MYRSINACEAE. 
The family Myrsinaceae consists of 32 genera and about 770 species. The 
family is a distinetly tropical one and is distributed over the whole world. In 
the eastern hemisphere it ranges from the island of Tsu Sima, Korea straits, 
to Victoria in Australia, and in the w estern hemisphere from Florida to Argen- 
tine. 
In the Hawaiian Islands only two genera are represented, Suttonia and Em- 
belia, the former occurs outside of Hawaii only in New Zealand and has arbores- 
cent forms, while the genus Embelia has two species in these Islands, which 
are climbers, but consists of more than 92 species which have a wide distribution 
(Africa, India, Hawaii, Australia). 
SUTTONIA Hook. 
Flowers ceca pa te, 4 or 5-merous. Sepals shortly, or sacs mele smote or free 
t the base, imbricate or o open, with ¢ iliolate margins. Petals free, valvate or very obseurely 
baeicake broadl iy or a rely narrow- “ell iptical, or very rarely passe neha or subacute 
at the e apex, wit — or ciliate margins often punctate or lineate. Anthers usually 
han the peta = 
and papillose. Ovary ovoid style wa i or very stigma capitate and often 
fimbriate. Placenta 2-4 ovulate. Fruits globose or iat zs Pre d, crowned by the stigma; 
endocarp crustaceous to theca nie oo Lain: with the rudiments 0 the armen 
albumen horny, embryo eylindrical. shrubs with entire, very aca lea 
ie lateral, fasciculate in the pies of fallen eas es, few- Hewes ed. Flowers ell 
The Hawaiian species of the genus Suttonia form a section by themselves 
“*Subgenus Rapaneopsis Mez;’’ with pentamerous flowers. 
The Hawaiian Kolea were originally placed in the genus Myrsine by A. 
DeCandolle, and later transferred to the genus Suttonia by Mez. The whole 
genus consists of 17 species, 11 of which are endemic in the Hawaiian Islands ; 
of the remaining 6, 5 are found in New Zealand and one in Norfolk Island. 
Originally only four Hawaiian species were known and are described in Hiile- 
brand’s Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Since then 4 were added by Mez, and 
3 distinct new species and 3 new varieties by the writer. H. Léveillé described 
10 new species of which 6 are now synonyms; one of his species, Suttonia molo- 
kaiensis, is a small leaved form of Siderorylon sandwicense. As the deserip- 
tion of the remaining ones is so vague, and material of them not in the writer’s 
possession, they are very dubious and are here ignored. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Leaves tomentose underneath. ensis 
oe ches glabrous, leaves 65 mM.......-...2seeceeserssserstt* : = bonsai 
nehes os with ferruginous tomentum, leaves 100 mm or moze ®. 
bees: Blabre 
Leaves thin, bhatt marginal nerve, petals markedly punctate. ...-- “ Petinesl 
Leaves large 210 mm, elon ngate elliptical, petiolate, hiccanerene ee es spathulata 
Leaves succulent, apacbaiaies 75 mm, petiole margine 
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