. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . Dehisced Stigma dilated upwai-ds with fimbriate or lacerate margins. All magnified. Celmisia lateralis^ Buchanan, n. sp. A small prostrate, glandular, pubescent plant; rhizome creeping, coveredwith appressed sheathing scales, branched. Branches ascending, ^ inch long,densely covered with small sheathing leaves. Leaves rigid, erect, |—|^ inchlong, entire, linear, acuminate or obtuse, broader at the sheathing membranousbase, acerose, pungent, glabrous on both surfaces, or hispid on the backs ofyoung leaves; margins glandular
. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . Dehisced Stigma dilated upwai-ds with fimbriate or lacerate margins. All magnified. Celmisia lateralis^ Buchanan, n. sp. A small prostrate, glandular, pubescent plant; rhizome creeping, coveredwith appressed sheathing scales, branched. Branches ascending, ^ inch long,densely covered with small sheathing leaves. Leaves rigid, erect, |—|^ inchlong, entire, linear, acuminate or obtuse, broader at the sheathing membranousbase, acerose, pungent, glabrous on both surfaces, or hispid on the backs ofyoung leaves; margins glandular ciliate. Scapes 2-3 inches long, slender,lateral, solitary or in pairs towards the ends of the main branches ; bractsfew ; linear siibulate, very narrow; 2-3 alternate bracteate leaves at base ofscape j the whole glandular pubescent. Heads large for the size of the plant,|^-| inch diameter involucral scales in 3 series, linear lanceolate, subulate;outer series glandular, inner series glandular and silky; borders white, mem- TRANS. NZ ,PlIF. J:S. del. cB UiA. Acoena gXotra, Sucliarian; n. sp. ,^:
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