Asclepiadaceae Philippinenses. 541 
Mindanao: Camp Keithley, Lake Lanao, Mrs. Mary Strong Clemens, 
no. 13, flowering in July, fruiting in February 1907. 
One of the smaller-flowered species of the Island. Very easily 
recognized by the densely hairy branchlets and leaves and the long 
stigma head. Its nearest ally is G. uncarioides Schltr. 
8. Gymnema Cumingii Schltr., spec. nov. 
Volubile, alte scandens, ramosa; ramis ramulisque flexuosus, elongatis, 
laxe foliatis, mox glabratis; foliis patentibus patulisve petiolatis, late 
ellipticis, acuminatis, basi rotundatis, utrinque glabris vel subglabris, 
7—10 em longis, medio fere 4—7,5 cm latis, petiolo 2—4 cm longo, 
eymis umbelliformi-abbreviatis, nune brevissime bibrachiatis, dense multi- 
floris, pedunculo usque ad 1,5 cm longo, pedicellis c. 7—8 mm longis, 
minute puberulis; floribus in genere inter minores; calycis foliolis late 
ovalibus obtusis, puberulis, margine ciliatis, c. 1 mm longis; corolla cam- 
panulata, c. 3 mm longa, usque supra medium 5-fida, extus glaberrima, 
intus carinis coronae 5 linearibus apice liberis bifariam villoso-ciliatis 
ornata, lobis ovatis, margine tenui excepto incrassatis et minutissime 
papilloso-puberulis; gynostegio cylindraceo, 2 mm alto; antheris oblongis, 
appendice hyalina rotundata obtusa erecta; polliniis oblique oblongoideis, 
erectis, translatoribus perbrevibus retinaculo parvulo oblongoideo basi 
affixis ; stigmatis capite oblongoideo obtuso, antheras dimidio fere superante 
»Philippines*, Cuming, no. 939, flowering in the year 1841. 
This species seems to have not turned up again in the recent 
collections. |. Outwardly it somewhat resembles G. pachyglossum Schltr. 
but besides striking floral characters it has much larger and thiner leaves. 
9. Gymnema uncarioides Schltr., spec. nov. 
Volubile, alte seandens, ramosum; ramis ramulisque filiformibus, 
elongatis, flexuosis, dense fusco-tomentosis, laxe foliatis; foliis patentibus 
patulisve, petiolatis, late ovatis vel late ovato-ellipticis, acuminatis, basi 
subcordato-retusis, utrinque velutinis, 10 —13 cm longis, medio vel infra 
medium 7—9,5 em latis, petiolo velutino 3—4 cm longo; cymis sub- 
globosis, dense multifloris, pedunculo c. 2 cm longo pedicellisque 
c. 1 cm longis dense tomentosulis; floribus in genere inter mi- 
nores; calycis segmentis suborbicularibus,  obtusissimis, 1,5 mm 
longis, extus dense puberulis; corolla campanulata, c. 3 mm 
longa, extus glabra, usque supra medium  5-fida, intus carinis 
5 coronae anguste linearibus apice conico liberis bifariam villoso- 
ciliatis ornata, lobis oblique oblongis margine tenui exteriore excepto 
incrassatis et minutissime papilloso-puberulis; gynostegio cylindraceo, 
c. 1,5 mm longo; antheris oblongis, appendice hyalina rotundata, erecta; 
polliniis erectis oblique latiellipsoideis, translatoribus brevibus retinaculo 
oblongoideo polliniis multo minori basi affixis; stigmatis capite altius 
conico, subacuto, antheras subduplo superante. 
Luzon: Nueva Vizeaya Province, Maximo Ramos, no, 8218, 
flowering in May 19.9. 
