Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . li(.. 72.— Iruiik i)f a large koa tree (Acacia koa), on the eastern slope ofManila Loa. Hawaii. A valuable wood much used in cabinet making, especiallyfor ukuleles. NO. r SMITHSONIAX EXPLORATIONS, I916 69 The indigenous grasses of the Hawaiian Islands are not most interesting l^elong to the genera Panicum and P^ tall sjiecies of the latter [E. atropioides) is the dominant grassupon the plain hetvveen Alauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Three peculiar. Fic. y^.—Wiliwili {Hrythrina iiwnospcrma), in an arid
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . li(.. 72.— Iruiik i)f a large koa tree (Acacia koa), on the eastern slope ofManila Loa. Hawaii. A valuable wood much used in cabinet making, especiallyfor ukuleles. NO. r SMITHSONIAX EXPLORATIONS, I916 69 The indigenous grasses of the Hawaiian Islands are not most interesting l^elong to the genera Panicum and P^ tall sjiecies of the latter [E. atropioides) is the dominant grassupon the plain hetvveen Alauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Three peculiar. Fic. y^.—Wiliwili {Hrythrina iiwnospcrma), in an arid gulch on the westernpart of i\lolokai. At this season (October) the tree is devoid of and pods may be seen at the extremities of the branchlets. species of Panicum inhaljit the open bogs formed on the tops ofmany of the high mountains in the wet zone such as Alt. Eeka andAlt. Kukui in West Maui, some of the ])eaks of Molokai and Oahu,and Waialeale in Kauai, that upon the latter covering in all several 70 SMITHSONIAX MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 66
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