Campanulaceae. 
Clermontia Haleakalensis Rock, sp. nov. 
(Plates 204, 205.) 
20 to 30 em long including the short margined petiole, fleshy, to em 
bile Bbties, oblong lanceolate, dark green above, pale underneath, midrib thick etek 
nent, veins impres sed, Sadineld the upper half crenate, lower half entire, ued ons gs 
ally tapering in rt margined petiole; cymes in the axils of the leaves, pedu 
5 aring usually 6 flowers on pedicel to 1.5 em, the bracts linear abelets 
about 7 mm, the pedicels bibracteolate below the middle; ca alyx tube oblong an Se 
1.5 em ae ghtly a the lobes linear subulate 5 mm long, corolla whitish 3.5 
to 4 em long, curved, _the dorsal slit not always extending to the base, is tiie only 
to ig middle, eben 4 near lanceolate glabrous; aeas al column white pubescent at the 
base, as is the dise, glabrons in ds gta Bote the two lower anthers penicillate; style 
elightly pubescent, inner side = column hispid with white hair in the 
iower half, berry ated seeds oe whitis 
A small tree 10 to 20 feet tall, with few very robust branches, having at first 
glance the aspect of a Dracaena. It is soft-wooded, and glabrous. This very 
curious tree, which has almost an antediluvian appearance, comes nearly between 
Clermontia and Cyanea. Its decidedly eymose inflorescence places it with the 
former genus, while the dorsal slit of the corolla does not always extend to the 
base, but the middle. It also has a characteristic of the genus Delissea, and that 
is the thickened portion or knob in the flower bud about the middle, indicating 
the termination of the dorsal slit; though the seeds, which in Delissea are deeply 
wrinkled, are smooth and shining in the species in question. 
This remarkable tree is undoubtedly one of the oldest forms of our Hawaiian 
Lobelioideae, as it is so strikingly different from all the rest of the Lobelioideae 
inhabiting these islands. 
This particular species was discovered by the writer October 11, 1910, on the 
Island of Maui, on the western slopes of Mt. Haleakala, on the crater of Puu- 
Nianiau, at an elevation of 7000 feet, in a locality where no one would expect to 
find a member of this wonderful tribe. It grows in open, dry scrub in company 
with plants belonging to the upper forest zone, such as Raillardia platyphylla, 
Argyroxiphium virescens, Sophora chrysophylla, Santalum Haleakalae, ete. Un- 
fortunately, only three trees are in existence, and as they are peculiar to the 
above locality, it will not be long before they will have shared the fate of so 
many of our native trees, becoming extinct, as cattle have free access and browse 
on the lower branches within their reach. The writer appealed to the manager 
of Haleakala ranch to protect these trees from the ravages of cattle, which he 
kindly promised to do. 
The type specimen is No. 8595 in the Herbarium of the College of Hawaii. 
CYANEA Gaud. 
(Kittelia Reichb., Marcrochilus Presl.) 
Calycine lobes oe gece length, king dentate to foliaceous; the dorsal slit of the 
aye 
corolla extending to middle. Th lower small anthers or all penicillate; Rees 
erustaceous acneay ae Shrubs or “smnall trees with erect sie! stem or bran get 
occasionally covered with thorns. Leaves entire, lobed, or pinnate. Flowers bluish o 
purple or white in axillary racemes. 
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