Rubiaceae. 
Leaves on petioles of 12 to 45 n 
Leaves obovate- aes eae acuminate, aan underneath... St. leptocarpa 
Leaves acute at both ends, obovate-oblong, pa ia mrea ate St. Mariniana 
Leaves large, oblong, rounded at both ends, See underneath... St. dii 
Leaves large, obovate with cuneate base, glabrous ohn Water St. hawaiiensis 
Straussia kaduana (Cham. et Schlecht.) Gray. 
Kopiko kea, 
(Plate 184.) 
eoagiee ar KADUANA ae as ‘ote Gray in Ft, Am, Ac ad. IV. (1860) 438;— 
. Mann in Proce. ead. VII, (1867) 170;—Wawra in Flora (1874) 321:— 
dF, 0 
K. Schum. in Engl. et Seah oe IV. 4. gad “112 ;—Heller in Minnes. Bot 
Stud. IX. (1897) 903.—Coff a kadua a Cha in Linnaea IV, (1829) 33; —De. 
Prodr. IV. (1830) 502; Bi Fie et Fee Bot. Haak. (1832) 86;—Endl. Fl. Suds. 
(1886) 176 no. 1297 ee ionaema obovatum et penduliflorum Nutt. in Herb. Kew. 
(Hbd.). 
Leaves obov iad or bigs ate oblong, 5 to 10 ee long, to 5 em wide, on sbort petioles 
of 4 to 12 mm ev sile, rounded or shortly acuminate, cuneate toward the base 
chartaceous to Percent piers es hen nae va ae senndatik: glabrate or puberulous 
underneath, turning black wien G ee stipules shor to 6 mm, broadly spe pee. eee 
to 12.5 em long, erect or nodding, puberulous or tae. with only 1 or 2 approximat 
whorls of rays toward the ar of a long pedun nee calyx 1 Dest i os mb atitsertatss 
corolla about 4 mm, naked at the throat, its 4 to 6 lobes gen r than the tube, 
often 2 to 3 times as long; as obovoid or top-shaped, almost gr wee ake with a broa 
flat disc, 10 to 14 mm long, and about 8 mm broad near the to op. 
This is a very variable species and occurs mainly in the mountains of the 
island of Oahu, where it is quite common. he flowers, which are very small 
and white, are arranged on rather long drooping panicles; the drupes are yellow 
and resemble a coffee-drupe. It is a medium sized or small tree of 15 to 20 
feet in height, and is often quite stunted and shrubby when growing on the 
crests of mountain ridges. It occurs on Lanai on the Mahana ridge (no. 8044) 
in company with Pittosporum confertiflorum, Xanthoxylum, Gouldia, Tetra- 
plasandra meiandra, and others. 
The wood being whitish, it is called Kopiko kea by the natives. Hillebrand 
records is also from Molokai; he enumerates two varieties which are here in- 
cluded in the species. A very interesting new species was found by the writer 
when in company with Mr. G. P. Wilder, in Nuuanu Valley, Oahu, and is de- 
seribed as follows. 
Straussia longissima Rock sp. nov. 
(Plate 185.) 
Leaves obovate- egg er as at the apex or rounded, strictly cuneate at the base, 
sessile or on petioles aie ve bas em long, 4 to 8 em wide, light green aati nd 
Sela with pr rominent en ng n and midrib, wh ss i 
the leaves, are covered with a ee aaie stipules broadly triangular to oblong, 
i 8e¢ 
; ew ach of th ce 
die peduncle rufous pubescent; calyx | intib ‘iments ¥ den soi t sahannae seretia ate 
white, naked at the throat, the 4 lobes as long as the tube, glabrous; drupe obovord 
ps ently 12 to 14 mm long, 6 mm ’ wide, with a small conical py not ribbed. 
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