882 CAPRIFOLIACEAE. [ Alsewosmia. 
Norru Istanp: From Mangonui and Kaitaia southwards, but often local. Souru 
Istanp: Marlborough—Rai Valley, J. Rutland ; Pelorus Sound, J. H. Macmahon ; 
Mount Stokes, 7’. Kirk. Sea-level to 2500 ft. Septem ber—Novem ber. 
A very variable plant, which in some of its forms comes very near to hoth A. Banksii 
and A. linariifolia. Mr. Colenso’s A. pusilla only differs in its rather smaller size, 
3. A. Banksii A. Cunn. Precur. (1838) n. 489.—A small slender shrub 
1-4 ft. high; branches spreading, younger ones pubescent. Leaves 3—2 in. 
long, very variable in shape, broadly ovate or orbicular to obovate-oblong 
or obcuneate, narrowed into a rather long petiole, entire or coarsely toothed 
or lobed, especially towards the upper part of the leaf. Flowers solitary 
or 2-3 together, 4-4 in. long, greenish-yellow, rarely reddish. Berry 4 in. 
diam., globose ; seeds few, 4-8.— Raoul Chora (1846) 46; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. 
Zel. i (1853) 102, t. 24; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 110; 2. Kirk Students’ FI. 
(1899) 227; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 241. A. palaeiformis and 
A. atriplicifolia A. Cunn. Precwr. (1838) n. 490, 491. 
Nortu Istanp : From Mangonui and Kaitaia southwards to the Auckland Isthmus, 
but often rare and local. Septem ber—November. 
4. A, linariifolia A. Cunn. Precur. (1838) n. 487.—An erect much- 
branched shrub 1-4ft. high, with slender pubescent branches. Leaves 
numerous, crowded, 4-3in. long, 4,4 in. wide, linear to Imear-lanceolate 
or lanceolate, acute or subacute, gradually narrowed into a short petiole, 
quite entire or sinuate-toothed or lobed, rather membranous. Flowers 
solitary or in fascicles of 2-5, 3-2 in. long, greenish-yellow, rarely reddish. 
Corolla-lobes 4, toothed and fimbriate. Berry broadly ovoid or turbinate ; 
seeds few.—Raoul Chota (1846) 46; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 103, t. 25 ; 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 110; 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 227; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 241. <A. ligustrifolia A. Cunn. Precur. (1838) n. 488. 
A. Hookeria Col. in Tasm. Journ. Nat. Scr. 11 (1846) 297. 
Norra Istanp: From Mangonui and Kaitaia southwards to the Manukau Harbour, 
not uncommon, Septem ber—Novem ber. 
A very variable plant. Small forms, with narrow-linear leaves, have much of 
the habit and appearance of Pittosporum reflerum; larger states (A. ligustrifoha 
A. Cunn.), with lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate leaves, approach A. quercifolia very 
closely. 
Family C. CUCURBITACEAE. 
Climbing or prostrate herbs. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, usually 
palmately veined or lobed. ‘Tendrils generally present, springing from the 
sides of the stem near the petioles, simple or divided. Flowers monoecious 
or dioecious, solitary or in racemes or panicles. Calyx-tube adnate to the 
ovary ; limb campanulate or rotate or tubular, 3-5-lobed ; lobes imbricate. 
Petals 3-5, inserted on the calyx-limb, free or united into a lobed corolla, 
often confluent with the calyx below. Stamens 3 or 5, inserted on the 
calyx-tube ; filaments free or connate into a tube or column; anthers free 
or united, one 1-celled, the others 2-celled; cells often long and sinuous. 
Ovary inferior, usually 1-celled when very young, with 3 (rarely 4-5) 
parietal placentas, which thicken and turn inwards, meeting in the axis, 
so that the ovary becomes spuriously 3-6-celled; style simple, entire or 
3-fid; ovules 1 or more to each placenta. Fruit succulent or coriaceous, 
indehiscent or bursting irregularly. Seeds usually many, generally flat ; 
albumen wanting; embryo straight, cotyledons large. 
