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Ligusticum.]

1. L. latifolium, ''Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl.'' 94.—Tall, stout, erect, coriaceous, 3–6 ft. high or more. Stem frequently 3–4 in. diam. at the base, grooved. Radical leaves 1–2 ft. long, coriaceous, deep shinmg green; petioles long, ¾–1 in. diam., broadly sheathing at the base; blade ovate in outline, 2-pinnate; primary divisions 2–6 in. long, linear-oblong; secondary obliquely ovate-oblong with