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858 RUBIACEAE. [ Coprosma. 
Erect, slender, 6-15 ft., intensely foetid when bruised. Leaves 
3-2 in., oblong or obovate, membranous. Male flowers some- 
times fascicled .. Pe . ig = os 
Erect or procumbent, 2-8 ft., not foetid. Leaves 4—] in., linear- 
obovate or linear-oblong, Flowers solitary on decurved 
peduncles 37. C. Colensor. 
Branches spreading, slender. Leaves 3-1 in. long, linear, obtuse 
or truncate, often curved, Flowers solitary cn decurved 
peduncles i A i ‘3 ts .. 38. C. Banksia. 
Prostrate, foetid when bruised. Leaves }-3 in., linear-obovate, 
retuse or emarginate, coriaceous ; margins minutely erenulate 39. C. retusa. 
Erect, rigid, densely branched. Leaves numerous, $-} in., linear- 
or oblong-obovate, coriaceous, spreading or recurved .. 40. C. cuneata. 
Erect; branches very slender. Leaves }-}in., linear-lanceolate, 
flat, thin oh 7 % 3 hs. .. 41. C. microcarpa. 
Prostrate or procumbent. Leaves }-}in., linear-lanceolate, 
concave, coriaceous > oy, 4. Pe .. 42. C. depressa. 
36. C. foetidissima. 
D. Stems short, prostrate and rooting, often densely matted. Leaves small. Flowers 
terminal, solitary. . 
Leaves glabrous, linear-oblong to rounded-oblong or obovate. 
Male corolla large, curved, tubular. Drupe fin. diam, .. 48. C. repens. 
Leaves hairy, linear-oblong or linear-obovate. Male corolla 
smaller, campanulate above. Drupe 3-}in. diam. .. 44. C. Petriet. 
1. C. maerocarpa Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xx (1888) 147.— 
A robust leafy glossy-green shrub 5-12 ft. high, quite glabrous in all its 
parts; bark greyish-brown. Leaves large, 3-7 in. long, 14-33 in. broad, 
ovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, obtuse or acute or apiculate, rather suddenly 
narrowed into a short stout petiole, coriaceous ; margins slightly thickened ; 
veins conspicuous, reticulated. Stipules large, on the young leafy shoots 
often sheathing the branch for some distance. Flowers not seen. Fruit 
much the largest of the genus, in fascicles of 3-7 on very short axillary 
peduncles, 4-lin. long, broadly ovoid or oblong or sometimes nearly 
orbicular; not seen perfectly ripe—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 250; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 246. 
Norru Isutanp: Hitherto only found on the Three Kings Islands, to the north- 
west of Cape Maria van Diemen, 7. F. C.4cc B 4S 
At once distinguished by the large fruit, which is more than twice the size cf that 
of ©. grandifolia, which is its nearest ally. The leaves are almost as large as those of 
C. grandifolia, but approach C. robusta in shape and texture, and dry a Sia ge 
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as in that species. | | | fi C a 24) 296 
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2. C. grandifolias Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 104.—A large sparingly 
branched shrub 8-15 ft. high, with dark-brown bark. Leaves large, 4-9 in. 
long, obovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, rarely narrower and elliptic-lanceolate, 
acute or acuminate, membranous, dull-green, not shining nor glossy ; veins 
finely reticulated ; petioles rather slender, 2-14 in. long, Peduncles 1-31, 
long, trichotomously divided. Flowers in fascicles at the ends of the divisions 
of the peduncle; male. fascicles much more dense than the females. 
Calyx distinct in both sexes, minute, 4-5-toothed. Male corolla 4 in. long, 
funnel-shaped ; female smaller, }-}in., tubular. Drupe about 4 in. long, 
oblong, obtuse, reddish-orange.— Handb. N.Z. Fil. (1864) 112; Cheesem. 
in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xix (1887) 229; T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 231 ; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 246. C. autumnalis Col. in Trans, N.Z. Inst. 
xix (1887) 263. . 
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