Helichrysum selago var. acutum Cheeseman
Type locality: mountains behind Hanmer Plains. Type: A? Cooper (Rec. Auck. Inst. Mus. 3, 1949, 400) reports the type as missing.
Branchlets 2-5 mm. diam. (including lf-spread); lvs 5-8 mm. long, strongly convex, tapering to an acute cartilaginous tip.
DIST.: S. "Mountains behind the Hanmer Plains, T.F.C., C.E. Christensen!"; drainage area of Hurunui River, A. J. Healy.