Heller : plants of the Hawaiian islands. 889 



€yrtandra lessoniana Gaud. Bot. Voy. Uranie, 447, pi. 54.' 

 1830. 

 This appears to be a variable species, and forms between it 

 and G. pickeringii are found. My No. 2300 a has characters 

 which point toward the latter species. The leaves are broader 

 and thicker than in the typical plant, but it has the calyx lobes 

 parted to the base, as is ordinary. No. 2896 appears to be typ- 

 ical. It was collected on Konahuanui, back of Honolulu, at 

 elevations of 1500 to 2000 feet. 



Cyrtandra lessoniana pachyphylla Hillebr. PI. Haw. Is. 331. 



1888. 



A form which appears to belong here, was collected on the 

 slopes of Konahuani, at an elevation of about 2500 feet. The 

 leaves are thick and leathery with prominent veins, and are 

 densely tomentose on the lower side. The peduncles are one 

 flowered. 



May 23 (2351). 



Cyrtandra longifolia (Wawra) Hillebr. in C. B. Clarke, DC. 

 Monog. Phan. 5:276. 1883. 

 Cyrtaudra paludosa var. longifolia Wawra, Flora (II) 30: 558. 1872. 

 The following is Wawra's description: " Prutex biorgyalis 

 foliis anguste lanceolatis brevissime petiolatis, subtus ad ner- 

 vos brunneo hirsutis integris. Calyce extus hirsute Pauci- 

 ramosus. Folia ad caulis apicem congesta +1 ped. longa, 1£ 

 poll, lata, subtus spongioso furfuracea (novella brunneo to- 

 mentosa) subsessilia vel in petiolum semipollicarem hirsutum 

 repentine — rarius sensim contracta. Calyx tener, cyiindraceus 

 subaequaliter 5 lobus, lobis lanceolatis acutis 3 lin. longis. 

 Corollae tubus gracillis pollicaris. Bacca anguste oblonga, 

 pollicaris. Kauai, Walder von Hanalei; 1991a." To this I must 

 refer my No. 2624, which includes two forms. The leaves are the 

 same shape in both forms, either lanceolate or spatulate lanceo- 

 late, and always contracted at the base, on petioles of almost 

 a half inch in length. The one form is almost smooth, with 

 leaves inclined to be pale underneath. The flowers are on 

 slender pedicels of nearly two inches in length, and are pro- 

 vided with two folicaeous, ovate bracts. The other form has 

 the under sides of the leaves covered with brown scales, or 

 with brown hairs on the petioles, midribs, pedicels and calyx. 

 There is no evidence of bracts on the pedicels, but they show 

 an articulation near the base. The two forms are similar in 

 habit and appearance, and grow together in wet woods along 



