Myrsinaceae. 
associated with Dodonaea eriocarpa, Argyroxiphium virescens, Raillardia platy-— 
phylla, Santalum Haleakalae, Geranium arboreum, and others. 
It was collected by the writer fruiting on Oct. 11, 1910. The type is number 
8591 in the Herbarium of the College of Hawaii. 
It is at once distinguished from other Suttonia by its small spathulate, very 
thick leaves, and branchlets, which are densely covered with the rather large 
fruits. In the dry specimens the leaves turn pale and the fruits yellowish. 
Suttonia volcanica Rock sp. noy, 
Kolea. 
A sm all tree 4-5 m high, with slender branches, glabrous throughout; leaves dark green, 
very prominently and pale v Hage midrib red, pale ‘un aber: not dotted, thin chartaceous, 
n i r i 
rounded at the base, 5-10 em ‘ion 2- Samewint margined petioles of 6-8 
mm; the slender branchlets dens sely cove ae with ature rsicke flowers unknown); fruits 
2-8 in a cluster on very slender glabrous aes of 6 ; bracts reddish-brown, dentiform 
to aoa the persistent calyx parted two-third a Tengih into 5-7 triangular lobes of 
1 ith slightly ciliate nae. —— subglobose or rather spheroidal, black when 
dutaxe, ek small for a Sutt , 3-4 in diameter, glabrous, crowned by the stigma. 
This species is remarkable for its very small fruits, which are densely clus- 
tered around the slender branchlets, and for its leaves, which are chartaceous, 
thin, and prominently veined, but not punctate. It was found by the writer 
on the great central plain between Mauna Loa and Mt. Hualalai on Hawaii on 
the cinder slopes of a crater called Puuokeanue, at an elevation of 5300 feet in 
company with Solanum incompletum, Santalum Freycinetianum, and Raillardia 
sp. It was collected fruiting Feb. 13, 1912. The type is no. 10230 in the Her- 
barium of the College of Hawaii. 
Var. lavarum Rock var. nov. 
Leaves elliptical- Hees to oblong-lanceolate, of the same texture and venation as < 
species, a ly acute, or obtuse, slightly contracted at the base, mont green Seung dul 
; =e els 4-7 mm, brace 
Species; calyx parted one-half its length into 5-7 ovate ee ser Me — e margins; 
eta ES: F r large blac - 
The ee ska um oceurs on the southern slopes of Mt. Haleakala, Maui, 
on the aa lava fields of Auahi, on the land of Kahikinui, an exceedingly dry 
locality at an elevation of 2000 feet: It was collected by the writer flowering 
and fruiting November, 1910. The type is number 8678 in the College of 
Hawaii Herbarium. 
It is a small tree and quite distinet from Suttonia Lessertiana and its num 
us variations, which occur at little higher elevation in the same locality. 
texture and venation of leaf, shape and size of fruit, as well as general aspe¢t, 
it is almost identical with Suttonia volcanica from Mauna Loa, Hawaii, of which 
it is here made a variety. 
er- 
In 
371 
