Rutaceae. 



the Kohala mountains grows a species with exceedingly strong anise odor, even 

 more so than in the Kauai plant, but it does not retain its odor. The capsules are 

 three times as large as those of the Mokihana and resemble very much the cap- 

 sules of P. volcanica. 



The Mokihana fruits abundantly during the early fall, especially during the 

 month of September, when the trees are loaded with the mature capsules. 



Pelea Wawreana Rock sp. nov. 



Leaves elliptico-oblong or obovate-oblong, oppo.site, bright green, thiek coriaceous, 

 shining above, dull underneath, glabrous throughout, even on the reddish prominent mid- 

 rib, rounded at the apex, often retuse, more or less pellucid, euneate or often rounded at 

 the base, veins prominent united by an arched intramarginal nerve which is close to the 

 edge of the leaf at the base, and more or less distant toward the apex, the secondary veins 

 about parallel in angles of about 85° to the midrib, 8 to 15 cm long, 4 to 7 cm wide, on 

 stout petioles which are thickened near the blade, angular when young, 2 to 3 cm long; 

 inflorescence axillary, 2 to 3 flowered, young bud pubescent; peduncle stifl:. thick, about 

 5 mm or little longer, pubescent, bracteate, the pedicels half the length, bibracteolate at 

 the middle; capsule cuboid, scarcely notched, 12 to 14 mm in diameter, about 10 mm 

 high, the cocci one to two seeded, endocarp glabrous. 



This species, named in memory of the author's compatriot, Dr. H. Wawra of 

 the Austrian exploring expedition, is a small tree 10 to 15 feet high with a short 

 trunk which is vested in a smooth brown bark; the branches are ascending, 

 robust and very tough. It is probably related to P. sapotaefolia, from which it 

 differs in the opposite glabrous leaves and much smaller cuboid capsules. 



It is not uncommon on the slopes of Konahuanui, but especially along the 

 Manoa cliff trail at an elevation of about 2000 feet, together with Perrottetia 

 sandwicensis, Hibiscus, Maba sandwicensis, Straiossia Kaduana, and others. 



Collected November 30, 1912, and fruiting February 2, 1913, in company with 

 Dr. E. A. Back. The type is no. 10220 in the Herbarium of the College of 

 Hawaii. 



A pubescent form of this species was collected at Wahiawa in the north fork 

 of Kaukonahua Gulch of the Koolau range on May 15, 1909, flowering and 

 fruiting (no. 3020). 



The leaves are pubescent along the midrib; the inflorescence, which is 5 to 7 

 flowered, is covered with a yellowish tomentum, as are the sepals. The petals 

 are glabrous ; the female flowers are rather small, only 3 mm in length ; stamens 

 about 0.5 mm, ovary hirsute, style thick with a bluntly four-lobed stigma. 



Pelea Zahlbruckneri Rock sp. nov. 

 (Plates 86, 87.) 



Leaves opposite, large, elliptical oblong, obovate oblong, or oblong or suborbicular, 

 thin chartaceous, rounded or retuse at the apex, almost euneate at the base, midrib promi- 

 nent, secondary veins more or less parallel, at not quite right angles to the midrib, 

 united by an arched intramarginal nerve which is quite distant from the revolute margin 

 of the leaf, glabrous above, puberulous or glabrate underneath, 8 to 24 cm long, 4.5 to 

 12.5 em wide, on petioles of 2 to 6 cm, pale green, whitish when dry; cymes axillary, very 

 slender, 2 to 4 flowered, peduncle somewhat compressed, 1 cm, bracteate, pedicels 4 mm, 

 bibracteate at the base, bracts triangular to subulate; flowers very small, sepals triangu- 

 lar 1.5 ram, petals 3 mm, acute, stamens of unequal length, all shorter than the petals; 



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