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Species, Family, <fcc. Maori Name. English Xame. Beyond New Zealand, I or Endemic. Distribution. Within New In Stewart Zealand. Island. Distribution. Remarks. SPERMOPHYTA— contd. CoMPOSITAE— contd. Olearia Colensoi Hook. f. .. Colenso's daisytree End. .. End. C. S. Subalp i n e and coastal scrubs Extremely'abundant. The coastal plant has frequently leaves as large as those of 0. Lyallii ; in fact, I fail to see any difference between these species so far as the large-leaved form is concerned. Also, the Stewart Island plant varies much in size and shape (relative breadth) of leaf, and there is certainly only one species on Stewart Island, whether it be 0. C'olensoi or 0. Lyallii. Should probably be colled Olearia arborescena (Forst. f.). Recorded only from Stewart Island and Blufi Hill. I think this is merely a form depending on environment, and not a true variety. Rare. I have only noted it on land which has been cleared of forest. Rare. Sloping banks with other shrubs, Half-moon Bay. With shrubs in open meadow of Table Hill. Not seen elsewhere. Not common. In northern province only in neighbourhood of the Thames. Only noted in Rakiahua Valley. nilida Hook. f. : Glossy - leaved End. Glossy- leaved daisy-tree End. c. s. Outskirts of forest var. cordatifolia Kirk daisy-tree End. End. s. • ilicifolia Hook, f. .. avicenniae/olia (Raoul) Akeakc Hook. f. divaricata* Cockayne Akeakc Native holly Stiff - branched Ha.isv-ti*fifi Native holly End. .. End. End. .. End. End. C. S. .. c. s. .. Outskirts of forest Outskirts of forest Subal pine meadow Heath, forest outskirts Stiff - branched daisy-tree Twiggy daisytree End. s. virgata Hook, f. .. daisy-tree Twiggy daisytree End. .. End. N. C. S. var. lineata Kirk Celmisia Sindairii Hook. f. Slender daisy[,%tree ■ Sinclair's celmisia Slender daisyIStree ' Sinclair's celmisia End. End. . . End. C. S. .. Shrubs near river Subalp i n e meadow Coastal cliffs End. c. s. Mount Anglem. This form is closely related to 0. discolor. South of Mason Bay. Evidently a rare plant; does not ascend to the mountains. I collected on Mount Anglem a distinctform, withrather broad membraneous leaves, 11 mm. wide and 7'5 cm. long, longer than inflorescence, with recurved margins, much-keeled midrib, and lamina narrowing into a short petiole, which broadens into a sheathingbase. Head 1-8 cm. long. There are two distinct forms in Stewart Island, one much smaller than the other, and only noted on Mount Rakiahua. The large form differs from that of the Southern Alps in its open-leaved, not sharp-pointed, and closeleaved flower-bud, rather blunt leaves which have much - recurved margins, conspicuous veins on under-surface, upper surface longitudinally wrinkled, tomentum not quite silvery, but with a brownish tinge, and leafsheath only half length of blade. The above differences lead to leaves of very different appearrigida* (Kirk) Cockayne Stewart Island celmisia Stewart Island celmisia End. End. s. ■ longifolia Cass. .. .. Common celmisia Common celmisia j Aus. Aus. N. C. S. Subalp i n e meadow, bogs Narrow - leaved celmisia linearis .J. B. Armstg. Narrow - leaved j End. . . End. (?)C. S. Boggy meadow, bog lowland sessiliftora Hook. f.(?) End. .. C. S. .. Subalp i n e meadow. Subalp i n e meadow ance. Not common. argentea Kirk Short - flowered celmisia Silvery celmisia End. S. Abundant on the mountains and occasionally near sea-level, Port Pegasus. Common, but especially in artificial stations. Onaphalium trinene Forst. f. End. C. S. .. Banks near sea, " cuttings " on side of road, &c. Dunes, heath luteo-album L. White cudweed Cos. Ker. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Ker. N. C. S. Ch. Pukatea japonicum Thunb. .. Japanese cudweed Aus., Mai., Norf. Isld., Lord Howe Isld., E. Asia Heath, dune