. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. 150 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND l)uzzle(i by their leseiiiblance to fungi, that the)- considered them to be in some fasliion crosses between a fungus and a flowering plant. Sucli an idea, of course, appears ridiculous in the light of modern knowledge. Crosses or hybrids only occur between closely allied forms. The Balanophoraceae are true flowering plants, that have become highly specialized in order to maintain their existence. Although they mimic fungoid growths, they are no more closely related to the fungi than penguins are to Fig. 42. Dactyhinthns, tro
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. 150 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND l)uzzle(i by their leseiiiblance to fungi, that the)- considered them to be in some fasliion crosses between a fungus and a flowering plant. Sucli an idea, of course, appears ridiculous in the light of modern knowledge. Crosses or hybrids only occur between closely allied forms. The Balanophoraceae are true flowering plants, that have become highly specialized in order to maintain their existence. Although they mimic fungoid growths, they are no more closely related to the fungi than penguins are to Fig. 42. Dactyhinthns, troTti Ta^ylor^ti Ncir Zraltnnl. Dactylanthus Taylopi (Taijlor's DactylaiUhiix). There is only one representative of the order in New Zealand, DactijIaittJnts. This solitary species forms a distinct tribe by itself. Tt was originally discovered in New Zealand by the Eev. R. Taylor in 1857, growing on roots of Pittoaponim and NotJiofagus, somewhere near the head waters of the Wanganui. Since then it has been met with on several occasions, in widely difl'erent parts of the North Island; but it is evidently not common. Mr. Tavlor describes it as havini)' an earthv and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865; Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W. ). Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs
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