of the Tribe Trigonanthee. 21 
Bazzania inzquabilis Steph. Ms. 
Puate VI; Fricures 11-25. 
Plants loosely cxspitose, green: stems subascending, robust, fre- 
quently branching dichotomously, branches lateral, sometimes posti- 
cal from the axil of an underleaf ; flagella scattered, short: leaves 
densely imbricated, spreading, subfalcate, liguJate, antical base 
slightly dilated, arching partly over the stem, apex transversely or 
obliquely truncate, tri-(rarely bi- or quadri-)dentate, teeth triangu- 
lar to subulate, parallel or spreading: underleaves approximate, 
scarcely broader than stem, subquadrate, usually connate on one 
side, apex truncate, irregularly dentate : leaf-cells at apex subquad- 
rate, corners rounded, walls slightly thickened, trigones small, at 
middle cf base larger, oblong, corners slightly rounded, walls slightly 
thickened, trigones small; cells at middle of underleaves oblong, 
with slightly thickened walls, trigones small: @ inflorescence borne 
on a very short branch ; bracts in about 3 rows; innermost bracts 
ovate, upper portion irregularly denticulate, deeply bilobed, lobes 
subulate, denticulate at the base, acuminate or bifid at the apex; 
innermost bracteole similar to bracts; cells of innermost bracts 
elongated thin-walled, trigones lacking: perianth ovoid-cylindrical, 
terete below, irregularly keeled above, mouth contracted, lobed, lobes 
ciliate, cilia 2 to 4 cells broad, 6 to 8 cells long, ending in a row of 
3 to 5 cells; cells of perianth elongated, with scarcely thickened 
walls: g spike occupying a short postical branch ; bracts in about 
5 rows, broadly ovate, apex usually bidentate, teeth broadly trian- 
gular. 
Stems 0.35™™ in diameter; leaves about 1.0™™x0.45™™ to 55™™; 
underleaves 0.3™™x0.35™™, leaf-cells at apex 30pux2lp, at middle of 
base 37x25, at antical edge near base 18p, cells of underleaf 
34x25; perianth 2.9™™x0.9™"; innermost bracts 1.3™™x0.55™™; cells 
of perianth 80ux20p, of innermost bracteole 754x303 ¢ bracts 0.4™™ 
x0.35™™ ; cells of 3 bracts 32ux20p. | 
Oahu (Lauterbach) ; Pauoa (Heller); Nuuanu (Cooke). Kauai : 
Lihue (Cooke). 
BL. inequabilis is a much smaller plant than B. patens, the stems 
branch much more frequently, the leaves are smaller, more closely 
imbricated, less falcate, sometimes spreading almost at right angles 
to the stem, the apex is much more deeply toothed, the underleaves 
are longer in proportion to their breadth, less deeply toothed, and 
the cells of the leaves and underleaves are smaller throughout. 
