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518 LEGUMINOSAE. | Carmichaelia. 
6. C. australis R. Br. in Bot. Reg. xi (1825) t. 912.—An erect much- 
branched glabrous usually leafless shrub 3-12 ft. high. Branchlets straight, 
often much elongated, ~,-}in. broad, thin and flat, finely and closely 
striate ; notches Stee este close or rather distant. Leaves seldom seen 
except on young plants, ?-2 in. long, 1-foliolate or 3-5-foliolate ; leaflets 
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N.Z. Fl. (1864) 50; T. Kirk Students’ Ht. (13y9) -LL0y~ Oneesem: amu. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 113. C. Cunninghamii Raoul Choiz (1846) t. 288. Boissiaea 
scolopendrina A. Rich. Fl. Nouv. Zel. (1832) 346. 
Var, strictissima 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 110.—Branchlets 4-2in. broad. 
Racemes strict, many-flowered, dense. Pedicels very short. Pods not seen. 
Norru Isuanp: Abundant from the North Cape to Wanganui and Hawke’s Bay. 
Soutu Istanp: Queen Charlotte Sound, J. Rutland! Var. strictissima : White Cliffs, 
Taranaki, 7'. F. C. Sea-level to 2800 ft. Makaka. November—December. 
7. C. Petriei 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 111—A stout sparingly 
branched shrub 1-6ft. high, with rigid terete or subterete branches. 
Branchlets stout, ;4,-}in. diam., compressed at the tips, plano-convex or 
terete below, grooved or striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes laxly 3-8- 
flowered, solitary or many together, often forming dense fascicles ; pedicels 
slender, and sie the rhachis silky-pubescent or almost villous. Flowers 
rather small, 4in. long. Calyx campanulate, silky; teeth short, broad, 
acute. Standard broader than ane: exceeding the keel and wings. Ovary 
occasionally pubescent. Pods +-41in. long, broadly oblong, turgid, oblique 
at the tip; valves thick, tbdehiated beak short, stout. Seeds 1-4, usually 
9-3.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fi. (1906) T1387 mcr aolaces ee oe Students’ 
LE, (AL O98) LE: men a : | 
Var. robusta Cheesem.—Pods longer, 1—4in., elliptic-oblong. Seeds 3-6. Other >» 
characters much as in the type.—C. robusta 7. Kirk l.c. t ¢ Ve 
SoutH Istanp: Mount Cook district, 7. F£. C.; Central Otago, not uncommon, 
Petrie! Var. robusta: Nelson—Wairau Valley, 7. #. C. Canterbury—Broken River 
basin, J. D. Hnys! T. Kirk! Petrie! T. F. C.; Kowai River, Petrie / 
The distinguishing characters of this species lie in its stout rigid habit, almost terete 
branchlets, numerous often fascicled racemes of rather sma!l flowers, and the turgid pod. 
Mr. Kirk’s C. robusta cannot be separated except by the longer and proportionately 
narrower pod with a larger number "g seeds, and is best kept as a variety. 
8. C. subulata T. Kok Students’ Fl. (1899) 112.—A slender erect often 
eaty glabrous shrub 3-6 ft. high, with almost terete branches. Branchlets 
Zo710 In. broad, compressed or plano-convex, strict and rigid, grooved or 
striated. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets oblong-obovate, retuse. Racemes 
laxly 3-6-flowered, one or several together; pedicels silky or almost 
glabrous, shorter than the flowers. Calyx campanulate ; teeth minute, 
