Campanulaceae. 



the ground. It was discovered by the writer in July, 1910, in- the lower forests 

 of Kohala, Hawaii, and in the gulches on the windward side, along the streams 

 at an elevation of 1500 to 2500 feet, where it is not uncommon. It is exceedingly 

 handsome when in flower; the numerous dark-purple corollae in the axils of the 

 leaves give it a pleasing appearance. It flowers during the summer months. The 

 type is Xo. 8810 in the Herbarium of the College of Hawaii. 



This very interesting and handsome Lobelia is peculiar to Kohala, Hawaii, 

 after which district it is named. It was also observed along the lower Kohala 

 ditch trial when in company with Mr. Bluett. 



Clermontia leptoclada Rock sp. nov. 



Branches slender loosely foliose; leaves oblong acuminate at both ends 12 to 18 cm 

 long by 2.5 to 4 cm wide, denticulate with callous teeth, dark green above, with a dark 

 purple-bluish tinge at the margins and apex, glabrous above, coriaceous, with impressed 

 veins, pale underneath and sparingly hispid along the veins and midrib, on petioles of 

 4 to 6 cm; flowers all along the slender stem on cymosely branching hirsute peduncles 

 of 2.5 to 4 cm, which are bracteate in the upper third; pedicels two usually three to four 

 1.5 to 3.5 cm long, bibracteolate at the middle, the bractlets linear subulate 5 mm long; 

 calyx, ovarian portion subglobose, the tube as long as the corolla, purplish with promi- 

 nent hispid nerves; corolla slightly arcuate 4.5 cm long, lobes linear lanceolate, dark purple, 

 hispid with white hair; staminal column purplish puberulous, the anthers hirsute along 

 the sutures, bluish purple, the lower ones penicillate; fruit globose 2.5 cm in diameter; 

 seeds brown smooth shining. 



This species, which becomes a tree of 18 to 20 feet in height, was discovered 

 by the writer near the summit of the Kohala mountains on Hawaii, along the 

 Alakahi and Kawainui ditch trail at an elevation of 4200 feet, during the month 

 of July, 1909, at which time it was found in flower and fruit. It is one of the 

 many remarkable Lobelioideae which inhabits our high swampy plateaus. The 

 type is No. 4760 in the Herbarium of the College of Hawaii. 



Clermontia Hawaiiensis (Hbd.) Rock. 

 (Plate 199.) 



CLERMONTIA HAWAIIENSIS (Hbd.) Eock. Clermontia macrocarpa var. Hawaiiensis 



Hbd. Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 241. 



Leaves ovate-obovate, oblong, undulate dark green, glossy above, glabrous, lighter 

 underneath, pubescent along the veins and midrib; the veins impressed; 15 to 22 cm long, 

 3 to 6 cm wide on petioles of 2.5 to 3 cm reddish; peduncles 2 to 4 flowered, 3 to 6 cm 

 long, pedicels 2 to 4 cm long; peduncle bibracteate in the upper fourth, bracts foliace- 

 ous 2 to 3.5 cm long, linear oblong denticulate, pedicels bibracteolate at the 

 middle and at their common base, puberulous, calyx subglobose, the ovarian portion pro- 

 nouncedly 10 ridged, the dorsal one almost wing-like, the tube green or purplish 6 to 6.5 

 cm long, as long or even longer than the corolla; the dorsal slit extending to the base, 

 the lateral slits beyond the middle, each lobe strongly nerved, each nerve being a continua- 

 tion of a ridge of the ovarian portion of the calyx; corolla slightly arched thickened 

 toward the apex in the bud; staminal column glabrous, green or purple, anthers pale purple 

 or dark hirsute along the sutures or glabrous, the two lower only penicillate, berry large 

 3 cm in diameter, 10 ridged, orange yellow. 



This shrub or small tree reaches a height of 20 or more feet. It is a very 

 variable species; the leaves are sometimes oblong or ovate, the peduncle either 

 very long and then twice as long as the pedicels and two-flowered, or as long 

 as the pedicels or little longer and then four-flowered ; the two inner pedicels 



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