878 ae RUBIACEAE. [ Nertera. 
3. N. Cunninghamii Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 112.— Perfectly 
glabrous. Stems much more slender than in N. depressa, almost filiform, 
4-18in. long. Leaves }-4in. long, narrow-ovate, acute, rounded at the 
base ; petioles about as long as the blade. Stipules small, acute. Flowers 
very minute, terminal. Calyx-limb truncate or obsoletely 4-toothed. 
Corolla shorter and broader than in NV. depressa, 7g in. long, 4-lobed. Stamens 
usually erect. Drupe globose, red, $in. diam.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 
120; T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 247; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 
264. %N. papillosa Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvii (1896) 595. 
Norte Istanp: From Mangonui and Kaitaia southwards to Cook Strait, but 
often local. Sourn Istanp: Nelson—Wangapeka Valley, Ff. G. Gibbs / near Westport, 
W. Townson ! October-January. 
This differs from the preceding species only in the more slender habit, narrower 
leaves, and slightly smaller drupe. It is said to occur in the Philippine Islands. 
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4. N. dichondraefolia Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 112, t. 28a.— 
A slender creeping herb, often forming extensive matted patches. Stems 
4in. to 2ft. long, branched, more or less hairy or villous with soft tawny 
hairs, rarely nearly glabrous. Leaves with the petioles {-?in. long, broadly 
ovate or almost orbicular, acute or apiculate, cordate or rounded at the 
base, membranous, more or less hispid or hairy above, usually glabrous 
or nearly so beneath; petiole longer or shorter than the blade. Stipules 
acute. Flowers terminal, sessile. Calyx-limb obscurely 4-toothed. Corolla 
tin. long, funnel-shaped, 4-lobed. Drupe globose, red, %in. diam. — 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 120; 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 247; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 265. N. gracilis Raoul in Ann. Scr. Nat. 11 (1844) - 
121. N. ciliata 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 247. Geophila dichondrae- 
folia 4. Cunn. Precur. (1838) n. 482. 
Norrn anp Sour Istanps, Stewart IsuAND: Abundant from Mangonui and 
Kaitaia southwards. Sea-level to nearly 3000 ft. October—Decem ber. 
Very variable in size, amount of hairiness, &c. Small specimens are sometimes 
almost glabrous, while large laxly branched ones are often copiously villous. Mr. 
Kirk’s N. ciliata, which he distinguished by the ciliate leaves and shorter petioles, 
appears to me to be a trivial form only. 
5. N. setulosa Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 112, t. 288.—Very variable 
in size, more or less hispid with short stiff hairs. Stems creeping and 
rooting, 3-12 in. long, putting up numerous leafy suberect branches 1-6 1n. 
high or more. Leaves }-3in., broadly ovate or orbicular to oblong or 
oblong-obovate, obtuse, membranous, laxly clothed with stiff white hairs ; 
margins ciliate; petiole shorter than the blade. Flowers axillary or 
terminal, very slender, 4-4in. long. Calyx-tube densely hispid; limb 
unequally 4~-5-toothed. Corolla very long, tubular, hispid, 4—5-toothed ; 
teeth erect. . Filaments very long, wiry, far-exserted ; anthers apiculate, 
sagittate at the base. Styles long. Drupe usually dry, 4$-4in. long, 
oblong, obscurely ribbed, hispid.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 120; TZ. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 247; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 265. N. pusilla 
Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi (1884) 331. 
Nortu Istanpn: Auckland—North Cape district, Adams and T. F. C.; Kaitaia, 
Rk. H. Matthews ! between Kaihu and Maunganui Blufi, Petrie/ T. F. C.; Patetere 
Plateau, 7. F.C. Hawke’s Bay—Dannevirke and Norsewood, Colenso/ Wellington— 
