148 ARALIACEAE, [Cheirodendron. 
Leaves longer than broad; stigmas mostly 3 . 2 : ‘ 2 . C, Gaudichaudii. 
Leaves broader than long; stigmas mostly 5 . : : ; 3 . C. platyphyllum. 
1. C. Gaudichaudii, Seem. Journ. Bot. V, 236. — A tree, 30—50 ft. high. 
Leaflets 3 or 5, the outer ones smaller, petioled, ovate, oblong or obovate, 
the margin eae thickened and appressedly toothed or serrulate, with 
a gland in the n of the tooth or serrature, or nearly entire, charta- 
ceous to coriaceous, quite age oe above. Panicle penta ees 
shorter than the leaves, compact, w —5 nodes to the rhachi Flowers 
2“, greenish. Pedicels 1“. nen ie ovate, spreading, 1— 11/2", 
soon caducous. Stamens nearly as long. Ovary ge sche 3-celled, or 2- 
or 4-celled, rarely 5-celled. Stigmas short and thick, recurved, sessile or 
subsessile on a short stylopod. Drupe ovoid, 3“ long, 2—5-angled when 
ry. — Aralia trigyna, Gaud. in Bot. Freye. p. 474, tab. 98. — Panax 
Gaudichaudii, Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beech, p. 84; DC. Prod. “iy 253. — 
Hedera Gaudichaudii, Gry, in Bot. U. S. E. E. 
On all islands, not uncommon in forests between 2000 and 4000 ft. Called «Olapa» 
and «Mahu» (Molokai) oy the natives, who know how to prepare a blue dye from the 
bark or leaves. e following forms are to be distinguished: 
«. Leaflets as often 5 as 3, ovate-oblong, 3—4!/2/ >< 11/2—2‘, somewhat 
obtuse, deeply crenate or appressedly serrate, on pe of 9—12", the 
common petiole 2—2'/2’, Panicle short, 1!/2—2'/2‘ long, compact. Um- 
bellets 9—12-flowered. Styles generally 3, rarely 2 or 4. — Gaud. l. ¢. 
tab. 98. 
E. Maui! and Hawaii! 
. Leaflets generally 3, rarely 5, ovate or suborbicular, suddenly acu- 
minate, even caudate, raietsty bat sharply dentate or serrate with long 
urved teeth, 3—31/2' % 2—21/2', on petioles of 11/,—11/2‘, the common 
ies very long, 3—4‘. Panicles large, 3—4‘ long; the umbellets 4—5- 
flowered. Stigmas 3 or 2. : 
W. Maui! Molokai! Hawaii! Kohala range. 
Leaflets 3, rarely 5, generally obovate or rounded, even emarginate, 
remotely and faintly dentate, on petioles of 8—15“; the common petiole 
I'/2—2t/2'. Panicle drawn out, pedunculate, the umbellets 7—8-flowered. 
Stigmas 3 or 2. 
Main range of Oahu! 
3. Leaflets 3, broadly ovate, 2'/2— 41/2‘ >< 13/,—3’, obtuse or shortly 
inate, entire, the common petiole 3—-41/2'. Panicle large and open, 
with ote pies to an umbellet. Styles 3, 4 or 5. — Panax ovatum, 
H. & A. 
Oahu! eh ee Niihau (Lay & Collie). 
e. Leaflets subentire, smaller, membranous, the common petiole 2—2'/2'- 
Bevis 2—5. ‘ 
Kauai! « 
