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List ok Indigenous Pteridophytes and Spermaphytes— continued.

Species and Natural Order. Maori Name. English Name. Beyond New Zealand, or Endemic. Distribution. Within New Zealand. Distribution. In Forest, Heath, Ac. Life-form. MYRSINACEffl— continued. Rapanea Urvillei (A. D. C.) Mez. .. .. I Tipau, mapau Red matipo End. X. c. s. Forest Small, much-branched tree, with red twigs and small sub-coriaceous leaves with wavy margins. Muoh-branched small tree, with lanceolate coriaceous leaves. Similar to preceding. OLEACEffl. Olea lanceolata Hook, f. .. Maire White maire Aus. N. C. montana Hook, f... .. Narrow-leaved maire »» * • LOGANIACEffl. Geniostoma Iigustrifolium A. Cunn. Hangehange New Zealand privet >» » »» . • Much-branched shrub, with glabrous, soft leaves. APOCYNACEffl. Parsonsia heterophylla A. Cunn. Kaiku, kaiwhiria New Zealand jasmine »» N. C. S. Slender, much - branching, twining, woody liane, with dimorphic leaves. As for above, but with narrow adult leaves. capsularis (Forst. f.) R. Br. Akakiore Rosy New Zealand jasmine.. »» t» • • VERBENACEffl. Vitex lueens T. Kirk Puriri, kauere t» N. C. i» • ■ Moderately tall massive tree, with large, dark-green, glossy leaves. SOLANACEffl. Solanum nigrum L. Cos. .. N. C. S. Outskirts of forest Moderate-sized herb, with spreading branches ; woody near base. Soft-wooded, moderately tall shrub, with thin leaves. aviculare Forst. f. Poroporo, kohoho, poporo Common solanum Aus. »» • • Forest SCROPHULARINACEffl. Veronica salicifolia Forst. f . .. I Koromiko Common veronica End. »» • ■ Heath Moderate-sized much-branched shrub, with willow-like leaves. Small, much-branched shrub, with small leaves and showy flowers in corymbs. Slender prostrate herb. diosmaefolia R. Cunn. Aute Heath-veronica »» N. .. Bank of river.. plebeia R. Br. »» «• . . • • Open ground near forest-margin GESNERIACEffl. Rhabdothamnus Solandri A. Cunn. .. Waiuatua, matata .. N. C. Bank of River Waipoua Slender moderate-sized shrub, with divaricating habit and conspicuous flowers. •• »» Coprosma grandifolia Hook. f. Kanono, manono Large-leaved coprosma ». »» • • Forest Tall shrub, with large thin leaves and succulent orange drupes. Tall shrub, with moderate-sized glossy leaves and succulent reddish-orange drupes. Small, closely-branched round-headed tree, with moderate-sized thin leaves and translucent fleshy drupes. Coprosma robusta Raoul .. Karamu Glossy coprosma .. •» N. C. S. Ch. .. »» * * arborea T. Kirk Tree coprosma »» N. .. »» • •