Apocynaceae-Borraginaceae. 
anthers; —<— setae clavate; drupes dry, yellow when mature, ellipsoid or ovoid- 
elongate; seeds 1 on ach side of the placenta and peltately attached to it; testa thin, 
chartaceous; athaen se ad fleshy; embryo axillary; radicle superior, as long as the 
cotyledons, 
The Holei is a small milky tree, or sometimes shrub reaching a height of 10 to 
25 feet, having long drooping branches. The trunk usually divides a few feet 
above the ground or has a single bole of eight inches in diameter vested in a 
brownish smooth bark. It is conspicuous in the forest by its oblong dark green 
leaves, which are arranged in whorls, and by its large light yellow to orange 
colored double fruits, which are suspended on long terminal or axillary pedun- 
cles. The flowers are yellowish and very fragrant. 
The Holei, which has become rather searce, inhabits the dry districts on the 
leeward side of the islands, and is only abundant on the Island of Maui, at an 
elevation of 2500 feet, back of Makawao, slopes of Haleakala, and on the lava 
fields of Auahi. On Hawaii several trees can be found in Puaulu, on the land 
of Keauhou, three miles from the Voleano of Kilauea, at an elevation of 4000 
feet, as well as on the lava fields of Puuwaawaa, slopes of Hualalai. 
The Holei is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The natives knew how to 
extract a yellow dye from the bark and roots, wherewith to stain their tapa or 
paper clothing. The wood of the Holei is hard, fine grained and of a dark yel- 
lowish brown color. 
Hillebrand’s var. 8., which he describes as: 
“‘Leaves opposite 7-9 in. x 214-3 in., on petioles of 1-114 in., coriaceous, with 
prominent nerves. Cymes densely flowered,’’ has been raised to specifie rank 
by K. Schumann under the name: 
Ochrosia compta K. Schum. 
Holei. 
OCHROSIA COMPTA K. eee in Engl. et Riggers Pfizfam, IV. 2. (1895) 156.—0, sandwi- 
censis var. 8. Hbd. Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 29 
Leaves coriaceous, ahh in contracted deisa fee ces: 
This is all the description given by Schumann in Engler & Prantl Natiirliche 
Pflanzenfamilien. The writer has never met with this plant, but desires to 
express the opinion that it is a rather doubtful species and perhaps only a form 
of Ochrosia sandwicensis. Especially when Schumann himself thinks O. sand- 
wicensis to be only a form of Q. oppositifolia, a species occurring in Madagascar, 
Mauritius, Java and Singapore. 
BORRAGINACEAE. 
The family Borraginaceae is distributed over the temperate and tropical re- 
gions of both worlds. The main center of distribution lies in the Mediterranean 
region. Pacific North America, especially California, is the second main center 
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