^8 Director's x4nnual Report. 



I/abordia kaalae, sp. nov. 



Arbuscula 36 dm. alta; foliis ellipticis vel elliptico-oblongis, basi truiica- 

 tis, eniarginatis vel sub-cordatis, apice acutis, subtus tomentosis, 8.2-12.2 cm. 

 longis, 4.3-5.8 cm. latis, cum petiolis, 1.1-1.5 cm. longis; floribus viridis, 

 paniculato-cymosis, bracteis subulatis; calyce pubescente, lobis lanceolatis, 

 2-4 mm. longis; corolla glabra, tuba gracili, 9-ro mm. longa, lobulis triangu- 

 laris, 2-3 mm. longis, ovario pubescenti. Cap.sula ignota. 



Type locality, ridges of Kaala at the head of Mokuleia valley, 

 Oahu. C. N. Forbes, No. 1790, O. April 29, 1912. 



A slender tree 36 dm. high, with dark bark. Leaves ellipti- 

 cal to elliptic-oblong in outline, with the base slightly truncate 

 and emarginate or sub-cordate, apex acute, glabrous above, pale 

 below with fine tomentum, 8.2-12.2 cm. long, 4.3-5.8 cm. wide, 

 with petioles 1.1-1.5 cm. long. Flowers greenish, many, 9 to 25, 

 on a distinctly peduncled, pubescent, paniculate cyme, the bract- 

 lets subulate. Calyx divided to near the base, the lobes lanceo- 

 late, pubescent, 2-4 mm. long. Corolla with a slender tube of 

 about 9-10 mm. in length and triangular lobes of about 2-3 mm. 

 long, glabrous. Anthers projecting beyond the tube. Ovary 

 pubescent. Capsule not seen. 



This is most probably closest related to Z-. mevibranacea Maun, 

 the inflorescence resembling that of L. tinifolia Gray. 



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