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Epilobium.]

27. E. glabellum, ''Forst. Prodr. n.'' 160.—Stems 6–14 in. high, usually numerous from a hard and woody base, decumbent below, strict and erect above, terete or obscurely tetragonous, often red or purple, glabrous with the exception of 2 or 4 pubescent lines decurrent from the petioles, simple or branched below, remotely or densely leafy. Leaves opposite or the upper alternate, ⅓–¾ in. long, ovate or ovate-oblong to narrow-oblong, obtuse, shortly petioled or almost sessile, perfectly glabrous, usually red or purple, often shining, from almost membranous to coriaceous, remotely sinuate-denticulate. Flowers in the upper axils, few or many, erect, white or pink, $1⁄5$–$1⁄4$ in. diam. Calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, shorter than the petals. Stigma rounded-clavate. Capsules 1–2 in. long, slender, erect, glabrous; peduncles short, seldom much exceeding the leaves. Seeds papillose.—''Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 59; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 79; Haussk. Monog. Epilob. 304; Kirk, Students' Fl.'' 174. E. erubescens, ''Haussk. l.c.'' 306, t. 23. f. 98; Kirk, l.c. 175.

28. E. novæ-zealandiæ, ''Haussk. Monog. Epilob.'' 305, t. 20, f. 86.—Stems 3–9 in. high, decumbent or prostrate at the base, erect or ascending above, branched, usually pale-green, bifariously pubescent. Leaves opposite or the uppermost alternate, ½–1 in. long, lanceolate or linear-oblong to oblong, obtuse or subacute, sessile or very shortly petiolate, rather thin, light-green, glabrous, obscurely and remotely denticulate. Flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, small, white, $1⁄6$–$1⁄4$ in. diam. Calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, shorter than the petals. Stigma shortly clavate. Capsules ¾–1½ in. long, slender, glabrous; peduncles usually longer than the leaves when the fruit is mature. Seeds papillose.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 175. E. elegans, ''Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst.'' xxix. (1897) 425.

Bay of Islands, Colenso! n. 103, Wilkes (Haussknecht). Apparently not uncommon throughout.