutifolia 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 143.—Stems very slender, 
almost capillary, prostrate and rocting, much and intricately branched, 
forming pale-green matted patches. Leaves minute, in distant pairs, 
connate at the base, ;,—4, in. long, narrow-linear or linear-lanceolate, 
acute or apiculate, thin. Flowers minute, -;4in. diam., on peduncles 
shorter than the leaves. Calyx deeply divided ; segments linear-lanceolate, 
acuminate. Petals narrow-ovate, shorter than the calyx. Scales 4, minute. 
Carpels 4, ovoid, turgid ; styles recurved. Mature seeds not seen.—Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 142. 
Norta Istanp: Hurunuiorangi, 7. Kirk! Sours Isutanp: Winton Forest, 
Southland, 7. Kirk / 
This has precisely the habit of 7. pusilla, but appears to differ in the narrower 
and more acute leaves, and in the calyx-lobes exceeding the petals. I have seen no 
specimens except those in Mr. Kirk’s herbarium, which are few and incomplete. 
7. T. maultieaulis Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix (i887) 324,— 
A minute slender much-branched reddish-purple plant; stems prostrate or 
decumbent below, ascending at the tips. Leaves opposite or in opposite 
fascicles, remote below, close-set and often imbricating above, connate at 
the base, -;—;5 in. long, ovate-subulate, acute or mucronate, fleshy, concave 
above, convex or keeled beneath. Flowers solitary, axillary, zo—$ in. 
diam., white or rosy. Calyx-lobes ovate-subulate, acute. Petals 4, exceed- 
ing the calyx-lobes, broadly oblong, obtuse. Scales 4. Carpels 4, ovoid ; 
style recurved. Seeds 8—T. Kirk: Students’ Fl. (1899) 143: Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fi. (1906) 142. 
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