Solanaceae-Myoporaceae. 
Seg aan with a pale yellow to cinereous, long, stellate -aalpt bagel leaves pale green 
and velvety tomentose above, densely covered beneath, especially on the veins and mid- 
rib, ih s stellate pale tomentum, as well as the petioles, which are 20. i o 30 mm long, 
Bictical- oblong, long acuminate at the apex, sho rtly sisluceebeae at the base, acete, 
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chartaceous, entire, 12 to 25 em long, 3.5 to 7 em wide; inflorescence a terminal corymD, 
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densely covered with a long stellate woolly tomentum, calyx densely tomentose, divided 
to the middle into ovate acute lobes of 4 mm length, corolla parted two thirds its length 
into ovate-oblong acute lobes, which are of a blue color, and glabrous inside, but densely 
ith a pro 
short, ome not attenuate, broader at the apex ‘than at phic bas ey mm long, with two 
ovoid apical pores; ovary villous a long ae Rea berry globose, black 
honecea wit ‘th a short stellate pubese e when young, 10 to 12 mm . diameter on pedicels 
of 6 mm; the peduncle and pedicels rig and thick. when with frui 
This most remarkable species was discovered by the writer on the Island of 
Oahu in the lower forests near Waiahole, at the entrance of Waianu Valley, 
on January 22, 1909; only a single tree was seen, for which an old native gave 
the name as Puananahonua. He remarked that he knew of the tree when he 
was a boy, and that his parents used the fruits for medicinal purposes. 
This is the only species of Hawaiian Solanum which becomes a tree, all the 
rest of them being shrubs. It is remarkable for its large entire leaves, but 
mainly for its terminal woody corymbose inflorescence which reaches a length 
over 15 em; also for the bright blue corolla, and long filiform style. 
It is named in honor of Ex-Governor George R. Carter, who made the publiea- 
tion of this volume possible. 
Collected at Waianu, Oahu, flowering and fruiting, January 22, 1909, (no. 
1191), type in the College of Hawaii Herbarium. 
MYOPORACEAE. 
The main regions of the distribution of this family are situated in Australia 
and in the neighboring islands. Only a few out of the 102 species are found 
outside of Australia, one each in China and Japan, one in Mauritius, one in 
South and West Africa, and another species in the West Indies. Here in the 
Hawaiian Islands we have also only one species represented. The family con- 
sists only of 4 genera, nearly all Australian. 
MYOPORUM Banks et Sol. 
Calyx 5-lobed, unchanged at maturity of the fruit. Corolla with short _ sub 
campanulate, or dderd longer tube and ee ste bik Peay ores s. Stamen w 
saree, rarely 5, y 2 to 10 celled; and as ma ed. Trees or shrubs or ie 
with erect and premeate stems. Flowers tals or t tansiealats in the leaf-axils. 
The genus numbers about 25 species, which are divided into 5 sections. It 
distributed over Australia, China, Japan, Mauritius and the Hawaiian Islands 
with a single species which comes under section II. Polyeoelium. 
The only useful species of Myoporum are M. platycarpum R. Br., the sandal 
or sugar tree or dog wood of the Australians, which exudes a sort of manna, and 
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