Flora of New Zealand Series

E. nummularifolium var. nerterioides (A. Cunn.) Hook. f. Fl. N.Z. 1, 1852, 58:

E. pedunculare var. aprica Hauss. Mon. Gatt. Epilob. 1884, 303.

E. komarovianum Lév. in Fedde Repert. nov. Spec. Regn. veg. 5. 1908, 98.

Type locality: "Bogs near the Kana Kana river, Bay of Islands." Type: BM. There are 3 imperfect specimens at K that very doubtfully belong here.

Herb forming patches up to 20 cm. or more diam.; branchlets greenish or reddish, glab. or very faintly bifariously pubescent. Lvs opp., crowded, sessile or nearly so; lamina broad-elliptic to suborbicular or sts ovate, green to reddish, us. rugulose, at least below, ± 3-5 mm. diam., coriac. to slightly fleshy, glab.; margins entire or minutely denticulate. Fls 2-3 mm. diam., calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, acute, but little < white or pale rose petals. Capsules glab. or very faintly pubescent, (5)-10-25 mm. long; peduncles glab. (10)-25-50-(65) mm. long, very slender. Seeds densely papillose.

DIST.: N., S., St., Ch., A., C., M. Lowland to upper montane river and stream beds and open damp places throughout.

FL.- FT. 9-4.