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the pubescence has a tendency to be directed 
toward the margin in contrast to being more 
or less erect as is typical. Forbes 191 5 -M has 
leaves which are smaller than the average of 
the other collections, averaging 4 cm. long by 
2.5 cm. wide. In this collection, also, the nodes 
are conspicuous because of the mass of pedicels 
at each node. 
Fig. 20. Distribution of Neraudia melastomaefolia 
Gaud. var. pallida Cowan (half-black dots) and Ne- 
raudia sericea Gaud, on Maui (complete black dots). 
Many of the remarks concerning Gaudi- 
chaud’s plate for N. melastomaefolia apply 
equally well to his plate which stands in lieu 
of a description of N. sericea. The material 
upon which Gaudichaud based his concept has 
been carefully examined and the following re- 
marks are based on a comparison of his plate 
with his material: One of his sheets bears ma- 
terial which is obviously that which was used 
for the habit sketch, judging from the shape 
and size of the leaves. The sheet now com- 
pletely lacks flowers with only scars present 
to show where flowers were originally situated. 
The number of scars, however, would indicate 
far fewer flowers than shown on the plate. The 
staminate branch shown has the flowers ar- 
ranged in a most atypical manner and no stami- 
nate material collected by Gaudichaud has been 
received. The beak of the calyx of the pistil- 
late flower is reasonably accurate although that 
of the fruiting calyx shows this character better. 
The conspicuous depression at the base of the 
beak in Gaudichaud s plate is a condition which 
has not been observed and its existence is 
doubtful. The achene shown is not completely 
mature, as the mature forms usually show a 
deeper, more acute constriction between the 
apical and basal portion. The architecturally 
attractive but biologically inaccurate scroll-work 
shown at the base of the achene does not exist. 
Likewise, the swollen, evenly rounded lobes of 
the basal portion are without basis. The stami- 
nate flowers and flower parts are unquestionably 
copied directly from those on the plate of N. 
melastomaefolia. Every single drawing in the 
two plates of staminate flower parts is identical 
(except that the style of shading is different, 
indicating the work of different illustrators), 
the calyx lobes and stamens have the same angle 
between them, their posture is the same, and the 
pubescence is the same in both. The duplica- 
tion and the fact that no staminate material of 
this group collected by Gaudichaud has been 
received suggest that the artist who made this 
plate had no material of a staminate plant. 
Fig. 21. Distribution of Neraudia sericea Gaud, 
on Molokai and Lanai. 
COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS OF GENUS 
Following is a tabular account of the collec- 
tions made in the genus Neraudia and which 
are cited in this discussion. Each collection is 
listed alphabetically and chronologically and 
the group to which it has been assigned by the 
writer accompanies each. This table has been 
prepared to facilitate finding the group to which 
a particular specimen has been assigned. 
