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List of Indigenous Pteridophytes and Spermaphytes— continued.

Dintriliution. Species and Natural Order. Maori Nam*. English Name. Rpvond Life-form. NewSn'd, or I Ve ™ nrt ! I" Forest Heath. Endemic. wew iealanrl - * c - POLYGONACE.E. Miultlt itbeckia complexa (A. Cunn.) Meissn. .. Pohuehue .. .. Slender Muehlenbeckia .. End. .. N. C. S. .. Forest .. Winding liane, with most variable, rather small leaves. RANUNCULACE^E. Clematis indivisa Willd. .. .. Pikiarero (puawhananga .. .. „ .. „ .. „ .. climber, with coriaceous leaves =the flower) and showy white flowers. hexasejKila D. C. .. .. .. Pikiarero .. .. Smaller white clematis .. „ ]' j ] .. „ .. „ .. Similar to above. parviflora A. Cunn. .. .. .. Small-flowered clematis .. „• . . X. .. .. „ .. Tendril climber, with thin leaves. Ranunculus hirtus Banks and Sol. .. .. Maruru .. .. Common Xew Zealand butter- Aus. .. N. C. S. Ch. {Heath, open Small herb, with 3-foliate leaves and cup forest small yellow flowers. DfetrtbattoB. ' MAGNOLIACE3E. Drimys axillaris Forst. .. .. .. ! Horopito .. .. Pepper-tree .. .. End. ' .. N. C. S. .. Forest .. Small tree or shrub with black bark, and coriaceous leaves, glaucous beneath. moximiace.f;. Hedycarya arborea Forst. .. .. .. Porokaiwhiri .. .. Pigeonwood .. .. „ .. „ .. „ .. Small tree, with opposite, oblong, coriaceous, dark-green leaves. Laurelia novat-zelandiai A. Cunn. .. .. Pukatea .... .. „ .. N.'C. .. „ .. Tall tree, with shining leaves and trunk with plank buttresses. LAURACE^. Beilschmiedia tarairi (A. Cunn.) Benth. and Tarairi, Taraire .. .. „ .. N. .. .. „ .. Medium-sized tree, with moderately Hook. slender trunk and rather large, rounded, coriaceous leaves. tawa (A. Cunn.) Benth. and Hook. .. Tawa .. .. .. „ .. N. C. .... .. Tall tree, with thin willow-like leaves. Litsea calicaris (Sol.) Benth. and Hook. .. , Mangeao .. .. .. „ .. N. .. .. „ .. Small tree, with reddish, ovate, parch-ment-like leaves. Drosera auric alula Baekh. .. .. .. Climbing sundew .. .. Aus... .. N. C. .. Heath .. Small, slender, twining herb. SAXIFRAGACE.E. Quintinia striata A. Cunn. .. .. Tawheowheo .. .. .. End. N. C. .. I'pper forest .. Small tree, with yellowish coriaceous leaves with crimped margins. Ixerba brexioides A. Cunn. .. .. Tawari .. .. .. „ N. .. .. „ .. Small tree, with rather laurel-like, thick leaves and showy white flowers. Carpodetns serratus Forst. .. .. Putaputawheta .. Xew Zealand hawthorn .. „ .. N. C. S. .. Forest .. Small tr e, with small toothed leaves and abundance of white flowers. PITTOSPORACEiE. Pittosporum tenuifolium Banks and Sol. .. Kohukohu .. .. Thin-leaved pittosporum .. „ .. „ .. „ .. Small tree, with small, entire, membraneous, oblong-ovate leaves. Kirkii Hook, f. .. .. .. ' .. Kirk's pittosporum .. „ N. .. „ .. Epiphyte, with slender stems and thick linear-obovate leaves. • ,***> comifolium A. Cunn. .. .. .. Straggling pittosporum .. „ .. N. C. .. „ .. Epiphyte, with slender stems and coriaceous leaves. eugenioides A. Cunn. .. .. I Tarata .. .. Lcmonwood .. .. „ .. N. C. S. .. „ .. Small tree, with shiny, coriaceous, elliptic, whorled leaves.