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sima, Miq. Fl. Néerl. Ind. Suppl. vol. i. p. 412. Nomen vernac. Vitiense, “Rere;” Samoéense, 
teste Powell, “O le Tau pata.’’—Viti Levu, Kadavu, Ovalau, and Gau (Seemann! n. 431; Greeffe! 
n. 20; Harvey! Milne!). Also found in the Samoan (Powell!), Society (Banks and Solander!), 
ween (Cuming! n, 768), and Malayan (Cuming! 1839) Islands. Teijsmann collected it in 
umatra. 
Extremely variable in leaf, but easily known from most other Urticee by the rugose surface of the 
blade. According to Powell, the bark is made by the Samoans into the fine white mats called by them 
: Sialoa”” and * Jesina.”” W. T. Pritchard, in his ‘ Polynesian Reminiscences,’ edited by me (p. 131), says, 
The articles of clothing most highly valued by the Samoans are their ‘je-toga,’ or fine mats. They are 
a medium of exchange and standard of wealth. When they change hands, the history is related with 
solemn precision; and age enhances their value. These mats are made of the leaves of a Pandanus..... 
They are the work of women, and it often takes two or three years to make one. Another mat, which 
takes as much time to make, though it is somewhat less valued, is the ‘je-sina,’ made of the bark of the 
Hibiscus tiliaceus {should be Cypholophus macrocephalus, B,S.], The strips of bark are soaked, bleached, 
plaited, and left shaggy on one side of the mat, while the other side is made smooth. These and the fine 
mats are worn only on the occasions of the meetings of great chiefs for public purposes, or at marriages of 
great chiefs.” 
ExpLaANatTion oF Phare LXII.—Fig. 1, bud of male flower; 2, male flower open; 3, head of female 
flowers; 4, female flower ; 5, pistil,—all magnified. 
X. Pipturus, Weddell, Urticac. p. 444. Flores dioici, J glomerati, ? capitati, bracteis parvis 
hirtis stipitati, glomerulis axillaribus vy. interrupte spicatis, spicis interdum distiche ramosis, [l. ¢: 
Perigonium 4-5-lobum ; lobis ovatis acutis. Stamina tot quot perigonii segmenta, Pistilli rudi- 
mentum clavatum, lanatum. Fl. 9: Perigonium oyatum, ventricosum, sensim attenuatum, sepe 
cano-tomentosum, ore contracto, limbo minimo 4-5-denticulato. Ovarium perigonio conforme eique 
coneretum. Ovulum e basi loculi erectum, funiculo brevi sustentatum. Stigma elongato-filiforme, 
hine villosum, eum oyarii apice articulatum; basi glabrum breviterque insertum, caducissimum. 
Fructus ventricosus, e pericarpio nucamentaceo perigonio baccante (7) vestito constitutus. Embryo 
cotyledonibus ellipticis ovatisve radicula paulo longioribus ; albumen parcum.—Frutices v. arbores gla- 
briusculi y, seepius magis minusve tomentos! ; foliis alternis homomorphis zquilateralibusque integris 
v. dentatis, subtus seepe canescentibus 3-nervibus, petiolatis; cystolithis punctiformibus; stipulis in 
unam axillarem profunde 2-fidam connatis ; receptaculo capituli feminei demum ecarnoso.— Behmerie 
et Urtice sp., Auct. Nothocnide, Blume, Mus, Lugd. Bat. vol. 11. f. xiv. 
Besides the following species we have, in tropical Polynesia, P. albidus, A. Gray (Behmeria albida, 
Hook. et Arn.), which is restricted to the Hawaiian Islands (Menzies! Macrae! Seemann! Barclay !), and 
could therefore not retain the erroneous geographical name (P. Taitensis) which Weddell gave to it. It 
is very common in Oahu (Seemann! n. 1712), where it is called “ Mamaki,” and where its bark is used for 
the manufacture of native cloth, specimens of which I sent to the Kew Museum. (See Seemann’s ‘ Narra- 
tive of the Voyage of H.M.S. Herald,’ vol. ii. p. 86.) 
1. P. velutinus, Weddell, Urticac. p. 446 ; ramulis breviter incano-tomentosis v, pubescentibus ; 
foliis amplis late ovatis subabrupte acuminatis, basi cordatis v. rotundatis, erenulatis serrulatisve, 
supra hispidis aut glabratis, glomerulis in spicas laxe paniculatas dispositis.— Urtica cinerascens, 
Vent. mss.; Poir.? Encyel. Suppl. vol. iv. p. 224, U. pellucida, Labill. Sert. Austr. Caled. p. 79. 
t. 80. U.incana, Blume, Bijdr, p. 497. Behmeria velutina, Dene. Herb. Timor, p. 163. B, in- 
cana, Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bogor, p. 79; ejusd. Plant. Jay. Rar. 207 ; Miquel, Plant. Jungh. 36, 
Urtica argentea, Sol. Prim. Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 345, et in Parkins. Ura bey of pcs Plants 
(ined.), t. L101 et 102. Nomen vernac. Tahitense, teste Solander, “«Hroha” v, at —Island 
of Gau (Milne!), Also found in the Society (Lesson, D’ Urville, Banks and Balader ); Penge 
(Captain Cook !),and Marquesas Islands (Barclay !) ; in the Isle of Pines, off New Caledonia (M‘Gil- 
livray !), Java, Timor, and Amboyna, 
