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49. V. coarctata Cheesem: Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 531.—A small stout 
much-branched shrub 1-3 ft. high; branches close, spreading ; branchlets 
numerous, rather stout, j,—-75in. diam., terete or obscurely tetragonous, 
densely clothed with appressed imbricating leaves, blackish when dry. 
Leaves of mature plants densely imbricating, about ;% 1n. long, the opposite 
pairs connate to above the middle into a ring or sheath closely appressed 
to the branch, obtuse or subacute, thick and coriaceous, smooth and polished 
on the back; margins usually ciliolate. Leaves of young plants not seen. 
Flowers }-1in. diam., white, from 4 to 8 near the tips of the branchlets, 
forming small terminal heads; bracts broad, ciliolate. Calyx short; seg- 
ments oblong, obtuse, ciliolate. Corolla-tube included in the calyx ; lobes 
spreading, the dorsal one the largest. Capsule about %in. long, nearly 
twice as long as the calyx, ovoid, obtuse. 
Sourn Isnanp: Nelson—Mount Arthur and Mount Owen, 7. F. C.; Mount Owen 
and Brunner Range, W. Townson / 3500-5000 ft. January—March. 
I described this as a new species with some hesitation. It appears to be inter- 
mediate in characters between V. Hectort and V. Armstrongw, but is much more slender 
and more copiously branched than the first, and from the latter it differs in being stouter, 
and in the shorter and broader tightly appressed leaves, which do not form the lax 
obconic sheaths so characteristic of V. Armstrongit. . 
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70. WV. Poppelwellii Cockayne in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlviii (1916) 200.— 
A small slender erect much-branched shrub 6-12in. high, rarely more; 
ultimate branchlets ,,-,4,in. diam., closely packed, tetragonous, dark- 
brown or almost black, closely ringed by the scars of the fallen leaves. 
Leaves of mature plants closely quadrifariously imbricate, the opposite 
pairs connate at the base, broadly triangular, thick and coriaceous, keeled 
down the back, and with 5-6 lateral grooves on each face, obtuse or sub- 
acute at the tip, margins ciliate, with stiff white hairs. Leaves of young 
plants not seen. Flowers in 6—12-flowered heads near the tips of the 
branchlets ; rhachis villous; bracts short, ciliolate. Calyx 4-partite neariy 
to the base ; segments oblong-obovate, ciliate. Corolla white ; tube short ; 
lobes spreading, dorsal lobe the largest. Capsule obovoid, twice as long 
as the calyx. 
South Istanp: Otago—Garvie Mountains, Mount Tennyson and other peaks, 
Poppelwell ! J. Speden! W. A. Thomson ! 4500-5500 ft. 
A distinct little plant, easily recognized by its small size and strict habit, 
quadrifarious leaves, which are distinctly longitudinally grooved, and by the many- 
flowered terminal heads. I am indebted to Mr. Speden for excellent flowering and 
fruiting specimens. ae 
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4: VW. salicornioides| Hook.f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 212.—A small 
much-branched shrub 1-3 ft. high; branches strict, erect, terete, clothed 
with imbricating leaves, =4.—;‘5 in. diam., yellowish-brown when dry. Leaves 
most densely imbricated and appressed to the branch, opposite pairs 
connate to considerably above the middle and forming a ring surrounding 
the branch, 74-4 in. long, subacute or almost truncate, concave in front, 
rounded at the back; margins usually ciliolate. Leaves of young plants 
not seen. Flowers 4-8 towards the tips of the branchlets, forming small 
terminal heads; rhachis villous. Bracts short and broad, ciliolate. Calyx- 
segments oblong, obtuse, margins ciliolate. Corolla white, in. diam. ; 
tube short ; limb 4-lobed, lobes spreading. Capsule longer than the calyx, 
subcompressed, oblong, obtuse, glabrous.—J. B. Armstr. in Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xii (1881) 352; N. FE. Brown in Gard. Chron. i (1888) 20, f. 3; 
‘ Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 582. 
