Bleekeria compta — Wilbur 
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and description, indicating that it differed 
from the verticillate-leaved "O. sandwicensis A. 
Gray” in possessing opposite leaves and a more 
densely-flowered inflorescence. Rock (Indige- 
nous Trees Haw. Is.:4l4, 1913) admitted that 
he had not encountered the opposite-leaved spe- 
cies but expressed doubt as to its specific dis- 
tinctness. The variable Hawaiian populations 
merit careful appraisals, but this of necessity 
will require much field study. It is felt that a 
legitimate name for the Hawaiian species should 
be made available now. The designation of a 
neotype can well await the necessary detailed 
study. 
