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30. Tylophora Ramosii Schltr., spec. nov. 
Volubilis, alte scandens, ramosa; ramis ramulisque filiformibus 
elongatis, flexuosis, glabris, distanter foliatis; foliis patentibus patulisve, 
petiolatis, ovato-lanceolatis, acutis vel obtusiusculis, basi subcordatis, 
utrinque glabris, 3,5—5,5 cm longis, infra medium 1,5—2,5 cm latis, 
petiolo c. 1 em longo, tenuissime pilosulo; cymis elongatis, laxis, folia 
duplo fere superantibus, multifloris, ramulis floriferis distantibus ab- 
breviatis, plurifloris, minute puberulis, pedicellis filiformibus tenuiter 
puberulis c. 5 mm longis; floribus viridibrunneis, in genere inter minores; 
calycis foliolis lanceolatis, subacutis, corolla plus duplo brevioribus, 
tenuiter puberulis; corolla subrotata c. 5 mm diametro, alte 5-fida, lobis 
oblongis, obtusis, extus glabris, intus minutissime papilloso-puberulis; 
gynostegio subsessili vix 1 mm alto; coronae foliolis tubo stamineo 
omnino adnatis, ovato-triangulis obtusis, carnosis, latere utrinque excavatis, 
basin antherae vix excedentibus; antheris quadratis, appendice hyalina 
rotundata obtusissima; polliniis minutis ellipsoideis. 
Luzon: Ilocos Norte Province, M. Ramos, no. 7700 (typus), flower- 
ing in March 1909. i 
Cayan: Bontoc Subprovince, Father M. Vanoverberghe, no. 1156, 
flowering in March 1911. 
31. Tylophora rizalensis Schitr., spec. nov. 
Volubilis, alte scandens, ramosissima; ramis ramulisque filiformibus 
elongatis, flexuosis, subglabris, laxe foliatis; foliis patentibus patulisve, 
lanceolatis vel ovato-lanceolatis, acuminatis, basi rotundatis, utrinque 
glabris, textura tenuioribus, 2,7—3,5 cm longis, infra medium 1,2 —1,8 cm 
latis, petiolo sparsim puberulo 8—12 mm longo; cymis laxis, folia duplo 
fere superantibus unilateralibus, gracillimis, ramulis floriferis abbreviatis, 
purifloris, pedunculo puberulo, pedicellis filiformibus usque ad 1 mm 
longis, subglabris; floribus minutis; calycis foliolis lanceolatis, acutis, 
sparsim pilosis, corolla fere 3—4-plo brevioribus; corolla subrotata, 
4,5 mm diametro, usque ad. quartam partem basilarem 5-fida, utrinque 
glabberrima, lobis oblongis, obtusis, apice breviter excisis; gynostegio 
subsessili, late cylindraceo; c. 0,75 mm alto; coronae foliolis ovatis, sub- 
acutis, tubo stamineo omnino adnatis, basi truncatis, basin antherarum 
attingentibus; antheris quadratis, appendice hyalina semiorbiculari ; 
polliniis ellipsoideis translatoribus brevissimis, retinaculo 4 plo minori 
basi affixis. 
Luzon: Province of Rizal, M. Ramos, no. 12532, flowering in No- 
vembre—Dezembre 1910. 
A near ally of T. excisa Schltr. from South-Celebes, but with narrower, 
thiner leaves on longer petioles. 
32. Tylophora setosa Schltr., spec. nov. 
Volubilis, alte scandens, ramosa; ramis ramulisque filiformibus 
elongatis, flexuosis, perdense setosis, laxe foliatis; foliis erecto-patentibus 
petiolatis, suborbiculari-cordatis, acuminatis, utrinque dense setosis, 
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