Campanulaceae. 



shorter and thicker ( almost four-cornered) than the two outer pedicels. In the 

 four-flowered specimens the corolla is purple, while in the long peduncled, two- 

 flowered specimens the corolla is either whitish or green. 



This species occurs in the semi-wet forest on the land of Keauhou about three 

 miles from the Volcano House. It becomes exceedingly plentiful as one pene- 

 trates into the interior. It usually grows on the trunks of Cibotium tree ferns 

 or is also occasionally terrestrial. It is associated with Acacia Koa, Metrosideros 

 polymorplia, Perrottetia sandivicensis, Stranssia sp., Myoporu-m sandwicense, etc. 



The specimens found lower down along the government road come nearer 

 to Cl. macrocarpa; while the plants found back of Hilo are Clermontia macro- 

 carpa. The plants found below the Volcano House and those beyond Shipman's 

 paddock on Keauhou, cannot be very well separated, and therefore the writer 

 found it advisable to make it a species, as the plants from the type locality can 

 certainly not be called a variety of Cl. macrocarpa. 



Collected April, 1911, July, 1911, and July 9, 1912, in company with Mr. 

 AY. M. Giffard. The type is No. 8803 in the College of Hawaii Herbarium. 



Clermontia Gaudichaudii (Gaud.) Hbd. 

 Halia or Hahaaiakamanu. 



CLERMONTIA GAUDICHAUDII (Gaud.) Hbd. Fl. Haw. . Isl. (1888) 243; Del. Cast. 

 111. Fl. Ins. Mar. Pacif. VII (1892) 211. Delissea clermontioides Gaud. Voy. Bon 

 (1838) pi. 47, (1866) p. 64; Gray Proc. Am. Acad. V (1862) 147; H. "Mann. 

 1. c. p. 178; Wawra in Flora (1873) 8. Clermontia clermontioides Heller PI. 

 Haw. Isl. (1897) 906. Clermontia Clermontioides (Gaud.) Heller, would really be 

 correct but owing to the silliness of the combination. Hillebrand's name is here 

 retained. 



Leaves elliptico oblong to lanceolate 8 to 12 cm x 1.5 to 4 cm on petioles of 2 to 3 

 cm, acute at both ends, crenulate, glabrous, pale and dull, chartaceous; peduncle short 

 about 1 cm; pedicels 12 to 15 mm, bracts 1 mm; calyx broad campanulate about 15 mm 

 high with 5 short acute teeth; coroUa arched as much as in C. oblort-gifolia, about 4 -cm 

 long and 1 cm wide, greenish purple; anthers pale, glabrous; berry globose, furrowed, 

 22 to 25 mm in diameter. 



This species, which is peculiar to the middle forest region of the Island of 

 Kauai, is either a shrub or small tree, with many candelabra-like branches form- 

 ing a beautiful round or flatish crown. It grows mainly along stream beds, and 

 is plentiful along Waialae gulch (4000 feet). It also grows in the swampy high 

 plateau in gray, muddy soil, or can often be found on other trees between their 

 main branches in accumulated humus. 



It ascends even as high as to the foot of Mt. Waialeale (4600 feet), where it 

 grows in company with the curious Gunnera petaloidea, or Apeape, along Ka- 

 luiti and Kailiili streams. 



The natives, as well as the birds, are very fond of the large, sweet, yellow 

 berries, from which the tree receives its name, Haha or Oka being the native 

 generic name for all Clermontiae. while ai a l;a manu is the specific one, meaning 

 " eaten by the birds." 



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