New Hawaiian IV ants. 



Clermontia tuberculata, sp. nov. 



Arbor 45 dm. alta; foliis obovatis vel oblongis, serrulatis, coriaceis, gla- 

 bris, cum nerviis subter minutim luberculatis, 19.5 cm. longis, 4 cm. latis, 

 petiolis 2-3 cm. longis; pedunculis bi-floribus vel uni-flori, 5 mm. longis, 

 pedicellis 3 cm. longis cum parvis tubt-rculatis. Flores grandes; calyce tubo 

 campanulato, extero tuberculato, 1.7 cm. longo, cum lobis obtusis, tubercu- 

 latis, 3 mm. longis; corolla carnosa. parum curvala, extera tuberculata, viride, 

 intra rubre 5 cm. longa; autlieris rubris, glabris. Bacca globosa tuberculosa, 

 1.3 cm. crassa, seminibus ovoidis, levibus, flavis. 



Type locality, wet woods on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui, 

 to the east of and between Olinda and Ukulele. C. N. Forbes, 

 No. 201, M. July, 1910. 



A tree about 45 decimetres high, with the habit of Clermontia 

 arborescens (Mann) Hillebr. Leaves obovate to oblong, serrulate, 

 glabrous, coriaceous, the veins on the under side minutely tuber- 

 culate, 19.5 cm. long, 4 cm. wide, with petioles 2 to 3 cm. long. 

 Flowers in cymes or single, the peduncle 5 mm. long, pedicels 

 3 cm. long, both covered with small tubercles. Calyx tube cam- 

 panulate, with short obtuse lobes, covered with tubercles on the 

 outside. Tube 1.7 cm. long, lobes 3 mm. long. Corolla thick, 

 flesh} 7 , slightly curved, covered with tubercles of a reddish tinge 

 on the outside, green on the outside, a dark rich reddish color on 

 the inside, 5 cm. long. In maturing the lobes converge, the lower 

 lobes split about half way down the tube, the upper nearly to the 

 base as in Clermontia grandifiora. Anthers dark red, glabrous. 

 Berry globose, glabrous, strongly tuberculate on the outside, 

 1.3 cm. in diameter. Seeds smooth, yellow, shiny, and ovoid. 



This species belongs to the group Clermontioideae as consti- 

 tuted by Hillebrand. While very distinct from other species, I 

 believe it is most closely related to Clermontia arborescens (Mann) 

 Hillebr. 



