Eugenia. | MYRTACEAE. 129 
2. E. (Syzygium) Sandwicensis, Gray, Bot. U.S. E. Exp. p. 519. — A tall 
tree, sometimes attaining a height of 40—60 ft., glabrous, t st branches 
ia sharply margined. Leaves obovate or oboyate-oblong, —41/o/ & 
11/2— ys on petioles of about 6“, obtuse, subcoriaceous, ant green, the 
marginal nerve sasaki Cymes simple or compound, in the axils 
of the upper leaves, the common peduncle angular and elongate, 1— 11/2‘, 
the staal only abo 3 ee hi articulate and bibracteolate below the calyx ; 
bractlets small triangular. Calyx turbinate, 1'/2—2" long, 4-lobed, the 
small ee ay “) extending down to the disk, imbricate, early deciduous. 
Petals obovate, often emarginate, pinkish, about 1”, generally discreet, 
but sometimes united and falling off together. Stamens 20—30, shorter 
than the petals. Style short. Ovary 2-celled, with 10 or more ovules in 
each cell. Berry turbinate or globose, flat at the top, 4—5“ in diameter, 
Seeds 1 or 2, with a pale thin testa, the thick cotyledons not 
consolidated. 
8 var. parvifolia. Leaves 1'/2—2' 1—11fe'. 
From Kauai to i (probably ean on Ha bisorg tom = altitudes of 1000—3000 ft. 
Nat. name: «Ohia ha». The fruit is resinous-astringent, insipid. 
3. E. rariflora, Benth. in Journ. Bot. I, 221. — A tall shrub with 
terete glabrous branches. Leaves broad, ovato- or elliptico-oblong, or 
rhomboidal and acuminate, or obovate and obtuse, even suborbicular, 
1t/.—3‘ KX 1—13/4‘, on short aie “) petioles, glabrous, pale ai shining 
above, ee with minute oil-dots. Flowers solitary in t) ils 
0 re near the apex of short foliaceous axillary bu ds or spurs, 
on eat oh pedicels of 4—8“', which are minutely bibracteolate below the 
calyx. Calycine tube puberulous, subglobose, 2", not produced, its 4 lobes 
obovate or oblong, of the same length and imbricate. Petals 4, obovate, 
3—4", thin, patent. Stamens numerous, as long as the petals, all free. 
Style short, slightly curved. Ovary 2-celled, each cell with 8 amphitropous 
ovules. Berry a nee 4—6“ in diameter, crowned with the 
calyx-lobes. Seeds 1 or 2 adeaiiding. globose, with a thin membranous 
testa, filling the eh the thick cotyledons not consolidated, the minute 
radicle slightly bent. — Gray, l. ¢. p. 514, pl. 60. — Jossinia cotinifolia, 
ook. & Arn. in Bot. Beec Beech. p. 62. — Fil. Vit. p. 78. — Our plant differs 
from that of the Southern islands in having thicker, more strongly 
veined, apne leaves and a smaller fruit. 
u! Wailupe; Maui, Wailuku; on the lower ridges. 
B var. Daniceit Leaves narrow elliptical or almost lanceolate, about 
1‘ long. 
Northern slope of Kaala! Oahu (Lydgate). 
This species, which hitherto was not t known from the Ha Hawaiian Islands, is 
common on the Society, Samoa and Viti groups. In Tahiti it is called 
«Totoe 
Hiliebrond, Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. 
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