608 ONAGRACEAE. [BA pilobium. 
WH) Vereen Cleef: T +S6Ciqig) H7C- 
Var. kaikourense Cockayne in Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1 (1918) 170.—Much more 
robust. Flowers more than twice the size of the type. 
Nortu Isnann: Subalpine districts from Mount Egmont, Hikurangi, and the 
Ruahine Mountains southwards to Cook Strait, not uncommon. Souta ISLAND: 
A most abundant subalpine plant from Nelson southwards to Foveaux Strait. 
1500 — 4500 ft. December — February. Var. kaikourense: Marlborough District, 
from the Kaikoura Peninsula northwards to the Awatere River, and extending west- 
ward almost as far as Hanmer. Sea-level to 2500 ft. 
FE. chloraefolium is a distinct and well-marked species, but at the same time a very 
variable one, especially in height, degree of branching, size of flowers and capsules, &c. 
Dr. Cockayne’s var. kaikourense is a very remarkable plant, well worth varietal 
distinction, although there does not seem to be any structural differences between it and 
what may be called the type. Students should read with care Dr. Cockayne’s account 
of the variety, given in Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. 1 (1918) 170. 
16. E. Wilsoni Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. liv (1923) 569.—Stems several 
from the top of the root, 9-12in. long, simple or sparingly branched, 
decumbent at the base, erect or ascending above, slender, terete, bifariously 
pubescent or almost glabrous below, more or less even pubescent above, 
dark-red. Leaves 114 in. long including the petiole, 4-3 in. broad, shortly 
petiolate, all opposite or the uppermost alternate, spreading, oblong- 
lanceolate to oblong-ovate, usually obtuse at the tip, thin and membranous, 
faintly puberulous or nearly glabrous, faintly and remotely sinuate-dentate, 
midrib and veins usually evident. Flowers not very numerous, springing 
from the axils of the uppermost leaves, large, }-3}in. diam., apparently 
white. Calyx-segments linear-lanceolate, acute, thin and glabrous. Petals 
twice as long as the calyx, broadly pares Mature peduncles $—# in. 
long, slender, thinly pubescent. Capsules 3-14in. long, slender, sparsely 
but evenly pubescent. Seeds papillose, hasrowed upwards, one side almost 
flat, the other distinctly ridged. 
prints [pabsauam 6 47> 70119440). 
Sourn [stanp: Marlborough—Isolated hill-peak, Clarence Valley, B. C. Aston. 
A very distinct species, not closely allied to any other. Mr. Petrie compares it 
with H. chloraefolium ; but it differs altogether in the position and texture of the leaves, 
which are distinctly petioled, and in the shorter and much more slender capsules. 
17. E. insulare Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884) 300.—Stems 6-18 in. 
high, slender, weak and flaccid, sparingly branched, creeping and rooting 
at the base, ascending or suberect towards the tips, often glabrous 
below, SSiany, ges pubescent above. Leaves opposite, the upper alter- 
nate, distant, 4—-? in. long, ovate or oblong-ovate, obtuse or subacute, very 
shortly petioled, thin and membranous, elabrous or nearly so, entire or 
obscurely sinuate-toothed. Flowers in the axils of the uppermost leaves, 
small, erect, white. Calyx-lobes oblong-lanceolate, apiculate, shorter than 
the petals. Stigma clavate. Capsules 1-2 in. long, slender, pubescent or 
glabrate. Seeds smooth.—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 173; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 178. 
Nortx anp Soura Isnanps, Stewart Is~anp, Cuarnam Isuanns:; Not un- 
common in lowland swamps from Tauranga and the Thames Valley southwards. 
Sea-level to 1500 ft. November—February. 
A distinct species, easily distinguished by the weak tall and slender habit, distant 
ovate-oblong leaves, faintly pubescent capsules, and perfectly smooth seeds. 
