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Hillebrand's specimen in tlie Ilerbariinii Herlin is very incomplete and con- 

 sists only of a sinule leaf, with tiowerlnids and young fruits: it was originally 

 labeled as D. laciniata var. 7 .subiiitcgra micrantha; but then identified by him as 

 T). rhytidospenna. 



In Wawra's specimen (D. Kcaliae) the leaves are larger and on longer peti- 

 oles. He says in Flora: "Stands very close to D. rhijtidospcrma. but differs 

 from it in being a shrub, in the larger leaves, the raeemosely arranged tlowers, 

 and in the presence of bracts." 



It seems that in Mann's specimens, which are rather imperfect, the bracts 

 must have dropped, as Remy's specimens, which are identical with Mann's with 

 the exception of longer petioles and peduncles, have linear bracts, as well as 

 Hillebrand's specimen, and that of Heller in the Gray Herbarium; the latt(n-'s 

 specimen is in fruit, which are larger than in all the other specimens of the 

 various cdlleetors. 



Delissea fallax HiUehr. Flora Hawaii. Isl. 2.^1. 1888. 



(Plate 204.) 

 "Stem simple ( .'), tleshy in the upper portion, distantly foliose: leaves lance- 

 olate or elongate-oblont;', 20-22.5 cm long, 5 cm wide, on long petioles 10-12.5 cm 

 long, obtuse, sharply denticulate, suddenly contracting at the base, dull, but trans- 

 lucent ; peduncle with fruit :!7-5() mm long, naked in the lower half: pedicels 10 

 jnm long: bracts subulate, 3 mm long: calyx tube 4-7 mm long, tlie teeth about 

 3 mm long: corolla 18 nnn long, suberect, with a dorsal gibbus at the middle; 

 anthers glabrous; berry subglobose, 6-8 mm high: seeds white, wrinkled." 



HAWAII : Woods cf Hamakua and Ililo, llillebrand, type in Herbarium 

 Berolinense ; — same locality, Hillebrand in Gray Herbarium. 



llillebrand in his Floi'a remarks of this rare sjiecies : "leaves in shape like 

 those of Cyaiicn dhtitsa." The co-type in the Gray Herbarium is simjily marked 

 "Delissea sp '" and with pencil below the generic name, "obfusa? Gray, received 

 July 18ti5, Dr. Hillebrand." The specimen in the Gray Herbarium is identical 

 with, and is a co-type of Delissea f'aUar Hillebr. 



Delissea parviflora Hillebr. Flora Hawaii. Isl. 2.^1. 1888. 



(Plate 20.5.) 

 "Rranchinu- ( ?), the stem or branches tleshy and distantly foliose; leaves 

 lanceolate or oblong in outline, 12.5-15 cm x 12-37 mm, sharply cut into irreg- 

 ularly di'ntate or serrulate lobes of G-12 mm in depth, gradually tapering into a 

 petiole of 25-37 nnn, dull, not shining in the badly jn'eserved specimens, but 

 flaccid and pelhteid; peduncle 18-21 mm, several flowered in the upper half; 

 pedicels 6 mm; bracts dentiform: calyx 4-5 mm, shortly toothed; corolla sub- 

 erect 18 mm, with a dorsal tubercle at the middle: berry subglobose 8 mm : anthers 

 quite glabrous; seeds white, wrinkled." 



HAWAII: Kohala range, and woods of ^lauiia Kea, elevation 4500 feet, 

 Hillebrand (Parker) no. 84, type in Herbarium Berolinense; — Hamakua, Hille- 

 brand in Gray Herbarium. 



The plant comes very near to D. laciniata, from which it differs in the very 

 small flowers and leaves, which are, however, almost laeiniate. 



The specimen in the Gray Herbarium (ex herb. Hbd. ) is marked "Delissea 

 laciniata var., Hawaii, Hamakua," 



The description is quoted from Hillebrand's Flora. 



