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ticosa ; foliis lanceolatis vel obovato-lanceolatis inferne attenuatis lon- 

 giuscule petiolatis fere glabris serrulatis vel integerrimis ; pedunculo 

 petiolura adtequante vel superante paucifloro ; floribus hirtellis ; calycis 

 lobis lanceolatis ovario dimidio brevioribus ; columna staminea glabra ; 

 stigmate pilis cincto. — Oahu. (W. T. Brigham.) — I have fortu- 

 nately been able to identify a single specimen, which Mr. Brigham col- 

 lected, with the figure of this species : as is shown by the description, 

 drawn from the specimen, aided by Gaudichaud's excellent figure, it 

 has characters of value upon which to stand. 



Delissea, Gaud. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 459. 



Calyx tubo hagraispherico vel turbinato, lobis brevibus sgepius denti- 

 formibus. Corolla arcuata, tubulosa, bilabiata, tubo ssepius dorso fisso, 

 labiis longitudine Eequalibus. Columna staminea a corolla libera. An- 

 therae duje inferiores barbatas. Stigma bilobum. Bacca subglobosa, 

 bilocularis. — Frutices vel arbuscute lactescentes, Sandwicenses, foliis 

 integris vel pinnatifidis, racerais axillaribus, pedicellis ssepe bibracteo- 

 latis. 



255. Delissea clekmontioides (Gaud. Bot. Bonite, t. 47) : fruti- 

 cosa, hirtella ; foliis coriaceis oblongis utrinque acuminatis creberrime 

 serrulatis supra glabris breviter petiolatis ; pedunculis bracteatis pauci- 

 floris petiolum adcequantibus vel superantibus ; pedicellis pedunculo 

 aequilongis bibracteolatis ; lobis calycis brevissimis triangularibus ; co- 

 rolla bipoUicari sub-bilabiata ; bacca angulato-sphaerica apice truncata 

 (poUicari) ; seminum testa leevissima. — Gray, 1. c. p. 147. — This 

 character has been drawn up from a young specimen in the collection 

 of the United States Exploring Expedition, helped out by Gaudi- 

 chaud's figure. 



256. Delissea coriacea (Gray, 1. c. p. 147) : " fruticosa, glabra ; 

 foliis amplis (pedalibus et ultra) oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis repando- 

 serrulatis basi acutis longiuscule petiolatis, venulis conspicue reticula- 

 tis ; racemis plurifloris petiolum baud superantibus ; calycis limbo 

 obsoleto seu dentibus 5 minutis instructo ; corolla (glabra) pollicari 

 subourvata." — Kauai. (Remy, 302.) 



Var. ? /3. " foliis spathulato-lanceolatis in petiolum brevem longe 

 attenuatis." — Fruit as large as a cherry. — Haleakala, East Maui. 

 This may be ray D. arborea. 



Var.? y. PiNNATiLOBA (Gray, 1. c. «fe in Bot. S. P. Expl. Exped. 

 ined.) : "foliis profunde sinuato-pinnatifidis, lobis utrinque 5-7 obtu- 



