A small shrubby tree, not uncommon on the mountains of both the North and South Islands. Both flowers and foliage have a pleasant aromatic fragrance when fresh. The leaves have a peculiar serrated and crinkled edge, hence its name. It flowers in January. Mount Egmont.
CELMISIA GLANDULOSA, Hook. fil.
A small alpine plant growing on Mount Egmont and at the base of Tongariro and Mount Cook. The leaves are of a bright glossy green. It flowers about December.
FORSTERA BIDWILLII, Hook. fil.
The Genus Forstera belongs to a large and very interesting natural order (Stylidiacae), which has its headquarters in Australia. Forstera itself embraces but four species, of which one is confined to the alps of Tasmania, and the others, which are possibly only varieties of one, to New Zealand. F. Bidwillii is a native of the Northern Island; it is found on the ranges of Mount Egmont, on Tongariro, and the summit of the Ruahine range, in shady places. (Nicholson). It flowers in January.
CELMISIA LONGIFOLIA, Cass.
A very widely distributed plant, found both in the lowlands and in mountain districts. The genus Celmisia may be said to be one of the chief ornaments of the herbaceous portion of the New Zealand Flora, containing nearly 30 species, nearly all of which possess considerable beauty. (Cheeseman). Flowers in December. Arthur's Pass.
| Celmisia longifolia C. glandulosa Olearia ilicifolia Forster Bidwillii |
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