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(b.) LIST OF THE INDIGENOUS SPERMOPHYTA AND PTERIDOPHYTA OF THE NEW ZEALAND DUNES— continued.

Distribution. ai I Species, Family, etc. Maori Name. English Name. Beyond Within = Plant Association Growth-form. Remarks. Maori Name. English Name. Distribution. "2 Plant Association of Dunes. Species, Family, 4c. Beyond New Zealand, or Endemic. Within New Zealand. .._ , „ _.. „ Vow Zealand " '""" S mull ..sso.ia.ion o?_nd e ?mli d ' | of Dunes. j I L I [zU VlOLACEAE. Viola Cuitiiiiii/titniiii Hook, f. .. .. .. Common New Zealand Aus. .. ('.. S., Ch. .. 3 Fixed dune .. Herb, small, open rosette- Dunes near Colac, Southland. violet form Melicytut rumijlorus Forst. .. .. Mahoe .. .. Whitcwood ; cowleaf j Pol., Norf. I. Ker., N., C, S. 2 Ancient fixed dune Tree, low .. .. North Island dunes, but not common. Thymelaeaceae. *Pir_elea arena,ria A. Cunn. .. Aute-tauranga ; to- Sand-pimelea .. End. .. N., C, S., Ch. 0 Semi - stable dune; Shrub, low. dense .. Not on Stewart Island or Southroheke shrub dune land dunes. - — laevigata Caertn. .. .. .. .. Common pimelea .. End. .. X"., C, S. .. 3 Dune-hollow; heath; Shrub, small, procumbent. grass dune Lyallii Hook, f. .. .. .. .. Lyall's pimelea .. End. .. C, S. ..3 Semi-stable dune .. Shrub, procumbent .. Only on dunes of Southland and Stewart Island. Myrtaceae. *Leptospermum scoparium Forst. .. Kahikatoa ; manuka Red tea-tree .. Aus. .. N., C, S., Ch. 3 Ancient fixed dune; Shrub, tall. heath; sand-hollow * ericoidet A. Rich. .. .. Kanuka ; manuka White tea-tree .. End. .. N., G, S. .. 2 Heath; sand-hollow; Shrub or tree, tall .. Always a shrub on the exposed ancient fixed dune dune. linentuiii (T. Kirk) Cockayne sp. now .. Narrow-leaved tea-tree End. .. N. .. .. 0 Heath; sand-hollow Shrub, low or medium .. This differs from L. ericoidet in its = L. ericoidet var. lineatum T. Kirk being always a shrub, in its very in Students' Flora, p. 158 w narrow linear silky leaves and small flowers. It is constant over wide areas, and is recognized from L. ericoidet at a glance. Jf etrosideros lucida (Forst. f.) A. Rich. .. Rata .. .. Southern rata; iron- End. .. X., C, S. Sub. 3 Dune forest .. Tree, medium .. .. Only on dunes (western) of wood Stewart Island, and formerly in some parts of Southland. ■ tomentosa A. Rich. .. .. Pohutakawa .. Christmas-tree .. End. .. X. .. .. 1 Fixed dune; semi- Tree, medium .. .. Very rare on dunes, and especistable dune ally where not stable. Extends on west for short dis-0-.--GR.ueai:. tance into central province. *Epilobium Billardierinnum Ser. .. .. .. Red-stemmed willow- Aus. .. X.. (.'.. S.. Ch. 0 Sand-hollow, moist .. Herb, erect, moderate. herb junceum Sol. .. .. .. .. Narrow-leaved willow- Aus. .. X.. ('.. S. .. 3 Sand-hollow .. Herb, erect, moderate. herb confertifoli urn Hook. f. .... .. .. End. .. Sub. .. 1 Fixed dune .. Herb, creeping.. .. Dunes of Auckland Islands. * nerterioides A. Cunn. .. .. •• Wrinkled willowherb End. X.. ('.. S., Ch., 2 Sand-hollow .. Herb, creeping. Sub. Halorrhahai i.ai:. Halorrhagis incana Walp. .. .. •• .. End. .. X. .. .. 0 Heath .. .. Herb, semi-erect, low. procumbent Cheesem. .. .. .. .. End. .. X., ('.. S. .. I Heath .. .. Herb, prostrate. *Miiriopliylltuit Vottchii Schindler .. .. .. End. .. N., C, S. .. 1 Sand-hollow, moist.. Herb, minute. *Gunnera arenaria Cheesem. •• Sand-gunnera .. End. .. X.. ('.. S. .. 0 Sand-hollow, moist .. Herb, creeping, forming Especially abundant in western patches. Wellington.