Aciphylla. | UMBELLIFERAE. 667 
long; secondary umbels 6-10, bracteoles linear, undivided. Fruit 
4+ in. long, linear-oblong; carpels equally 5-winged or one 4-winged and 
the other 5-winged. 
Sours IsLanp : Otago—Rocky places on the lower slopes of Mount Balloon, between. 
Lake Te Anau and Milford Sound, alt. 3500-4500 ft., 7. G. Gibbs / 
This naturally falls into the neighbourhood of A. divisa, but is easily distinguished 
from that plant by its stouter and more rigid and coriaceous habit, by the much more 
finely divided leaves, with stouter rigid petioles, and by the stouter peduncle and more 
compact panicle. 
15. A. trifoliolata Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlvin (1916) 186.— 
Stout, erect, perfectly glabrous, 8-15in. high. Leaves numerous, all 
radical, 6-8 in. long, usually trifoliolate, more rarely pinnate with 2 pairs 
of pinnae and a terminal leaflet, very rarely unifoliolate ; leaflets 3-6 in. 
long, 1-1 in. broad, linear-lanceolate, narrowed upwards into an acuminate 
sharply pungent point, rigid and coriaceous, strongly grooved, midrib 
deeply channelled ; margins minutely and irregularly crenulate. Sheaths 
narrow, equalling the petiole in length, gradually expanded towards the 
base and becoming more membranous, produced at the top into 2 long 
subulate spines. Flowering stem much exceeding the leaves, stout, naked, 
strongly grooved. Male inflorescence 5-8in. long, linear - lanceolate ; 
bracts very numerous, the sheaths linear-oblong, terminating in a long 
acicular spine with 2 short lateral ones; umbels numerous, seated on 
a stout peduncle springing from the axil of the bract. Female inflorescence 
broader and more compact, broadly oblong ; bracts larger and more closely 
packed, more erect; umbels on shorter peduncles, concealed within the 
bracts. Ripe fruit not seen. 
Soutru Istanp: Nelson—Rocky spurs on Mount Lyell, alt. 4000 ft., W. Townson / 
This has somewhat of the habit of A. Lyallii, but differs altogether in the trifoliolate. 
leaves. I have seen no specimens except those gathered by Mr. Townson. 
16. A. Cuthbertiana Petrie om Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlvi (1915) 48.— 
Stems tufted, slender, strict, erect, perfectly glabrous, 6-18in. high, 
strongly grooved towards the base. Root long and tapering, fleshy, some- 
times as thick as the finger. Leaves variable in length, 6-14 in.; petiole 
very long, 4-10in.; sheath thin and membranous and much expanded 
at the base, gradually narrowed above, and ending in 2 short subulate 
spines. Latina usually trifoliolate, more rarely pinnate with 2 distant 
pairs of leaflets, very rarely unifoliolate; leaflets 2-5in. long, narrow- 
linear, striate, distantly articulated, coriaceous, concave above, rounded 
beneath, gradually narrowed into an acuminate pungent point; margins 
strongly thickened. Male inflorescence rather lax, linear-oblong, 3-6 in. 
long; peduncles stout, bearing numerous compound umbels ; lower bracts 
consisting of a large broad sheath tipped with a small trifoliolate pungent- 
pointed leaflet; upper bracts narrower, simple, long acuminate. Female 
inflorescence shorter and broader, involucral bracts more closely placed, 
erect, overlapping; sheaths broader, much inflated, almost concealing 
the flowers and fruit, terminated by a pungent-pointed leaflet with 2 short 
subulate spines at the base. Fruit narrow-oblong; carpels 4—5-winged. 
Souta Isntanp: Mountains of south-west Otago, Fiord County—The Hump, 
J. Crosby Smith! J. Speden! End Peak, J. Crosby Smith; Mount Cleughearn, J. Crosby 
Smith, J. Cuthbert. Altitude 3500-4500 ft. 
A very distinct species, quite unlike any other. 
