516 LEGUMINOSAE. [Carnuchaelia. 
“= 1. 6. Enysii 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi (1884) 379, t. 30.— 
A much-dwarfed depressed excessively branched glabrous plant, forming 
dense patches 1-2in. high; stems and lower branches thick and woody, 
matted. Branchlets small, +? in. long, ,-;4,in. broad, erect or suberect, 
compressed, thin, striate. Leaves of young plants orbicular, emarginate. 
Flowers minute, 4} in. long, solitary or in 3-6-flowered fascicles or racemes ; 
pedicels slender, usually silky. Calyx campanulate; teeth short, acute. 
Standard with a narrow claw; wings as long as the keel. Pod 4-4in. 
long, compressed, ovate-orbicular, often oblique, sometimes obliquely deltoid ; 
replum incomplete; beak stout, broad at the base, recurved. Seed 
usually 1, rarely 2-3.—Students? Fl. (1899) 108; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. 
(S06) 1, Oe ae | 
Var. orbiculata 7’. Kirk l.c.—Larger and stouter, 2-4in. high; branchlets 4 in. 
broad. Pods with rugulose valves.—C. orbiculata Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxii (1890) 
459. 
Nortu Istanp: South-eastern base of Ruapehu, 7. Kirk! Var. orbiculata: 
Rangipo Desert, H. Hill! T. Kirk! Petrie! SoutH Isuanp: Broken River, 
J.D. Enys! T. Kirk! Ashburton Mountains, Potts ; Maniototo Plain, Peirie! Var. 
orbiculata : Mount Ida, Petrie / 1500-4500 ft. December—January. 
A most distinct and remarkable species, apparently rare and local. The pod 
dehisces by one of the valves separating from the replum down one side, but remaining 
attached at the tip and other side. 
~ 2. ©. uniflora 7. Kirk in Gard. Chron. i (1884) 512.—A much-dwarfed 
slender matted plant, forming large patches; stems often subterranean, 
putting out slender branches 1-2 in. high. Branchlets very narrow, 34-z5 1n., 
thin, compressed, glabrous, sometimes almost herbaceous. Leaves not 
seen. Flowers solitary, 4}in. long, purplish-red; peduncles very long 
and slender, almost capillary, glabrous or puberulous, bracteolate about 
the middle. Calyx campanulate, glabrous or silky; teeth short, broad, 
acute. Standard broad, with a short broad claw; wings shorter than the 
keel. Pod 4+in. long, linear-oblong; valves slightly wrinkled; beak 
straight or oblique. Seeds 2-6.—T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi (4884) 
379; Buch. lc. 394; T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 109; Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 111. C. Suteri Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxin (1891) 383. 
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Sourn Istanp: Canterbury—Lake Grassmere, Lochnavar, Poulter River, J. D. 
Enys! Otira River, Cockayne! Cass River, Cockayne! Mount Cook district, Suter / 
T. F.C. Otago—Waitaki Valley, Buchanan! Lake Hawea, Petrie / 1000-3000 ft. 
December—January. Probably not uncommon, but easily overlooked. 
3. ©. nana Col. ex Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 49.—A dwarf rigid 
glabrous plant, forming broad matted patches. Branchlets 2-4 in. long, 
4-4 in. broad, thin, much flattened, strict, erect, minutely grooved or 
striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes 2—4-flowered ; pedicels long, very slender, 
glabrous or with a few silky hairs. Flowers }-4in. long, purplish-red. 
Calyx campanulate, usually silky; teeth short, broadly triangular, sub- 
acute. Standard broad, with a short broad claw; wings shorter than the 
keel. Pods 4-4in. long, linear-oblong, often narrowed towards the base ; 
beak short, straight. Seeds 2-6.—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 109 ; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl, (1906) 111. C. australis var. nana Benth. in Hook. f. Fl. 
Nov. Zel. i (1853) 50. 
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