498 CUNONIACEAE. [Weinmannia. 
styles 2, subulate ; ovules few or many in each cell, pendulous. Capsule 
small, coriaceous, 2-celled, septicidally 2-valved. Seeds oblong or reniform 
or subglobose, often hairy ; embryo terete ; albumen fleshy. 
A rather large genus of over 80 species, distributed through the Malay Archi- 
pelago, Madagascar, Mauritius, tropical Sonth America, Polynesia, and Australia. The 
two New Zealand species are both endemic, 
Branchlets usually pubescent. Leaves of mature trees 3-foliolate or 
pinnate... - ‘e es a a -. 1. W. sylvicola. 
Branchlets usually glabrous. Leaves of mature trees 1-foliolate .. 2. W. racemosa. 
1. W. sylvieola Sol. ex A. Cunn. Precur. (1839) n, 518.— An erect 
tree, usually from 25 to 50ft. high, sometimes taller and reaching 
60-70 ft.; trunk 1-3 ft. diam.; branchlets, petioles, and midribs of the 
leaves and inflorescence more or less pubescent or almost glabrous. Leaves 
3-foliolate or imparipinnate, rarely 1-foliolate; leaflets 1 to 4 or 5 pairs 
or more, 1-2in. long, obovate-oblong or ovate-oblong to lanceolate, 
narrowed below, acute or acuminate, coarsely serrate. Leaves of young 
trees pinnate, with numerous membranous leaflets; of old ones usually 
3-foliolate, coriaceous. Stipules leafy, entire or toothed. Racemes 1—4 in. 
long, often numerous towards the ends of the branches, sometimes 
branched. Flowers very numerous, small, zyin. diam., white or pale- 
rose. Capsule usually glabrous, ¢-+in. long. Seeds minute, with a tuft 
of hairs at each end.—Raoul Choix (1846) 47; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel.i 
(1853) 79; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 60; ZT. Kirk Forest FI. (1889) t. 72; 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 140; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 138. W. betulina 
and W. fuchsioides A. Cunn. Precur. (1839) n. 516, 517. 
Nortu Istanp: Abundant in forests as far south as the East Cape and Taupo, 
ascending to 3000 ft. Tawhero. December—April. 
W. sylvicola is an abundant tree in the northern half of the North Island, often 
forming a large proportion of the forest, especially near the outskirts, It is remarkable 
for the great difference between the juvenile and adult states, the former often persisting 
for many years. The bark contains a large percentage of tannin, and was formerly 
much used in the Auckland tanneries. 
2. W. racemosa Linn. f. Suppl. (i781) 227.—A taller tree than 
W. sylvicola, frequently from 50 to 80 ft. igh or more, with a trunk 1-4 ft. 
diam.; glabrous when mature, except the raceme, which is pubescent. 
Leaves of young plants pinnately 3—5-foliolate, thin and membranous, 
often pubescent; of mature plants 1-foliolate, 1-4in. long, oblong-lanceo- 
late or oblong-ovate to orbicular-ovate, obtuse or subacute, coarsely and 
obtusely serrate, very coriaceous, quite glabrous. Racemes 1-4 in. long, 
axillary and terminal, sometimes branched; rhachis pubescent; pedicels 
stout. Flowers numerous, very similar to those of W. sylvicola but rather 
larger. Ovary pubescent. Capsule $in. long, 2-3-valved. Seeds hairy. 
—Forst. f. Prodr. (1786) n. 173; A. Rich. Fl. Nowv. Zel. (1832) 322; Hook. 
f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 80; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 61; TL. Kwk Forest 
Fil. (1889) t. 73; Students’ Fl. (1899). 140; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 
139; Ill. N.Z. Fl. i (1914) t. 48. Leiospermum racemosum Don in Edinb. 
N. Phil. Journ, (1880) 91; A. Cunn. Precur. (1839) n. 519. 
Nortu AND Sours ISLANDS, STEWART Istanp: Plentiful in forests from the 
Thames goldfields and Middle Waikato southwards. Sea-level to 3000 ft. Towat ; 
Kamahi. December—January. 
Very closely allied to W. sylvicola, but can generally be separated by the larger 
1-foliolate leaves of the mature stage. 
