174 -^"^ Hana Kapa. 



together. In the old days their knowledge of tree and plant, and their qnalities, 

 economic or therapeutic, was considerable, and the}' had a name for each and every 

 one. Even two score 3'ears ago I seldom found a mature native who could not give 

 me the Hawaiian name of any tree I found in the mountain forests. 



It seems well to add to the list of raw material the principal woods preferred for 

 the beaters, anvils and other necessary tools. By consulting the list of le kuku it 

 will be seen that the greater part of these beaters was the produce of the kaiiila tree, 

 and so great was its toughness that it was also in demand for the fabrication of the 

 large and heav}- spears, the daggers and other weapons. 



Alphitonia Reissek, in Endlich. Gen. logS. — Flores hermaphroditi. Calyx 

 5-fidus, tubus late obconicns, lobis 3-angulari-ovatis acutis patentibus intns carinatis. 

 Petala sub disco inserta, subelongata, involnta. Stamina 5, iilamentis filiformibus, 

 petalis involnta. Discus crassus, pilosns, tubum cahxis implens, 5-gonus. Ovarium 

 disco immersum et cum eo confluens, 2-3-lobum, 2-3-loculare, in stjlum 2-3-fidum 

 attennatnm, stigmatibus obtusis. Drnpa globosa v. late ovoidea, infra medium 

 calvcis tubo annulata, atra, 2-3-pyrena, epicarpio suberoso sicco pnlvere atro v. rubro 

 farcto, pvrenis lignosis v. crasse crustaceis intus longitudinaliter dehiscentibiis. 

 Seniina late oblonga, compressa, plano-convexa, arillo membranaceo laxo fragili apice 

 pcrvio induta, testa cornea coriacea v. ossea nitida, albumine cartilagineo v. carno.so; 

 cotyledoncs orl)iculatae, crassiuscuh-e, planse ; radicula brevis. — Arbores interdum 

 proceras, ramulis ferrugineo-tomentosis. Folia alterna, petiolata, ovato-v. oblongo- 

 lanceolata, integerrima, parallele penninervia, venulis crebris striolata, subtus incana, 

 superne sicco atra. Stipulse parvae, deciduae. Cyni?e axillares et terminales. Flores 

 ferruginei. Drupa; majusculte. Tahiti, Fiji, Borneo, Philippines. (H. & B.) 



A. excelsa Mann, Enum. 87. — A fine tree, 50-90 ft., the ^-oung branches rust}' 

 tomentose. Stipules subulate, soon caducous. Leaves ovate-oblong or lanceolate 

 2-6X'4-2 in., on petioles of 'i-i in. generall}- acute, entire, coriaceous, dark green 

 and glabrous above, rusty tomentose beneath. Flowers in the axils of 3'oungest leaves 

 in short tomentose dichotomous cymes. Calyx tomentose, leather}-, the lobes promi- 

 nently ridged and expanded. Petals half as long as the calyx lobes, of delicate tex- 

 ture, spathulate and cucullate from a narrow flat base, enclosing the short stamens. 

 Anthers short, ovoid, emarginate at the base. Disk pentagonal. Style very short, 

 2-3-fid. Fruit globose, 7-9 lines in diameter, enclosed to the middle by the adnate 

 calyx, almost indehiscent. Arillns dark red enveloping the whole seed, opening by a 

 transverse slit at the top. Cotyledons broad oblong; radicle papilliform. On dry 

 slopes of most of the islands but not common. Kaitila of the natives. 



