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Title: Plants of New Zealand
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865 Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W.)
Subjects: Plants
Publisher: Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd.
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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Fig. 57. Pittosporum cornifoliuni—Flower (§ nat. size) as in other plants of the genus, are imbedded in gluten, which,,in this case, is of a yellow colour. The seeds themselves areblackish purple, and when the capsule opens, it discloses the-inner side of the valves, which are of a bright orange. Thecombination of colom-s is very striking. It is probablyintended to attract birds, but, apparently, no investigation has-been made to ascertain whether the seeds pass uninjured THE MATIPO FAMILY 193
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Fig. 58. Pittosijorum cornifolium—Fruit (9 nat. size). 14 194 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND through their digestive canals, or in what way they aredistributed by them. Pittospopum Kipkii (Kirks Pittosijoriim).One of the most beautiful species. Bark reddish-purple. Flowers in terminalumbels. Leaves narrow-linear, 2 in.-5 in. long. Epiphytal. North Island.Ascends to nearly B,000 feet. PittospoPum crassifolium (The Thick-leaved Pittosjiorum). A tree, with black bark. Shoots, sepals and under-surface of leaves coveredwith close white hairs. Leaves coriaceous. Valves downy. Flowers in terminalumbels, often solitary, deep-purple, nearly ^ in. long. Capsule round, 2-4 valved.North Island, chiefly on the East Coast. Fl. Sept. This is a sea-side plant, and, like most species growing in such a position has the epidermis and cuticle of the leaves thickened to protect it from excessive transpiration. PittospoPum Eugenioides (Tlie Eugenia-like Pittosjjoniin). A tree sometimes 40 ft. in height, glabrous,

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