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CLERMONTIA Gaudichaud 



Calyx lobes eitliev as lonji- as the corolla and then eonnate liilabiate, colored, 

 caducous, or shorter than the corolla and free, persistent; the ovarian portion 

 giohose or turbinate; corolla tubular of even width throut^hout, arched, or sidj- 

 erect, almost unilabiate, the dorsal slit extendini;' to the base, the lateral slits to 

 the middle, and the anterior ones falling' little short of the latter; stamiual column 

 free from the corolla, generally glabrous; only the two lower anthers penieillate; 

 stigma two-lobed. hairy below the lobes; fruit a globose to oblong, or pyriform 

 berry with a broad epigynous disk, two-celled, fleshy placentas which fill the 

 entire cells; seeds numerous, crustaceous, ovoid, smooth. — Unarmed glabrous or 

 tuberculate shrubs or trees with a thick tenacious milk sap. branching horizon- 

 tally or candelabra-like from the base upwards; flowers in simple or irregularly 

 eompoiuid cymes (two t^i ten-flowered), flowers green to pinkish purple, or white, 

 or deeji ]inrplish black. 



The type of the genus is CUimoniia ohliniiiifuhd (iaud. The genus was dedi- 

 cated by (4audichaud to M. le iManjuis de Clermont-Tomere, who was ilinister 

 of the French Navy (Jlarine'). Origin;dly the genus consisted of five species, 

 three described b\- (iaudichaud and one Hgurcd by that auth(U' Init not described. 

 One was described by Asa Gray from a specimen collected by Gaudichaud. The 

 genus Chrmnntia comprised originally only such species as had a connate 

 calyciue tube as long as the corolla. That character, as has been shown, is not 

 tenable for generic distinctions, as the greatest variability occurs, to such an 

 extent that it is sometimes not even permissible to be used in specific distinc- 

 tions (.see Clermonlia /mrvl/tora and compare with its variety calycina) . Hille- 

 hrand added four new species and transferred one species of ('j/a)ica descrilied 

 by Manif and one species of Ddissea described by (Jaudichaud to Clennontia. 



The writer added eight new species, and raised two of Hillebrand's varieties 

 to specific rank — Ch niiuiiHa mitrdiiflia (llillebr. ) Rock, and (7. Hawaiiensis 

 (Hillebr.) Rock. ('. N. Forbes described one new species (CI. tubnrulata) 

 and H. Leveille one valid one (CI. fulva) ; the status of this species is, however, 

 still somtwhat doubtfifl. 



Threi^ of Hillebrand's varieties were reduced to their respective species; 

 three varieties were described as new by the writer. This brings the nunflier of 

 CIrDiKiiilia up to twenty-three .species, five varieties and one form. 



Ilillebrand divided the genus into two sections, viz: ('!( riiioiiiiac genuinae 

 and Clennoitiiuideac. Of the first, (7. ohlongifoUn nuist remain the type, and 

 of the second Clerniovtia Gaudichaudii {Delissca clcrnioutiokles Gaud.). 



To Vhrmoniinc gciiuiiiac witli a connate calycine tube as long as the corolla 

 belong the following species: ('I. (iblongifnlia. CI. Kakcaiia, CI. pcrsicifulia, CI. 

 Kohalac, CI. hptorlada. CI. dr( panotimrpUa, CI. pallida, CI. Hawaucii.^is, CI. 

 imi}ifi.'i-L(ia, CI. iindli/lnni, CI. iiiirraiilha. CI. griiti<li/I(ira. CI. /larrt/Inrn. exclusive 

 variety calycina. 



To CUrmontioidcac \\\X\\ short persistent cal\-cine lobes belong the follow- 

 ing: CI. Gaudichaudii. (_'I. siiiguliflora, CI. arbnrescens. CI. tuberculata. CI. 

 fulva. CI. coerulca. CI. ptjrularia, CI. Hah al;al< usi^. CI. Waimiai and CI. Prlc- 

 ana, also Clermontia parviflora calycina. 



