Palmae. 
Beceari in his notes following the description says*: ‘‘ According to Hille- 
brand this palm seems to appear to grow spontaneously in the Hawaiian Islands 
upon cliffs of the northern coast of Molokai, but is also frequently cultivated 
on the other islands. (Native name Loulu lelo.)”’ 
He continues as follows: ‘‘I have not seen fronds which could be referred 
with certainty to this species. Therefore their characters, as well as relative 
indications of the trunk, I have taken from Hillebrand’s description. 
‘‘The spadices examined by me measure all together 55 em, of which 23 em 
fall to the peduncle, but of this, probably there is a small portion missing; 
the one at hand is slightly compressed and fugaciously pubescent. The panicle 
is rather diffuse, as a whole ovate—thyrsoid, a little unlaterally incurved. Of 
the spathes there ought to be five (Hillebr.), but of the mentioned specimen the 
rst portion of the peduncular part is missing.”’ 
This species was not collected by the writer, but numerous palms were ob- 
served growing on the cliffs of Wailau, Molokai, near the sea, which probably 
belong to this species. 
Pritchardia remota Becc. 
Loulu. 
PRITCHARDIA REMOTA Bece. in Malesia III. (1889) 294 = ee (non H. 
Wendl). Hillebr. Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 450 (partim).—Washingtonia remota O, Ktze. 
Rev. Gen FP II. (1891) 737.—Eupritchardia remota O. Ktze. Rev. Gen, Pl. III. 2. 
1898) 323 
Spad Me aire ample than in Pr, Gaudichaudii, inferior branches ne ided into numerous 
simple subspirally disposed sinuous branchlets, ealyx sharply 3-denta 
Hillebrand writes (p. 451) that this palm covers a part of Bird fiend a small 
voleanie rock 400 miles N. E. of Kauai, and also writes that seeds were brought 
to Honolulu in the year 1858 by the late Dr. Rooke, and that the palm is supposed 
to grow in the Palace court. 
Beceari says that the above description was drawn from a floriferous spadix 
sent to Kew by Hillebrand. 
This palm is not known to the writer, but on Laysan Island Prof. Bryan saw 
a single palm with a short trunk which is probably Beceari’s Pr. remota. 
Pritchardia minor Becc. 
Loulu. 
PRITCHARDIA MINOR Beceari Webbia III. (1910) 137. 
Under the above name, O. Beccari published a species of Pritchardia which 
was collected by the writer back of Halemanu in the swampy forest near Alakai 
swamp. Only mature fruits were collected by the writer, as the palm was 
then not in flower and only a single panicle with old fruits had remained on 
the tree. The seeds were taken to Honolulu and were sent to Dr. Francesci of 
* Translated from the original. 
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