. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. DAISY, DANDELION, AND THISTLE FAMILY 4:^5 Genus Shrubs or trees. Branches and under surfaces of leaves white «-ith tonienturji. Heads numerous, in large panicles. Acheues short, p;ipillosc. Pappus-hairs seriate. '2 sp. Brachyglottis repanda {The Wavy-leaved Bangiora). Stems S ft. in height. Leaves long, soft, dull green above, milky-white below, wav)- in outline. Flower-panicles drooping, usually terminal. Heads ^ in. long, whitish, bracts of involucre shining. North Island chiefly. PI. Fig. 154. Brachyglotti
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. DAISY, DANDELION, AND THISTLE FAMILY 4:^5 Genus Shrubs or trees. Branches and under surfaces of leaves white «-ith tonienturji. Heads numerous, in large panicles. Acheues short, p;ipillosc. Pappus-hairs seriate. '2 sp. Brachyglottis repanda {The Wavy-leaved Bangiora). Stems S ft. in height. Leaves long, soft, dull green above, milky-white below, wav)- in outline. Flower-panicles drooping, usually terminal. Heads ^ in. long, whitish, bracts of involucre shining. North Island chiefly. PI. Fig. 154. Brachyglottis repanda (j nat. size). Brachyglottis Rangiora (TJie Baiujiora). stems 8 ft. in height. Leaves 6 in. long, glossy, often unequal at the base. Flower panicles axillary or terminal, with an entire ovate leaf at the base of the branch. Involucres purple. North Island chiefly. Fl. July-Sept. Plants of this genus are well known to the Maoris, under the name Bangiora. The leaves were much used by them for application to wounds, and old sores. Possibly the poisonous principle found in them is antiseptic, and thus the wound was cleansed by the use of tire leaf. Horses are not infrequently poisoned by eating the foliage of Braclujglottis. The late Mr. Skey endeavoured to isolate the poisonous principle, but failed. 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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