70 Director's Annual Report. 



Cyanea profuga, sp. nov. 



Caule simplici, 18-24 f^'"- altus; foliis late-ellipticiis, acuminatis, basi 

 acutis, undulatis, glabris, 23.4 cm. longis, 9.8 cm. latis, cum petiolis 12.2 cm. 

 longis; pedunciilis glabris, 2.8-4.1 cm. longis, pedicellis, 9-10 mm. longis; 

 floribus albis, calyce glabris, tnbis cylindricis, 7 mm. longis, lobis oblongis, 

 5 mm. longis; coroUis sub-erectis, glabris, 3.4 cm. longis, columnis stamineis 

 glabris. Bacca ignota. 



Type locality, Mapulehu Valley, Molokai. C. N. Forbes, 

 No. 313, Mo. July, 1912. The upper part of Mapulehu Valley 

 was used as a place of refuge in times of war. 



Stem simple, 18-24 dm, high. Leaves broadly elliptical, acu- 

 minate, acute at the base, undulate, somewhat irregularly so, 

 glabrous, pale whitish below, the petioles rather long, 23.4 cm. 

 long, 9.8 cm. wide, with petiole 12.2 cm. long. Peduncle naked 

 below, glabrous, 9-12 -flowered, 2.8-4.1 cm. long, the pedicels 

 9-10 mm. long. Calyx cylindric-obconical, glabrous, the tube 

 7 mm. long, the lobes oblong with rounded apex, 5 mm. long. 

 Corolla white, slender, sub-erect, glabrous, with dorsal slit nearly 

 to the base, 3.4 cm. long. Staminal column and anthers glabrous. 

 Berry not seen. 



The habit of the plant and the leaves bear a striking resem- 

 blance to C. ac2iminata (Cham.) Hbd., but otherwise the plant 

 is very different. Another plant, Forbes, No. 240, Mo., collected 

 on the Pelekunu trail on the same island, is probably the same 

 species; but not having flowers or fruit this cannot be definitely 

 decided at present. ['86] 



