Alectryon — St. John and Frederick 
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venis lateralibus principalibus alternatis uno 
latere 10-12 arcuati-adscendentibus angulo 
120°-l45° apicibus venarum juxta margine 
arcuati-connatis, inflorescentibus axillaribus 9- 
30 cm. longis, 6-16 cm. latis adpressi-puberulen- 
tis, pedunculis 0-52 mm. longis, paniculis coni- 
cis, pedicellis 0.5-3 mm. longis, bracteis 1-2 
mm. longis subulatis caduceis; floribus evidenter 
polygamis, specimina typica solo cum floribus 
hermaphroditis, calycibus 2 mm. altis 2-2.5 
mm. diametro valvatis patelliformibus basi trun- 
cata dense adpressi-sericeo-puberulentis, lobis 
5 inaequalibus anguste deltoideis loba maxima 
tubam subaequantibus, petalis nullis, staminibus 
6- 8 intra disci marginem circa pistillum insertis, 
filamentis 0.4 mm. longis subulatis puberulis, 
antheris 1. 1-1.3 mm. longis elliptici-oblongis 
4-locularibus 4-lobatis rubescentibus vel flaves- 
centibus, pistillo 2-loculare basi urceolata e 
latere evidente compressi exserti dense breve 
sericeo, stylo gracile circa 0.5 mm. longo, stig- 
matibus 2 liguliformibus 1 mm. longis rectis 
deinde recurvatis, fructibus tarde irregulariter 
diruptis, loculis fructicis 1-2, specimina typica 
cum fruticibus 1-locularibus 25-38 mm. longis 
subglobosis laevibus fusci-brunneis, pericarpio 
duro lignoso pallido in basi 5 mm. crassa in 
apice 3 mm. crassa, arillo carnoso in stato post- 
maturo contract© et in apice seminis coronato, 
semine uno 19 mm. lato 12 mm. alto in apice 
proximi scutiformi concavi ossei lucide fusci- 
brunnei, testa lucida coccinea, apice distali rigide 
spinosi. 
Description of All Specimens Seen: Tree 
7- 10.5 m. tall; branches dark reddish-brown, 
glabrate, in age the bark pale yellowish -brown, 
black-spotted; leaf scars 3-6 mm. wide, rounded 
shield-shaped, pale brown, bundle scars 3; leafy 
branchlets 4-6 mm. in diameter, terete, ap- 
pressed puberulous; internodes 5-35 mm. long; 
leaves 23-54 cm. long, even pinnate; petioles 
4.5-18 cm. long, appressed puberulous; leaf- 
lets in ( 1- ) -2-3 pairs; petiolules 8-22 mm. 
long, swollen at base, appressed puberulous; 
leaflets 9-26 cm. long, 5-11.7 cm. wide, com- 
monly elliptic or slightly lance- or oblance- 
FlG. 1. Alectryon Mahoe: older and younger flow- 
ers of type, Frederick & Sakimura 185 , X 10. 
elliptic, rarely oval, usually somewhat asym- 
metric, apex obtuse, base rounded or abruptly 
subcuneate, blade stiff thick chartaceous, dark 
green, glabrous, margin entire, plane or un- 
dulate, lower surface with intervals glabrous, 
with rib and veins prominent and appressed 
puberulent, the veinlets raised reticulate, pri- 
mary lateral veins alternate, 10-17 on a side, 
arcuate ascending at 120°-l45°, inarching and 
connected near the margin; inflorescences axil- 
lary, 9-30 cm. long, 6-16 cm. wide, appressed 
puberulent; peduncle 0-52 mm. long; panicle 
