Malvaceae. 
This also accounts for the publication of a Hibiscus Fauriei by Léveillé, coming 
from the mountains behind Honolulu, where the tree is quite common. In order 
to straighten matters out the writer sent specimens to the Gray Herbarium to be 
compared with Asa Gray’s type. Dr. B. L. Robinson kindly replied as follows: 
“*There can be no question that the white flowered species (no. 8831) from Oahu 
is precisely the real H. Arnottianus Gray. 
“The red flowered species (a photograph was sent) as far as can be made out 
from the photograph corresponds very well with authentic material of H. Kokio 
Hbd.; the chief difference being the larger petioles.’’ This, however, may be 
due to the fact that the plant was grown in cultivation; it came from the garden 
of Mr. Gerrit P. Wilder. This now settles the danteeeney in regard to one 
of the most beautiful native flowering trees which the Islands possess. Along 
Streambeds in the mountains of Koolau, Oahu, it is usually a tree 30 feet tall 
and when in flower makes a beautiful display. It is also cultivated by residents 
of Honolulu. On the other islands it is not uncommon, but varies to some 
extent. A pure white flowered one occurs on the beach of Wailau Valley, on 
Molokai. 
Hibiscus Waimeae Heller. 
Kokia keokeo. 
(Plate 115.) 
HIBISCUS WAIMEAE Heller in Minnes. Bot. Stud, Bull. IX. (1897) 851, pl. tg Gearon 
Arnottianus Gray forma Mrs. Sinclair Indig. Flow, Haw. Isl. (1885) p 
Leaves suborbicular about 5 cm or more in diameter, pale green, crenate, a 
on both yey dats ety to the touch; aegis half the length of the leaves; ce ge 3 s small; 
flowers axillary near the ends of branches white or tinged w ith pink, on 
pubescent fats: calyx nape ‘ua ar, s Sanhe ent ated, 
em long, 18 to 25 mm wide, prominently veined, pubescent on the 
rather stout, long exserted, red, hernias. as in H, pect esas Gra 
This rather distinct plant occurs as a tree 20 to 30 aa in height on the 
leeward side of Kauai below the forests of Kaholuamano at the bottom of vertical 
cliffs, in dry situations, and in gulches on open grass lands below Halemanu, 
Kauai, at an elevation of 2500 feet up to 3000 feet, in company with Dracaena 
aurea, Osmanthus sandwicensis and others. It is also cultivated now in Ho- 
nolulu 
“sim ide; staminal column 
Hibiscus Kokio Hbd. 
Kokia ula or Pualoalo. 
(Plate 116.) 
HIBISCUS KOKIO Hbd. mss. in — (1878) 174;—Hbd, Flora cade nage (1888) 48;— 
Del Cast. Ill. Fl. Ins. Mar ME 1890), 121.—H, Arnotti A, Gray forma 
Mrs. Sinelair Ind. FI. Haw. Tal (1885) pl. 9 
soe S ovate or elliptical-oblong, pate! eprraes smi fh ase searce Ft 
mate-nerve a chartaceous, eee ous, on petioles of 6 o 18 m e; flowers axillar 
Solitary: pedicels 18 to 30 m m, pubescent, cine in ose epi Ma 
6 to 7, linear, 8 to 12 mm long; calyx tubular or subeampanulate, 8 phic Pace 
middle into 5 acute lobes, glabrate; petals 5 to 6.5 em, entire, red; staminal co 
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