Araliaceae. 
10 to 12 rays, with or without a short common rhachis, each 10 to 15 Pos long. and bear- 
ty be at its apex anu =. isi 15 to 30 flowers on thick a nd long pedicels of 2.5 t em; ¢ calyx 
to 12 mm long b iia slightly Bagdaionrs below the wavy dentictlate border 
- etals 7 to 8, Canaeias lan 1 long, pink or a, hgrieg ous, dawns at 
last expande , the open corolla ‘measuring presica al 3.5 em the large in the 
genus; stamens 6,7 or 8 tim many as petals, 8 to 10 mm eee rows; Jovi 6 to 
8 elle the signa ona snort se wats i of 1 = j drupe globose, pt 3 em or often more in 
iameter, somewh Beret strongly ribbed when dry; pyrenae compressed, thick coriace- 
ous, ti seiebad at the upper inner angle, ee with two prominent ridges on each side. 
The Ohe kikoola is a medium-sized tree with an erect trunk of 30 to 40 feet 
in height and a diameter of a foot or more. The erect bole is vested in a grayish- 
white smooth bark. It divides very sparingly near the top into rather short as- 
cending branches, which bear large leaf whorls at the apex. The leaves are 
over a foot long and consist of 5 to 13 leaflets. The inflorescence is a terminal 
umbel of several rays, bearing at its apex peculiar rose-colored flowers, which 
are the largest in the genus, measuring an inch or more in diameter. The drupe 
is globose, an inch or more across, somewhat fleshy, and becomes ribbed on drying. 
The tree is peculiar to the Island of Kauai, where it grows on the leeward 
side above Waimea at an altitude of 3600 feet, in the drier forest or outskirts 
of the woods around Kaholuamano. It is associated with Cyanea leptostegia, 
Cryptocaria Mannii, Bobea Mannii, Sidero ylon sandwicense, Elaeocarpus bifidus, 
ete. It also is not uncommon at Halemanu, where it was first collected by Dr. 
Wawra of the Austrian Exploring Expedition ship ‘‘Donau,’’ and named by 
him after the district of Waimea. 
The wood is whitish, of a silky, wavy green, and of medium strength. 
Tetraplasandra Waialealae Rock. 
TETRAPLAS. ALAE Rock Coll. Haw. Publ. Bull. 1. (1911) 10, pl. Re 
ANDRA WAIALE 
Leaves 30 to 45 em long; leaflets oblong acuminate thick coriaceous, unevens gad < the 
ally 4 elt 
base, otherwise tee para cence a tern cettua compound umbel sae usu 
each about from 7 to 10 ¢ jong, bearing 6 rays about 6 em long, e bearing an umbel 
of 2-5 pedicels bes ong; calyx tubular 08 pr ack i a an undulate Hoe rder; 
5 to 7 Pataagulae, thie, with a pron 1edia e, glabrous; stamens in two 
petals 
circles, four times as many as petals; ovary 6 celina: gen! on . conical stylopod of 3 mm, 
This remarkable tree, which as far as is known has no native name, is of 
rather small size, 15 to 25 feet high, with sub-erect long branches, bearing, 
crowded at their ends, irregularly pinnate leaves. The leaflets are dark-green 
and glossy; the trunk is rather short, is vested in a white bark, and is about 6 
to 8 inches in diameter. 
The inflorescence is compound umbellate, not as large as that of the Ohe 
kikoola, but is also terminal. : 
This interesting tree, which the writer discovered on the summit of Mt. Wai- 
aleale, on Kauai, 5200 feet elevation, was named by him after that wonderful 
mountain. Unlike the Ohe kikoola, which grows in the dryer forest on Kauai 
back of Waimea, it inhabits the high summit swamp, where the rainfall is im- 
mense. This swamp is enshrouded by clouds nearly all the year round, and is 
Swept by the strong trade winds for over nine months of the year. 
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