6S Director's Animal Report. 



Cyanea Juddii sp. nov. 



Caule siinplici, 12 dm. alius; foliis lato-lanccolatis, mt'inljraiiaceis, integer- 

 rimis, subttr pubesccntibus, 6 dm. longis, icS cm. latis, cum petiolis aculeis, 

 2.5 dm. longis; pedunculis 6-9 cm. longis, cum bracteis linearis ab base ad 

 apicem, pedicellis bi-bracteis; floribus magnis, calyce puberulente vel gla- 

 brata, lobis linearibus, obtusis, limbriatis, 9-10 mm. longis, corolla falciformi, 

 extus pubescente 3.2-3.S cm. longa. Bacca ignota. 



Type locality, Pali at the head of Waiahole Valley, Oahu. 

 Only one specimen was seen during a trip in the comany of Messrs. 

 Albert Judd, Dr. C. M. Cooke and others. C. N. Forbes, No. 

 1744, O. February 6, 1912. 



Stem 12 dm. high, without branches. Leaves widely lanceo- 

 late, entire, glabrous above, finely pubescent below, especially 

 along the nerves and mid-vein which is also sparingly aculeate, 

 6 dm. long, 18 cm. wide, with a petiole 2.5 dm. long, sparingly 

 armed with short, stout, yellowish prickles. Peduncles 6-9 cm. 

 long, clothed from the base with linear oblong, obtuse bracts, 

 which are finelj' fimbriate, 9-16 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, the 5-10 

 flowers near the apex, the pedicels bi-bracteate near the middle. 

 Calyx sparingly puberulent or glabrous, the tube obconical, 6 mm. 

 long, the lobes linear oblong, obtuse, with the edges finely serrate. 

 Corolla falciform, striped with dark purple and white, densely 

 puberulent but appearing glabrous in dried specimens, glabrous 

 on the inside, with a deep dorsal slit, 3.2-3.8 cm. long. vStaminal 

 column glabrous, free. Berry not seen. 



I have hesitated for some time in deciding that this is really 

 distinct from C. tritomantha Gray, a species only known from the 

 island of Hawaii. It differs in smaller flowers combined with 

 minor characteristics. Both are readily separated from most other 

 Cyanea by the densely bracted peduncle, but the Oahu species 

 might be confused with the genus Rollandia. It may prove to be 

 closely related to R. truncata Rock. 



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