Heller: plants of the Hawaiian islands. 843 



pubescence." Mann's original description says they are "glab- 

 ris," and so I find them. Of the "paniculis ferrugineo-puberu- 

 lis," I find traces only in the pistillate specimens, but the 

 inflorescence of the staminate specimens is quite glabrous. A 

 small tree, with grayish bark, collected on the ridge west of 

 the Hanapepe river, Kauai, and also on the ridg8s above Wai- 

 mea, between the foiks of the Waimea river. It occurs on the 

 islands of "Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai." 

 July to October (2497). 



(LAOXYLON A. Juss. Euph. Tent. 43, pi. U f . 1824. 



Claoxylon^tonientosum (Hillebr. ) 



Cluoxylon sandwicense var. tomentosum Hillebr. Fl. Haw. Is. 

 299. 1888. 



These Kauai specimens are certainly distinct from C. sand- 

 wicense. The leaves are large, usually elliptical, and slightly 

 notched at each end, or the younger ones obovate. They are 

 very scabrous and papillose above, thickly pubescent beneath, 

 especially along the veins, with appressed, curved, yellow 

 hairs. Collected on the edge of the plateau above Waimea, 

 Kauai. Knudsen's and Wawra's specimens, which are Hille- 

 brand's type of variety tomentosa, came from the plateau of 

 Halemanu, on the opposite side of the Waimea river. 



October 15 (2878). 



Claoxylon. 



At the head of the valley opposite Gay & Robinson's 

 Hanapepe valley house, island of Kauai, were collected speci- 

 mens which perhaps are referable to G. sandwicense, which is 

 described as follows by Hillebrand : "A small, soft wooded 

 tree or shrub, 10-12 feet high, with pale, spreading branches, 

 the youngest shoots tomentose but soon glabrate. Leaves 

 obovate-oblong, 4-7'x2-3', on petioles of 1-2', shortly acu- 

 minate or obtuse, crenate serrate with callous uncinate teeth, 

 contracted at the base, stiff membranaceous, lurid green, 

 scabro-papillose but glabrate. " Minor points of difference in 

 my specimens are, shorter petioles, and leaves pubescent be- 

 neath with scattered white hairs. They are never acuminate, 

 but rounded, or slightly pointed at the apex. The inflores- 

 cence seems to be injured, as the flowers are imperfect. 

 July 23 (2604). 



