6o Director's Anmial Report. 



lyabordia I/ydgateii, sp. nov. 



Frutex vel arbuscvila, ramulis pubescentibus; foliis ellipticis vel obovatis, 

 supra glabris, subtus hirsutis, 5.9-7.4 cm. longis, 2.1-2.9 cm. latis, cum petio- 

 lis 0-3 mm. longis; cy mis 6-21 floris, pilosis, bracteis subulatis; floribus par- 

 vis, flavis; calyce lobis lanceolatis, 2 mm. longis, corolla glabra, tuba gracili, 

 5 mm. longa, lobulis lanceolatis, 2.5-3 nim. longis. Capsula globosa, 4 mm. 

 lata, 2-valvis. 



Type localit}-, Wahiawa drainage basin, Kauai; ridges near 

 the swamp. Rev. J. M, L/ydgate, flowering and fruiting speci- 

 mens, no date. C.N.Forbes, No. 179, K. August, 1909, flower- 

 ing specimens. 



Shrub or small tree with pubescent branchlets. Leaves ellip- 

 tical to obovate in outline, glabrous above, hirsute below, 5.9-7.4 

 cm. long, 2.1-2.9 cm. wide, with petiole not over 3 mm. long. 

 The cyme open, slender and pilose, 6-21-flowered. Flowers small, 

 pale yellow. Calyx parted to near the base, the lobes lanceolate, 

 2 mm. long, a little less than half the length of the corolla tube. 

 Corolla glabrous without, pilose within, the slender tube about 

 5 mm. long; the slender spreading, lanceolate lobes, about one 

 half that length or slightly longer. Capsule globose, smooth, not 

 winged, 2-valved, 4 mm. in diameter. 



This species has smaller fruits than any other species known to 

 me. In general appearance the plant might suggest L. hirtclla 

 Mann, but the floral characters are essentially different. 



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