338 MYOPORACEAE. [Cyrtandra. 
8 var. subglabra. — Leaves quaternate or ternate, membranous, almost 
. glabrate ‘and oudih and pale, obovate-oblong, 10—13‘ < 2'/2—4}/2', 
shortly acuminate, saa or dentate, gradually contrasting toward tthe 
base and sessile or running out into a broadly winged petiole. Calyx 
membr: yronelt sparingly dlothea with dark brown hairs or nearly glabrate, 
seldom fusi , but commonly split to the middle or less into broad lan- 
ceolate ‘oh easiuites lobes, Corolla as long as the calyx, more or less 
airy or glabrate. 
ehdbcae Kalae; Maui! Waiehu; Hawaii! valley of Holopalau in Koh 
the € leaves recede from the type by becoming broader and longer ta 
~ inflorescence Tematnent fF ut. Thus an extreme form from Waiehu presents 5 flowers 
yme on a peduncle of 1’, with pedicels of nearly equal length. 
Re if mien. Mann, Enum. no. 313. -— «Low decumbent, 1—2 ft. 
ay fleshy, the stem and euclen shaggy with stiff dark brown reflected 
hairs. Leaves ovate or subcordate, 2'/2—3%/2’ long, on stout petioles of 
ah denticulate, glabrate above, hairy underneath, especially along the 
and veins. Peduncles 1—2-flowered, as long as the petioles. Calyx | 
ns ata oblong, 5-fid, the lobes ovate-lanceolate, sharp acuminate, folia- 
ceous. Corolla slightly exserted, fully 1’ long, quite glabrous, ampliate 
at the throat, with a large spreading limb.» (Descr. from Mann.) — 
Wawra, l. c., var. @ (leaves glabrate). 
Kauai, Wahiawa falls and Waioli, foot of Waialeale. 
8 var. petiolaris. — «Leaves elliptical or oblong, 4‘ long, on petioles 
of the same length or longer, acute at both ends, distantly denticulate, 
sparingly hairy on the upper face, glabrate underneath, excepting the rib 
and veins, which are villous as well as the peduncles and calyces. Pe- 
duncle 1/2‘ long, many-flowered, the pedicels very short. Calyx 6—8", 
with lobes as long as the tube. Corolla 1!/2—2/ long, the exserted portion 
much ampliate.» — Wawra, l. c. p. 562 
_ Waterfall of Hanalei, Kauai. 
+ var. obovata, — «Leaves obovate. Flowers subsessile. Calyx closed, 
aptitiing lavevalty: 4-toothed. Corolla as long as the calyx.» — Wawra, Le. 
ith the preceding. The entire species is unknown to me; var { would appear wd 
belong to the preceding species 
Orver LXIIl. MYOPORACEAE. 
Character of Verbenaceae, but the lobes of corolla and stamens sometimes 
5 or more. Ovary 2—4-(or in some Myoporum 5—10-)celled, each cell 
wel 1 pendulous ovule, or in the 2-celled ovary sometimes with 2 Style 
al, with entire or emarginate stigma. Fruit drupaceous. Bis 
taper in the axis of scanty albumen, the radicle superior. — Shrubs oF 
trees. Leaves without stipules, — alternate. Flowers in cxillny 
clusters, the pedicels bia a bracts 
