Pelea.| RUTACEAE. 69 
var. — Tomentum olivaceous. Leaves thick nee sometimes 
emarginate at the base, tomentose below or glabrate. r. and follicles 
tomentose, these not 10" thick as in a. Petals of sterile ri 3” or more. 
s of various length, some very i and 3-flowered, others 6“ long 
ane dow red. Capsule 6— eth in diam. 
Lanai! ewes Makawao se B. peat Gi the dry fore-hills of the first named is- 
land the leaves are much sm 
we var. — Tomentum fulvous. Leaves as in «, somewhat obtuse, tomen- 
ose See or glabrate, rather dark. Capsule ay tomentose, the 
an les 6—8". — P. Hawaiiensis, Wawra, 1. c. p. 
awaii! Kohala range. 
6 var. — A shrub with long rambling branches. Leaves as in 7, but 
larger, thinner and quite glabrate and shining, 5—6’ < 2—3’. Peduncle 
about 6“ long and 5-flowered, the coriaceous capsule fulyo-tomentose, 
beet Gast oe ape develop 
i! Kaw . Kona, In all ‘hides varieties the endocarp is pubescent. 
18. P. elliptica, Hillebr. — A small tree. Leaves thin chartaceous, with 
pellucid dots, elliptico-oblong, 3—5‘ X 1—2!/2‘, on petioles of 4—8, broadly 
obtuse or rounded, even emarginate at both ends, faintly nerved, with 
the sinuous marginal nerve rather distant from the edge, sparsely dotted 
underneath with a pale pubescence, but soon glabrous and pale. Flowers 
1—3 on a short angular peduncle of 1—3”, the pedicels 3“, bracteolate 
below the middle with dentiform bractlets; sometimes several cymes in 
one axilla. Sepals and petals coriaceous, persistent below the capsule, both 
canescent in the bud, but subglabrate at a later period. Sepals 1”, obtuse, 
petals valvate in tho bud, oblong, ioe Style obscurely 4lobed, 
almost capitate in the sterile flowers. Follicles pice to the base, 
gray-puberulous, 4—5‘, thin papery, dehiscent in both sutures, one or 
more abortive. Endocarp glabrous. — Melicope elliptica, Gray, 1. c. p. 353. 
— Mann, 1. c. p. 317. — P. Kaalae, Wawra, 1. c. p. 110 
Oahu! Kaala range. 
8 var. — Leaves broad and emarginate at both ends, the midrib and 
principal nerves softly pubescent below. Sepals and petals gray puberulous, 
as above, a 
Maui! Oloal ‘ 
var. — Leaves elongate, subacuminate, 4—6’  1'/2—2', on petioles 
of 1‘, softly pubescent underneath. wers 3—7 on a short axis, Sepals 
and petals senescent ascoaaelg Endocarp glabrous. 
Maui! Hamakua 
8 var. elongata: — Shrubby, quite glabrous. Leaves elongate and 
subacuminate. Peduncle aegis and slender, 6—12” long, 3-flowe 
