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14; Yuncker 9369; Long 2595; Whistler 2836,
9O27!.
Faradaya amicorum Seem.
mamalupe
I-ligh-climbing vine with opposite leaves, white
tubular flowers having exserted stamens, and a large
red, curved-ellipsoid fruit. Common in lowland to
cloud forest, reported from 50 to 1700 m elevation.
Indigenous, also found in Tonga. Lister s.n.;
Kuntze 23001, s.n.; Seal s.n.; Setchell 64, 539;
Garber 913; Diefenderfer 1 (n.s.), 12, 28 (n.s.);
Christophersen 990, 3478; Bryan 956; Mitchell 504;
Meebold 8230 (n.s.), 16485, 21356 (n.s.), 26582;
Yuncker 9301, 9387; Wisner 53, 128; McKee 2945;
Wisner 69; Long 31 16; Spence 490!; Whistler 1482,
2951, 8641!, 9163.
Premna serratifolia L.
aloalo
Shrub or small tree with broad leaves marked with
leaf miners, tiny greenish flowers, and a small black,
globose fruit having a persistent calyx. Common in
littoral strand and scrub vegetation, rarely inland,
reported from near sea level to 500 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from tropical Asia to the
Marquesas. Setchell 155, 564; Garber 789, 901;
Comstock s.n., 5, 3 la; Meebold 8239; Long s.n.;
Whistler 2774, 9100!.
*Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Vahl
[Jamaica vervain]
1,ow shrub with glabrous, opposite leaves and
lavendcr sympetalous flowers embedded in long,
thickened spikes. Uncommon on roadsides and
other disturbed places, reported only from the low-
lands. A modern introduction, native to tropical
America. Wisner 1 16; Lamoureux 3054; Whistler
3 15, 8439.
Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims
mautofu [blue rat's-tail]
Coarse shrub with opposite, rugose, toothed leaves
and long, narrow, terminal spikes of purple, sympetalous
flowers. Common in disturbed places, reported
from near sea level to 650 m elevation. A modern
introduction, native to tropical America. Setchell
23, 558; Lamoureux 3055; Whistler 8973!.
*Vitex trifolia L.
namulega
Small tree with opposite, palmately compound
leaves gray beneath, tiny purple flowers, and black,
globose fruits. Occasional in the littoral strand, and
sometimes cultivated, reported only from the lowlands.
Indigenous, ranging from tropical East Africa
to the Marquesas. Setchell53 1 ; Wilder 48; Whistler
1450,8403.
MONOCOTYLEDONAE
AGAVACEAE
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) Chev.
[ti plant] ti; lau ti
Shrub with parallel-veined leaves, pink flowers in
branching panicles, and bright red berries. Common
in cultivation and naturalized in lowland to cloud
forest, reported from near sea level to over 1100 m
elevation. A Polynesian introduction, widespread
from tropical Asia to Hawai'i. Setchell 75, 12 1 137,
138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 332; Garber 808, 870;
Bryan 74, 1017, 1018; Wisner 55, 60; Long 1965,
3074; Whistler 1433,2724,2849, 8552.
AMARYLLIDACEAE
*Zephryanthes rosea (Spreng.) Lindl.
[zephyr lily]
Stemless herb with strap-shaped leaves arising from
an underground bulb, and showy, pink, scapose
flowers. Occasional in lawns, reported only from
the lowlands. A modern introduction, native to
tropical America. (Setchell).
ARACEAE
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.)
Nicholson
teve
Stemless herb with large deeply divided leaves
arising from an underground rhizome, and a large,
purple, bell-shaped spathe surrounding the thick
cylindrical spadix. Uncommon in secondary forest
and plantations, reported only from the lowlands. A
Polynesian introduction, widespread from tropical
Asia to Hawai'i. Diefenderfer 17; Whistler 8579!,
9332!.