(non R. Br.). C. multicaulis, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxv. (1893) 329. C. micrantha, Col. l.c. xxvi. (1894) 313. Lotus arboreus, Forst. Prodr. n. 258.
Var. corymbosa, Kirk, Students' Fl. 114.—Branchlets slender, often flaccid and drooping, striate. Pod shorter, broadly oblong, much compressed, oblique; valves thin. Seed usually 1.—C. corymbosa, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxi. (1889) 80.
Var. Hookeri.—Smaller, 2–4 ft. Racemes very numerous, densely fascicled. Flowers larger, 16 in. Pod ovate-oblong, less compressed; beak shorter.—C. Hookeri, Kirk, l.c. 115.
Var. acuminata.—Pods 14–38 in., broadest at the base, almost obpyriform, somewhat falcate, acuminate; beak oblique. Otherwise as in the type, but flowers not known.—C. acuminata. Kirk, l.c.
North and South Islands: Not uncommon from the Upper Thames and Waikato southwards. Var. corymbosa: Hawke's Bay, Colenso! Var. Hookeri: South of Wellington Province, Kirk! Var. acuminata: Palliser Bay, Kirk! Sea-level to 3000 ft. November–January.
As a species C. flagelliformis is best distinguished by the slender grooved branchlets, minute flowers, which are either in open racemes or fascicled, and in the short broad pod, which is much compressed, and ends in a stout subulate beak sometimes 110 in. long. In dry places it is usually leafless when adult, but frequently produces leaves in moist situations, or where shaded. Mr. Kirk's C. Hookeri appears to me to differ in no essential character; and his C. acuminata is founded on a single fruiting specimen, which altogether agrees with C. flagelliformis except for a slight difference in the shape of the pod.
15. C. gracilis, Armstr. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiii. (1880) 336.—A slender shrub 3–6 ft. high; stems weak, flexuous, terete, sparingly branched, often interlaced or scrambling over other bushes, more or less leafy, especially when growing in sheltered places. Branchlets almost filiform, grooved, silky or pilose. Leaves ½–1 in. long, pinnately 3–5-foliolate; petioles silky; leaflets 16–13 in., broadly obcordate, glabrous. Racemes loosely 2–6-flowered; pedicels slender, silky. Flowers rather large, ⅓–½ in. Calyx campanulate; teeth long and narrow, acute, silky within. Standard broad, 2-lobed, slightly longer than the keel. Pods ½ in. long, elliptic, turgid; replum thick; beak very long, straight, stout, subulate. Seeds 2.—C. Kirkii, Hook. f. in Ic. Plant. t. 1332; Kirk, Students' Fl. 113.
South Island: Canterbury—Vicinity of Christchurch, Armstrong! Haast! Cockayne! Otago—Cardrona Valley, Kirk! Otepopo River, Sowburn, Petrie! Sea-level to 1500 ft. November–December.
A distinct species, at once recognised by the weak terete stems, large flowers, and large turgid pod with a long almost pungent beak.
16. C. compacta, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii. (1885) 272.—An erect much and closely branched shrub 2–4 ft. high. Branchlets numerous, strict, erect, 115–110 in. diam., terete or nearly so, striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes ½–¾ in. long, numerous, lax, pedunculate, 3–8-flowered; pedicels slender, glabrous, usually longer than the flowers. Flowers 15 in. long, pinkish-white,
