Pelea.| RUTACEAE. 67 
_~ var. — Leaves 3 in a whorl, otherwise as in 8. 
Oahu! Halemano. 
var. lucens. — Leaves small, elliptical, 2—3‘  1—1'/2‘, on petioles 
of 3—6“, bluntly acuminate, pale, glabrous and shining on both sides, 
densely dotted: the marginal nerve close to the edge and straight. the 
florescence 3—7—11-flowered, glabrous and short, not exceeding 6“, the 
ultimate pedicels short and angular as above. Petals of fertile fl. 2“, of 
2—3"", sule as in 
ahu! Kaala range porte, nie belongs M. & B's 208. 
18.7. sore Gray, ae C. Be: oat, pl. 38. & tol tree, 20— ees or 
morein height, cent. Lea 
opposite, obovate ee 3—6’ KX 2—3'/2‘, on petioles of a2! ae 
even emarginate and mucronulate at the apex, little contracting below, 
pale and ae coriaceous, with prominent reddish rib and nerves, the 
marginal nerve rather near the edge, the midrib oo at least in 
the early stage, pubescent or hairy. Inflorescence paniculat in no. 12, 
but the flowers larger and r eddish and their ultimate carers longer, 
1—1!/2", and slightly thickened. Bracts 11/2. —— pubescent, 11/2—2”. 
Petals of sterile fl. 4, glabrous. Ovary pubescent. Capsule glabrous, 
large, 1—1!/2' transversely and 4—5” high, the shee parted to 3/4 their 
length, horizontally spreading, stellate, even recurved. Cotyledons plano- 
convex. — Mann, lI. ¢. p. 315. 
Upper regions of Hawaii! and Maui! also Lanai! (leaves smaller and glabrous). 
8 var. grandifolia. — Leaves very large and rpesit obovate-oblong or 
suborbicular, often attaining a size of 9‘ X 51/2‘, chartaceous, with pro- 
minent areoles, the marginal nerve quite distant from the sg sinuate, 
with several meshes intervening. Infl. tomentose, ecimens 
shorter than in «, but the flowers large. Capsule 1‘ across, al more 
than halfw. 
Hawaii! coe near Hilo. 
+ var. ovalifolia. — A tall tree as before. Leaves ovate-oblong, 4—5* 
>< 2—21/2', emarginate or subcordate at the base and generally pointed 
at the apex, coriaceous, the marginal nerve near the edge, midrib and 
nerves at first hairy, but glabrate at last. Infl. 
single panicle 1!/,—2‘ long with 5—9 flowers, or 2 shorter 
owered racemes from ommon short axis. Pedicels 1“, not thickened. 
Sepals tomentose, 11/2—2”. Petals twice as long in the sterile flowers, 
glabrate or puberulous. Capsule as above 
Maui! Waihee and southern slope of Haleakala. one 
ovate and elliptico-oblong, another ovate and obovate pio on 
14. P. orbicularis, sp. n. — A small stunted tree, the young shoots 
coarsely hirsute. Leaves opposite, almost eter 21/2—3‘ in each 
5* 
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