cylindrical, longer than the limb, which is 4-lobed, the lobes spreading or reflexed. Stamens included. Capsule small, oblong, turgid.—Mitrasacme Petriei, Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1882) 349, t. 30, f. 1.
South Island: Otago—Mount Bonpland, Petrie! Bold Peak, near Kinloch, B. C. Aston!
A most distinct little plant, not nearly allied to any other. The crowded linear bracts are a very remarkable character.
61. V. dasyphylla, T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 519.—A prostrate rigidly coriaceous woody little plant. Stems much branched, 2–6 in. long; branches short, 1–2 in. high, ascending or erect, pubescent, densely leafy, tetragonous, ¼ in. diam. with the leaves on. Leaves closely quadrifariously imbricate, opposite pairs connate at the base and forming a short ring clasping the stem, spreading above, ⅛–⅙ in. long, oblong or oblong-obovate, obtuse, very coriaceous, concave in front, rounded or obscurely keeled at the back; margins ciliate towards the base, cartilaginous above. Flowers large, ⅓–½ in. diam., solitary at the tips of the branchlets, sessile. Calyx 5-partite; segments oblong, obtuse, hispid-pubescent towards the base, margins ciliate. Corolla-tube short, broad; limb with 5 large rounded spreading lobes. Stamens 2; filaments short; anthers large, included. Ovary seated in a cupular disc. Capsule altogether included in the calyx, oblong, turgid, coriaceous, 4-valved.—Logania tetragona, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 188, 737; Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1882) 347, t. 28, f. 2.
South Island: Otago—Lake district, Mount Alta, sounds of the West Coast, Buchanan! Old Man Range, Mount Pisa, Ben Lomond, Mount Bonpland, Petrie! Mount Kyeburn, B. C. Aston! 3500–6000 ft.
A very peculiar species, remarkable for the large terminal flower and 5-lobed calyx and corolla. Sir J. D. Hooker gives the number of stamens as 5, but all the flowers that I have examined are diandrous, and Kirk and Buchanan make the same statement.
62. V. uniflora, T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 522.—A small rigid prostrate little plant, much and closely branched branches ascending or erect, ½–1½ in. long, tetragonous, ⅙ in. diam with the leaves on. Leaves densely quadrifariously imbricated opposite pairs connate at the base, ovate-oblong, obtuse, very coriaceous, concave, margins ciliate below. Flowers solitary, terminal ¼ in. diam. Calyx 5-partite; segments linear-oblong, obtuse, hispid glandular throughout. Corolla 5-lobed; lobes rounded, spreading Stamens 2, included. Ovary villous at the top. Capsule included in the calyx.—Logania Armstrongii, Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv. (1882) 347, t. 28, f. 3.
South Island: Otago—Hector's Col, Mount Aspiring, Buchanan and McKay! 5000 ft.
