Palmae. 



Beccari in his notes following the description says*: "According to Hille- 

 brand this palm seems to appear to grow spontaneously in the Hawaiian Islands 

 npon cliffs of the northern coast of Molokai, but is also frequently cultivated 

 on the other islands. (Native name Loulu lelo.)" 



He continues as follows: "I have not seen fronds which could be referred 

 with certainty to this species. Therefore their characters, as well as relative 

 indications of the trunk, I have taken from Hillebrand's description. 



"The spadices examined by me measure all together 55 cm, of which 23 cm 

 fall to the peduncle, but of this, probably there is a small portion missing; 

 the one at hand is slightly compressed and fugaciouslj^ pubescent. The panicle 

 is rather diffuse, as a whole ovate — thyrsoid, a little unlaterally incurved. Of 

 the spathes there ought to be five (Hillebr.), but of the mentioned specimen the 

 first portion of the peduncular part is missing." 



This species was not collected by the writer, but numerous palms were ob- 

 served growing on the cliffs of Wailau, Molokai, near the sea, w^hich probably 

 belong to this species. 



Pritchardia remota Becc. 



Loulu. 



PRITCHARDIA REMOTA Beec. in Malesia III. (1889) 294.— Pr. Gaudichaudii (non H. 



Wendl). Hillebr. PI. Haw. Isl. (1888) 450 (partim).— Washingtonia remota 0. Ktze. 



Eev. Gen. PI. II. (1891) 737.— Eupritchardia remota 0. Ktze. Eev. Gen. PI. III. 2. 



(1898) 323. 

 Spadix more ample than in Pr. Gaudiehaudii, inferior branches divided into numerous 

 simple subapirally disposed sinuous branchlets, calyx sharply 3-dentate. 



Hillebrand writes (p. 451) that this palm covers a part of Bird Island, a small 

 volcanic rock 400 miles N. E. of Kauai, and also writes that seeds were brought 

 to Honolulu in the j^ear 1858 by the late Dr. Rooke, and that the palm is supposed 

 to grow in the Palace court. 



Beccari says that the above description was drawn from a floriferous spadix 

 sent to Kew by Hillebrand. 



This palm is not known to the writer, but on Laysan Island Prof. Bryan saw 

 a single palm with a short trunk which is probably Beccari 's Pr. remota. 



Pritchardia minor Becc. 

 Loulu. 

 PRITCHARDIA MINOR Beccari Webbia III. (1910) 137. 



Under the above name, 0. Beccari published a species of Pritchardia which 

 was collected by the writer back of Halemanu in the swampy forest near Alakai 

 swamp. Only mature fruits were collected by the writer, as the palm was 

 then not in flower and only a single panicle with old fruits had remained on 

 the tree. The seeds were taken to Honolulu and were sent to Dr. Francesci of 



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