Fig. 8. Isodendrion Lydgatei. a. Habit X 14; h, stipules X 8; c, sepals X2; d, lower petal X 2; e, lateral petal X2; 
/, upper petal X 2; g, lower stamen X 4; h, pistil X 4. From the type, Manoa and Wailupe, Hillebrand & Lydgate, 
latis ellipticis semiopaquis, staminibus sub- 
aequalibus sed superioribus minoribus et 
inarmatis, staminibus inferioribus 2 mm. 
longis, filamentis 1 mm. longis ligulatis 
lateribus subtilibus sed nervo in medio in- 
crassato et in pagina exteriora glandulosa, 
antheris 1 mm. longis 0.6 mm. latis oblongo- 
ovatis subsagittatis, ovario vetustiori 5 mm. 
longo ovoideo 3-lobato, stylo 2.9 mm. longo 
filiforme, stigmate obliquo parvi crateriformi 
penidllati, fructu ignoto. 
DESCRIPTION OF ALL SPECIMENS EXAMINED: 
Shrub; older branches 3-4 mm. in diameter, 
the bark brown, smooth, but the persistent 
rigid stipules giving it a rough, scaly look; 
leaf scars 1.5-2. 2 mm. wide, rounded shield- 
shaped, pale brown, with 3 bundle scars; 
twig leafy for 5-10 mm., bearing 4-5 leaves 
