316 on the flora of the philippine islands. 



Myricace^:. 



Myrica Vidaliana, sp. nov. — Rami glabri, foliis cuneatis v. 

 oblanceolatia subobtusis serratis, basi attenuatis coriaceis, venis 

 Bubtus reticulatis, petiolis brevibus ; amentis masc. compositis 

 brevibus, staminibus 2 (an semper ?) filamentia coalitis, bracteis 

 minutis ; amentis fcem. longioribus, ovario ovoideo, stylo brevi, 

 stigmatibus patentibus paullo dilatatis ; fructu ignoto. 



Luzon, Volcano Mayon, Prov. Albay ; S. Yidal n. 926 ! 



Leaves 1-2| in. by 3-8 lin. ; male catkins \ in., female 1- 

 \\ in. 



A most distinct species belonging to the section Faba. A 

 supposed second species, M. luzonica, S. Vidal, is not a Myrica at 

 all, but the male of some Euphorbiaceous plant, possibly Sapium. 



SdTAMINEiE. 



Alpinia parviflora, Rolfe.— Amomum parviflorum, Presh 

 Reliq. Hcenk. ii. p. 112, t. xix. figs. 1-13 ; F. Villar, I. c. p. 221. 

 This species must be referred to Alpinia. 



A. gracilis, Rolfe. — Renealmia gracilis, Blanco, I. c. ed. 1, 

 p. 1. — R. exaltata, Blanco, I. c. ed. 2, p. 1 ; ed. 3, vol. i. p. 2, 

 non L. — Kolowratia elegans, Brest, Reliq. H<B?ik. i. p. 113, 

 t. xx. figs. 1-10. — A. gigantea, F. Villar, I. c. p. 225, excl. syn. 

 plur., non Blunie. P. Villar refers these synonyms to Alpinia 

 gigantea, Blume, which is quite distinct, and must be excluded. 

 Blanco, in his first edition, made a new species of it, but in the 

 following one wrongly referred it to an American plant. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE X. 



Fig. 1. ViUaria philippinensis, Rolfe. Branch, natural size. 

 2. Bud, showing contorted aestivation, x2diam. 

 3 Expanded flower, showing the villose corolla-throat, X 2 diam . 



4. Corolla laid open, showing the linear anthers, X2 diam. 



5. Anther, showing the extremely short filament, X 2 diam. 



6. Section of calyx and ovary, showing the villose fusiform style, X 2 diam. 



7. Longitudinal section of ovary, showing the ovules, X 4 diam. 



8. Transverse section of ovary, showing the parietal placentation, X 4 diam. 



