Palmae. 
Specimens of this species were collected by the writer in the Punaluu Mts., 
Oahu, in August, 1911, and were sent to O. Beceari, together with other speci- 
mens of Pritchardia from various islands of the Hawaiian group, all of which 
proved to be new, including the species in question. The co-type is no. 8822 in 
the College of Hawaii Herbarium. It grows in the rain forests of the Koolau 
range, Punaluu, at an elevation of 2500 feet. All four species are here only 
very briefly described: for complete descriptions see Webbia Vol. IV. 
Pritchardia eriostachia Becc. 
Loulu. 
(Plate 33.) 
PRITCHARDIA ERIOSTACHIA Bece. in Webbia IV. p. ? 
A small tree 6 to 7 m gh, with a gray smooth trunk es 15 to 20 em in diameter, 
petioles at one es 6.5 to 10 dm long, spadices over 1 m long, covered, as are the panicles 
and spa with a dense salmon-colored wool; petted very "ght few branched; fruits 
elliptical: ehevaies about 4 em long. 
This exceedingly interesting species was also discovered by the writer. It 
occurs on the southern slopes of the active voleano Mauna Loa on Hawaii, in 
the dense rain forests of Naalehu, district of Kau, at an elevation of 3000 feet. 
Pritchardia arecina Becc. 
Loulu. 
PRITCHARDIA ARECINA Beee. in Webbia IV. p- ? 
At m 10 m or more high, ~ a trunk of agnies ge bear in diameter, bark s 
what longitudinally furrowed; leaves very large on long broad woolly saliehen: 
spadices ove m long, oolly, pantats short, few- ae eee. fruits large, 
ovate or sbevts | 5 em or ‘ieee lon 
Only two clumps of this species, which was discovered by the writer, were 
found on the northern slopes of Mt. Haleakala in the dense swampy forest above 
Honomanu gorge, at an elevation of 3000 feet. One single tall specimen was 
also observed above Nahiku on the same mountain at 4000 feet elevation along a 
stream bed. It is one of the largest species next to Pr. lanigera, of the Kohala 
Mts., Hawaii. Co-type in the College of Hawaii Herbarium no. 8821. 
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