O moschata x 'cymbfoka 40Ay &.,4 Anke hfe 
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Olearia. | COMPOSITAE. 925 
Fl. (1899) 273; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 290. O. Hillii Col. an 
Trans. N.Z. Inst. xx (1888) 194. Eurybia nummularifolia Hoot. f. Fl. 
Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 118. 
Nortn anp Sours Isuanps: Mountain districts from the East Cape, Taupo, and 
the central volcanic plateau to Foveaux Strait, but local to the south of Lake Wanaka. 
Altitudinal range from 2000 to 4500ft., but descending to sea-level in Colac Bay, 
Southland. 
A variable plant, especially in the size and shape of the leaves, the extent to 
which the leaf-margins are revolute, the size of the heads, and the number of florets. 
There is a specimen in Mr. Petrie’s herbarium with the heads collected in 3—5-flowered 
corymbs. 
( fthe FS 
29. O. eymbifolia .Cheesem. in -Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxxix (1907) 445.— 
Very closely allied to O. nummularifolia, and very similar in size and 
habit of growth. Leaves spreading or deflexed, }$-4in. long, shortly 
petioled, oblong, obtuse, convex above, margins conspicuously revolute 
all round, hence boat-shaped with the cavity beneath, viscid and pitted 
above, beneath more or less clothed with stellate tomentum; veins 
obsolete. Heads similar to those of O. nummularifolia, but much less 
developed, and the scales of the involucre more tomentose—O. nummu ari- 
folia var. cymbifolia Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1867) 732; T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 273; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 290. 
Soutu Isnanp: Mountain districts but local; most plentiful in Nelson and Marl- 
borough. Nelson—Wairau Gorge, W. 7. L. Travers, T. F. C. ; Upper Clarence Valley, 
T. F. C.; Lake Tennyson, R. M. Laing / Marlborough—Mount Fyfe, H. J. Matthews ! 
Cockayne ; Kaikoura Mountains, 7. Kirk / Canterbury—Banks Peninsula, R. M. 
Laing ; Hurunui Mountains, W. 7. L. Travers ; Mount Fenzl and Mount Potts, Haasi; | 
Mount Arrowsmith, Cockayne and R. M. Laing; Copeland Pass, Cockayne. Otago 
—Evre Mountains, Poppelwell. Altitudinal range 2000-4000 ft. 
The fully developed state of this plant has such a remarkably distinct appearance 
that I think it should be maintained as distinct from O. nummularifolia, although 
transitional forms are occasionally seen. —a7.771- GS at 3. 32h9 
30. O. albida Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 128—A small tree 
10-20 ft. high; branchlets grooved, more or less hoary with white tomen- 
tum. Leaves alternate, quite entire, 2-4in. long, oblong or ovate-oblong, 
obtuse or subacute, rounded or narrowed at the base, petiolate, coriaceous, 
farinose above when young, glabrous when old, clothed with soft white 
appressed tomentum beneath; margins undulate or nearly flat. Panicles 
large, broad, with spreading branches; pedicels short, tomentose or 
farinose. Heads numerous, fin. long, subcylindric; involucral scales 
imbricate, farinose or tomentose; the outer short, obtuse; the inner 
linear-oblong, often ciliate. Florets 3-6; ray-florets 1-3. Pappus-hairs 
unequal, thickened at the tips. Achenes linear, grooved, pubescent.— 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 273; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 291. Eurybia 
albida Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 118. | 
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Norta Istanp: Spirits Bay to the North Cape, 7. Kirk / T. F. C.; Ahipara to 
Herekino, 7’. Kirk / T. F. C. ; Little Barrier Island, 7’. Ff. C. ; Great Omaha, 7. Kirk / 
coast between Coromandel and Thames, 7’. Kirk! T. F. C., W. Townson! Manukau 
Harbour, 7’. F. C., J. Bishop! coast near Raglan, 7. F. C.; Waiapu (East Cape 
district), 7. Kirk / April-May. 
A very variable plant, the various forms of which require close examination. 
