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Clennoiitia iiai-vi/lnra is a very variable species and may be found in the wet 

 forests everywhere on tlie ishind of Hawaii. It grows at altitudes of 600 to 

 3000 feet elevation or even higher. The type is a specimen collected l\v Gaudi- 

 chaud on Hawaii, in Byron Bay, now Kilo or Kuliio Bay. It was labeled by 

 Gandichaud "Clernwntia Byronii pyrtfoliaff, parviflura," but never described. 

 Jlacrae Avas the first to collect it on Hawaii ; he also collected a specimen on 

 Oahu (Woahoo), which must be referred to this species. It is labeled in pencil, 

 " Eolhtiidia lanceulata Hook, et Arn.," and on the laliel in A. Graj's liandwrit- 

 ing, ''Chrmoiitia parviflura?" There is no doubt that it is the latter species. 

 As it has not been re-collected on Oahu, and as it docs not occur on the interme- 

 diate i.slauds of Jlolokai and Jlaui, some doubt exists about the locality cited. 

 Macrae or someone else might have mixed up the labels, especially as the labels 

 did not bear any name, but simply the printed legend. 



Hillebrand's variety plciantlia came from the type locality "Hilo" and does 

 not differ considerably' from the type. He remarks, "Peduncle six to ten- 

 flowered"; and a footnote says: "Here the median branch of the cyme often 

 divides in place of tlie lateral ones and lengthens out, simulating a short raceme, 

 but in the young inflorescence the lowest lateral branches generally bear two or 

 three flowers." Near the Volcano of Kilauea there is a small form of this 

 species, growing always e|)ipliytically on trees or tree ferns ; it is a small compact 

 shrub with smaller leaves and perhaps smaller flowers. The writer is of the 

 opinion that it is better to refer this plant to the species, as the latter is so ex- 

 tremely variable Hybridisation is also not excluded. There are a number of 

 forms in the herbarium of the College of Hawaii ; they were collected by the 

 writer iu the \vet forests of Waimea, Hawaii. All these plants must be referred 

 to CIcnnoiifia pa rvi flora, though they dift'er considerably more from the typical 

 specimen than Hillebrand's variety pleiantha. 



The writer's number 4788 has much larger flowers and large globose fruits; 

 the flowers measure 4.5 cm iu length, including the ovarian portion of the calj'x; 

 the fruits measure nearl}' 3 em in diameter, but the leaves and aspect of the 

 plant are those of CI. parvi flora; the varietal name grandis may be suggested for 

 the specimen with no. 4788 in the herbarium of the College of Hawaii. Another 

 specimen, no. 4780, has ;dso large flowers but smaller fruits, and may be referred 

 to variety grandis. AVhile no. 12834 has flowers of the size of the typical CI. 

 parviflora. but fruits much larger, measuring about 2.5 cm in length, they are 

 not globose but oblong-ovoid and about 15 mm wide ; the leaves resemble more 

 those of Clermontia montis-Loa, in which company it grows. 



There is no doubt that Clcrnioutia parviflora represents the youngest type of 

 a Clermontia. as it is still in the process of evolution; this is exhibited by its 

 many intermediate forms. 



The following numbers must all be referred to this species: nos. 8764, 8736 

 and 13030, from Kilauea Volcano region. These specLmens were first referred to 

 Hillebrand's variety plciaiitJia. by the writer, and are all deposited in the her- 

 barium of the College of Hawaii. 



Leveille's Cyanea Blinii behuigs to this species. 



Clermontia parviflora forms a natural link with CI. inoiifis-Loa. CI. Wainuae, 

 CI. leptoclada, and even CI. drepanomorplia, also with CI. ni id ti flora and CI. 

 micrantha. 



