Palmae. 



Specimens of this species were collected by the writer in the Punaluu Mts., 

 Oahu, in August, 1911, and were sent to 0. Beccari, together with other speci- 

 mens of Pritchardia from various islands of the Hawaiian group, all of which 

 proved to be new, including the species in question. The co-type is no. 8822 in 

 the College of Hawaii Herbarium. It grows in the rain forests of the Koolau 

 range, Punaluu, at an elevation of 2500 feet. All four species are here only 

 very briefly described: for complete descriptions see Webbia Vol. IV. 



Pritchardia eriostachia Becc. 



Loulu. 

 (Plate 33.) 



PRITCHARDIA ERIOSTACHIA Becc. in Webbia IV. p. ? 



A small tree 6 to 7 in high, with a gray smooth trunk of 15 to 20 cm in diameter, 

 petioles of leaves 6.5 to 10 dm long, spadices over 1 m long, covered, as are the panicles 

 and spathes, with a dense salmon-colored wool; panicles very small, few branched; fruits 

 elliptical-obovate, about 4 cm long. 



This exceedingly interesting species was also discovered by the writer. It 

 occurs on the southern slopes of the active volcano Mauna Loa on Hawaii, in 

 the dense rain forests of Naalehu, district of Kau, at an elevation of 3000 feet. 



Pritchardia arecina Becc. 



Loulu. 



PRITCHARDIA ARECINA Becc. in Webbia IV. p. ? 



A tall palm 10 m or more high, with a trunk of about 25 cm in diameter, bark some- 

 what longitudinally furrowed; leaves very large on long stout broad woolly petioles; 

 spadices over 1 m long, woolly, panicle short, few-branched, furfuraceous; fruits large, 

 ovate or obovate, 5 cm or more long. 



Only two clumps of this species, which was discovered by the writer, were 

 found on the northern slopes of Mt. Haleakala in the dense swampy forest above 

 Honomanu gorge, at an elevation of 3000 feet. One single tall specimen was 

 also observed above Nahiku on the same mountain at 4000 feet elevation along a 

 stream bed. It is one of the largest species next to Pr. lanigera, of the Kohala 

 Mts., Hawaii. Co-type in the College of Hawaii Herbarium no. 8821. 



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