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2. V. Lyallii, ''Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl.'' 16.—Perfectly glabrous. Stems slender, shorter than in V. filicaulis, ascending at the tips. Leaves ⅓–1 in. diam., broadly ovate or rounded, deeply cordate at the base, obtuse or subacute, obscurely crenate or nearly entire; petioles variable in length, 2–6 in. Stipules linear, entire. Peduncles very slender, variable in length, 3–7 in. Bracts usually above the middle, linear, entire. Flowers ½ in. diam., white streaked with lilac and yellow.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 41. V. Cunninghamii var. gracilis, ''Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel.'' i. 16. Erpetion spathulatum, ''A. Cunn. Prodr. n. 622 (non G. Don.'').

3. V. Cunninghamii, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 16.—Glabrous except the petioles, which are occasionally pubescent. Rootstock often somewhat woody, creeping below, often branched above. Leaves tufted at the top of the rootstock, or on short branches springing from it, ½–1 in. diam., triangular-ovate or ovate-oblong, truncate at the base or narrowed into the petiole, obtuse or sub-acute, obscurely crenate; petioles short or long. Stipules adnate at the base to the petiole, usually entire, acute. Peduncles slender, exceeding the leaves; bracts linear, acute. Flowers ⅓–⅔ in. diam., white, usually streaked with lilac and yellow. Sepals linear-oblong. Lateral petals bearded.—''Handb. N.Z. Fl. 16; Kirk, Students' Fl.'' 41. V. perexigua, ''Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst.'' xvi. (1884) 326.