36 A'cii' l!awaiiaii I'Uiiils. 



Type in tlio V>. P. V>. AT. Herbarium, collected at the Koolauloa moun- 

 tains between Punalvui and Kaipapau, Oahu, T. 11., Nov. 14-21, 190Q, by 

 C. N. Forbes, No. 256,?. (). 



This species differs from C. wdiolaiiii W'awra in its cordate 

 leaves, differently shaped bracts, and somewhat in the pubescence of 

 the corolla. ('. f^rof^iiujua has calyx lobes broader at the base than 

 those of t". ■:c(ili)laiili. wliich are linear. The two species are closely 

 related. 



Cyrtandra Munroi, sp. nov. 



TLATE VIII. 



A shrub with rust-colored tomentose liranclies. Leaves opposite, elliptical 

 in outline, acuminate at the apex, acute at tlie Ijase, serrate, hirsute on both 

 faces, especially along the rust-colored nerves and petiole, dark green above, 

 paler below, 14.2-15 cm. long, 6.8-9.4 cm. wide; petiole 5. ,1-5. 7 cm. long, 

 biflorescence rusty tomentose, the common peduncle 2.2-4.5 cni. long, the 

 pedicels 1.4-.^.! cm. long, tlie bracts ovate, acute, i cm. long, 7 mm. wide, 

 1-3 flowered. Calyx cup-shaped, incised to the middle, lolies broad, acute, 

 hirsute, 9 mm. high. Corolla erect, hirsute on the outside, glabrous within, 

 projecting beyond the calyx; the tube 1.4 cm. long, the small lobes sub-equal. 

 Ovary glabrous. Berry conical, rusty holosericeous, 2.3 cm. long, i.i cm. 

 in diameter. 



Type in tlie B. P. B. M. Herbarium, collected at the eastern end of 

 tlie mountains of Lanai, T. TI., June, 1913, l)y C. N. Forbes, No. 235, L. 

 Also collected at the Pali above Waiopaa, Lanai, T. H., March 25, 1915, l)y 

 G. C. ■\Iunro (No. 417). 



('. Munroi belongs to the section Crotonocalyces of llillebrand, 

 resembling" certain forms of C'. f^lafxphylhi, from Hawaii, in the 

 shape of its leaves, but is more closely allied to the si)ecies belonging 

 to this section which occur on the island of Maui. The leaves of the 

 specimen collected liy ]\Iunro are ttne(|ual sided. 



Cyrtandra Georgiana, sp. now 



PLATE IX. 



Shruli. Brandies covered witJT a short hirsute pubescence. Leaves 

 opposite, elliptical to obovate in outline, acuminate at tlie apex, cunate at the 

 base, hirsute above, rusty tomentose below, especially along the veins, serrate, 

 16- 16.4 cm. long, 7.4-9.8 cm. wide, with pubescent petioles 2.7-4.5 cm. long. 

 Inflorescence rusty tomentose, 3-6 flowered, some pedicels bearing 2-3 flowers, 

 of wliich the prim.ary ;nid secondary pedicels combined ecpia! in length tlie 

 primary single flowered pedicel, the common peduncle 3.9-4.3 cm. long, the 

 pedicels 2-2.8 cm. long, the bracts ovate, .acute, i cm. long, 6 mm. wide. 



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