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- = Coriaria thymifolia var. undulata Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 53: 368 (1921)
- = Coriaria lurida var. undulata Allan, 20: 446 (1931)
Stems erect or spreading, arising from the far-creeping branched rhizomes, up to ± 4 dm. long; quadrangular, slender to rather stout; branchlets ± pubescent, slender. Lvs on petioles hardly 1 mm. long; lamina ovate to narrow-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, (10)–12–15–(20) × (3)–5–10–(13) mm., subcoriac., acute to subacuminate, rounded to truncate at base, with a pair of prominent lateral nerves; margins strongly, crisply, sinuate-undulate. Racemes axillary or terminal on branchlets, ascending to spreading, ± 5–7 cm. long; fls rather distant, on pedicels ± 4 mm. long. Sepals oblong-ovate, ± 1·5 mm. long; petals similar, slightly smaller. Carpels 5–(7).
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Fruiting: Sep.–Apr.