Rutaeeae. 



Icclcd siiceinu'iis Avitli linear t)).)long leaves Ifi em loiii;', and 3 em wide and 

 lietiolate. 



^V (listinet variet>' I'eeorded as /3 In' IIillel)i'and tlie writer eelleeted in the type 

 l(iealit.\", liaek of AVahia'wa. in the nortli fork of Kaui^onahna ijnleh ; the leaves 

 are narrow' and on rather lon^ petioles of o to 4.5 em, fiowerinn', frnitinji' Jlay 15, 

 1!HI!), no. 30,33. 



^\ more I'olnist variety wa.s collected on Hawaii in the Kohala monntains, with 

 stout l)raiielies and petioles; flowerint;' and fruiting Jnne, liUlt, no. S3()(i. 



Ilillelirand's var. y "was collected alonu' the u'overnment I'oad above (llenwood 

 and near the Volcano of Kilanea on Hawaii, frnitinL;- no. 8775, April, Iflll; July, 

 l!)!!; Deeemlier, 1911. 



Pelea Ccokeana Rock sp. nov. 



JIr;Liu-lu's densely foliate at the emls; leaves obo\'ate-oliloiiu, or oljo\';ite, or e\'en 

 o\":it(', ijn;[terii.-ite, roiimleil at the apex or emarginate, atteiuiate at tlic base, rounded or 

 sulioiiiar^'iiiate, uliylitlv aiiriculate, siibsessile, thick coriaceous, 0]ia(|ne, with a prominent 

 iiiidrili, le.aves punctate underneath, intrauuirginal nerve almost straight, close to tlu= 

 edfje of the leat, '>.'< to 14 cm long, 2..j to d.o cm wide; inflorescence as in /'. el iisitii-falUi 

 in fasci(des; male flowers: sepals ovate acute, petals twice the length, acute, stamens S, 

 J as long as the petals, the remaining shorter ami of unequal size, fil.aments broad, anthers 

 \"ery short, acute, deeply eniargiuate at the base, ovary glabrous, style 1 mm, with a 

 blnntl>' 4-lobed stigma, lobes minute; female flowers smallei', petals slightly longer than 

 the sepals, stamens uiinnte, less than 1 mm, ovary flat, cii'cul.'O' in outline, style filiform, 

 1 mm, with a 4-lol)ed stignui; capsule as in /-". cli(ni<iif<ili(i but smaller. 



This ei'rtainly very variable species, which is liere n;imed in honor of Mr. 

 (ieor!4e I' Cooke of IMolokai, occurs in the dense rain forests above Katnokn, on 

 the leewai'd side of ;\Iolokai, at an elevation of -lOdO feet. It is a small tree, 

 thonuh often inclined to be shrubby with rather stiff and stont 1)ranclies. It 

 occurs all ((\'er Rlolokai in various forms, l:)ut always in the dense rain forest. It 

 is ehisely allied to /-■ i-Jusiacfolia, and perhaps also to 1' (turiniJacfoJia. The 

 leaves are, how(n'er, nnicli larger, snbsessile, of thick tiwture, tile intloi'escence 

 sniallei' as well as the capsules; the tree has an entirely different aspect with its 

 stout liranches, M'hich remind somewhat of V inicrdcai-jia from Kauai. 



The type material was collecteel on the Island of Molok'ai in the swampy forest 

 al)o\'e Iv;imoku camp, at an elevation of -lOOO feet; flow(M-ing and fruiting no. 

 ii26-2. .March 23, lOlO. Flowering April 10, 101 0. no. 7075, from W;iilau Pali, 

 :\Iolokai, elevation 4000 feet. 



Pelea Fauriei Lc\l. 



PELEA FAURIEI Levi, in Fedde Kej.ert. X. 111-14 (1911) 1',?,. 



\ clnsiaefolia <<ray al'lini distiuguitui': cortice ni^'resci^nte, ranuilis rngv)sis \'(d articn- 

 latis; foliis lii'eN'ibiis et minoriVjUs 1 to ." x 1 to - cm opacis, subs(issi libiis, prid'nse nigrn- 

 pniictatis et snbtns cons|)icne tomentosis et validissiuie, reticulatis; capsnla et cetera fere 

 /'. rlii^l(i(f(i!i(ii', 



A I'. KiKxU'i adhorret colore jiallido foliorum; floribus bre\iter f.-isciculatis, et dnplo 

 ma joribus. 



.Mobdiai: K.auudo, 1 anO ni, I'nkoo, bdO m, uiaio-.jun. IDKI; Panrie no. 1111, 203. 



Thi' |)lant ill (|nestion "was eollect(.'d lirst by Ihe writer in April, lillO, in the 



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