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very lowest subopposite, the remainder alternate, lanceolate or linear- 
lanceolate, acute, upper portion armed with irregularly placed remote 
denticles, lower part entire, both surfaces densely covered with spreading 
hairs, midrib prominent beneath, villous. Flowers erect, rather small, 
zin. long. Calyx-segments lanceolate, acute ; tube short, villous. Petals 
purplish, shghtly longer than the calyx. Stigma capitate-clavate. Capsule 
2-3 in. long, straight or curved, densely villous; peduncle very short, 
many times shorter than the capsule. Seeds ovoid-oblong, red-brown, 
densely papillose.—Raoul Choix (1846) 49; Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884) 
291. EK. junceum var, hirtigerum Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 60; Handb. 
N.Z. Fl. (1864) 80; 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 169; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. 
Fl. (1906) 175. 
Nortu anp SovutH Istanps: Abundant from the North Cape southwards to 
Westland and South Canterbury. Sea-level to 2000 ft. Novem ber—March. 
Further study of this plant has fully convinced me that Haussknecht was fully 
justified in maintaining it as a distinct species. Its distinguishing characters are the 
tall strict habit, usually greyish-green colour, dense clothing of villous spreading hairs 
mixed with shorter ones, the small flowers, and very short peduncles. According to 
Haussknecht it is not uncommon in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. 
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