Flora of New Zealand Series

Type locality: Patea. Type: W, "Dr. Ralph, Patea".

Shrub with spreading branches up to c. 4 m. tall; bark dark brown; branchlets, lvs below, petioles and peduncles densely clad in white to buff tomentum. Lamina coriac., 7·5-12.5 × 2.5-5·5 cm., on petiole ± 1·5-2 cm. long; elliptic- to obovate-oblong, obtuse to acute, rather abruptly narrowed to petiole. Umbels terminal, 3-10-fld; peduncles c. 1·5 cm. long. Sepals narrow-ovate to subulate, 5-7 mm. long; petals narrow-oblong, c. 1 cm. long, dark red. Capsules broad-ovoid, 3-valved, c. 1·5 cm. long, pubescent, on slender pedicels.

DIST.: N. Lowland to lower montane forest margins and streamsides, from lat. 37° 30' to 40°. Frequent in Hawke's Bay land district.

FL. 9-12-(6). FT. 11-1.