Rutaeeae. 



Wahiawa, May 15, 1909, no. 3026; and Waikane Mts. flowering January 23, 

 1909, no. 1238. The inflorescence in the specimens from the last locality is 

 more than 10-flowered. 



Pelea molokaiensis Hbd. 



PELEA MOLOKAIENSIS Hbd. F\. Haw. Isl. (1888) 65.— Evodia Molokaiensis Drake Del 

 Cast. 111. PI. Ins. Mar. Pao. VI. (1890) 132. 



A small tree about 6 m high, the young shoots slightly puberulous, leaves 10 to 12.5 

 cm long, 6.5 to 8 cm or more wide, on petioles of 12 to 24 mm, or often subsessile, or on 

 petioles of 8 mm (in Lanai specimens), quite glabrous, even on the reddish midrib, 

 obovate, with retuse base and rounded or emarginate apex, the marginal nerve at some 

 distance from the edge, with one or two sets of meshes intervening; flowers glabrous, or 

 puberulous, 2 to 5 in a cyme or pseudo-raceme of 18 to 36 mm in length, the terete slender 

 rhachis with 2 to 3 nodes, the pedicels 10 to 12 mm, nodose near the middle and thickened 

 beyond; sepals triangular, 3 to 4 mm; petals reddish 5 to 6 mm; capsule as in ]'. volcanica 

 20 to 36 mm transversely. 



According to liillebrand this is the most prevailing form on Molokai and is 

 also found on West Maui. The writer's material of this species is scanty and 

 incomplete, several forms having been collected which may be referred to this 

 species. A few plants have sessile leaves, others subsessile, others again on 

 petioles as called for in the description, but the leaves are much smaller. On 

 Lanai the writer collected specimens from a shrub with rambling branches which 

 are undoubtedly Pelea molokaiensis, though differing somewhat from the original 

 description. The leaves are prominently veined on both sides, while Hillebrand 

 says: "nerves little prominent"; the species in question is evidently a very 

 variable one, and as the writer's material of this species is without fruit in 

 every case, the diagnosis is somewhat doubtful. However, no. 8023 from the 

 main ridge of Lanai is here referred to P. molokaiensis, flowering July 25, 1910. 

 At first glance it resembles somewhat Pelea rotundifolia. Hillebrand records a 

 variety /8 (doubtfully) of this species from Oahu, Niu Valley; leaves as in P. 

 orbicularis, all on long petioles. 



Pelea macropus Hbd. 



PELEA MACROPUS Hbd. Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 65.— Evodia macropus Del Oast. III. PI. 

 Ins. Mar. Pao. VI. (1890) 132. 



A small tree about 5 m high, quite glabrous, leaves opposite obovately oblong, con- 

 tracted and not emarginate at the base; flowers single, on a short peduncle of 2 to 4 mm, 

 which bears 1 or 2 pairs of minute bractlets, the pedicels beyond them clavately thickened 

 to the length of 24 to 30 mm; petals greenish; capsule nearly 3.75 cm transversely and 

 8 mm high, its carpels parted more than V2 their length. 



This species was first collected by V. Knudsen of Kauai (no. 189), on which 

 island it is found, probably in the forests of Halemanu, back of Waimea. 



To the writer the species is not known, though a shrubby variety of it occurs 

 on the high plateau of Kauai near Waialeale. 



Pelea pseudoanisata Rock sp. nov, 



A very variable small tree or shrub; branches ascending; every part of the plant 

 emits an exceedingly strong odor of anise, leaves ovate, obovate oblong, or oblong, shining 



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