Rutaceae. 
at first as an exclamation of disappointment, insofar as the capsules of this species 
resemble very much those of the Mokihana, but are without the fragrant odor of 
the latter. When the natives gathered the capsules for leis or wreaths, they quite 
often mistook the capsules of the species in question for Mokihana seeds and on 
finding them without odor, exclaimed ‘‘Kukaimoa,’’ by which the tree is now 
known. 
Pelea volcanica Gray. 
Alani. 
PELEA i fo amigo Gray Bot. U. 8. E. E. (1854) 346, pl. 38;—H. Mann in Proe. Bost. 
oc. Nat. Hist. X. (1866) 315, et aie an Acad. vu. (1867) 159, et Fl. Haw. 
i in Proc. Ess. Inst. (1867) 167;— Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 67;—Engler in 
Engl, et Prantl Pfizfam. III. 4. (1895) mus na 64, K-N.—Evodia volcanica Drake 
De] Cast. Ill. Fl. Ins. Mar. Pae. VI. saute eI 
Le 
retuse at ie apex, ‘glabrous nee giabrate underneath or slightly pubescent, “especi 
on the prominent midrib, not shining, somewhat pellucid, the secondary veins nearly 
scent; infl 
Sakioantats: “pubes ris Ps mm, petals pent: anceglids. ewe as long, glabrous, ovary 
etals in r 
meter, but often with one, two, or three cocci abortive, cocci glabrous, somewhat 
he ere bonis in the axis, but sceuthel: the papery endocarp glabrous; seeds ovoid 
According to Asa Gray, this tree reaches a height of 40 feet with a trunk of 
114 feet in diameter. It occurs on the slopes of Mauna Kea near the bullock 
plains in the forests bordering the latter. The writer’s material (no. 3325) came 
from the northern slopes of Mauna Kea from the forests of Paauhau No. 2 at 
an elevation of 3000 feet; he also collected it in the Kohala mountains (no. 
9); flowering and frnitine June, 19 
It is a striking species on account of its very large capsules, but is also very 
variable, as are nearly all Hawaiian Pelea. Complete material is needed to ar- 
range satisfactorily and determine this rather difficult genus. The writer cannot 
help but deplore the awful chaos into which our Hawaiian Pelea have been 
thrown through the very inefficient and hasty work of H. Léveillé, which owing 
to the poor descriptions, which might fit any species in the genus, will have to 
be ignored. 
In the dense rain forest of Hamakuapoko, Maui, the writer collected a specimen 
of a tree which is unquestionably P. volcanica Gray, fruiting September, 1910 (no. 
8566). 
Hillebrand in his flora enumerates two varieties. The first is var. 8 grandifolia, 
with very large leaves which are chartaceous, and a tomentose inflorescence ; the 
capsules are 25 mm across and parted more than ie way. It occurs in the 
woods near Hilo, Hawaii, but is not known to the wri 
The second variety, y ovalifolia, is a tall tree with ane or ovate oblong emar- 
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