286 MiouiuLU 
(Copeland). Dr. C. B. nohiuNui, of tlie New York Botanical Gardon, has indicated 
the Philippine form, in lit., as a new species, but as his description has not as yet 
been publislied, 1 do not consider myself free here to publish his specific name. 
SONERILA Roxb. 
Sonerila woodii ^vlerrillj n. sp. 
Caulk ereetus vcl adscendens, simplex, sparse glauduloso-r^olulosis; 
foliis consimilis^ ovato-oblongis. acimiinati?, liasi oblique subrotundatis vel 
subaciitis, niargine setiiloso-sserratis ; flores 3-iiiori ; calyx ad 6 mm. 
longus; pctala pallide violaeca, usque ad 10 mm. longa; antlicrae laiiceo- 
lataCj ad (i mm. longac. 
Erect, unbrancherl, 10 to 30 cm. higb^ tbe stems and petioles glandular- 
setose or hirsute, terete. Leaves opposite, subequal, membranous, oblong- 
ovate, 5 to 10 cm." long, 2 to 3 em. wide, tlie a])ex acuminate, the base 
inequilateral, rounded or snbacute, the margins sharply serrulate, very 
slightly puberulent and with few scattered setose hairs; petioles 1.5 to 
3.5 cm. long, glandular-pubescent; nerves about 3 on each side of the 
midrib, ascending, distinct, reddish, the reticulations lax. Flowers pink, 
nearly 2 cm, in diameter when spread. Calyx somewhat cylindrical, 
mm. long, slightly glandular-pubescent, the three teeth snudl. Petals 
3, 10 mm. long, 5.5 mm. wide, oblong-ovate, abruptly acuminate^ the 
base contracted, inequilateral. Stamens 3; filaments 5 mm. long; an- 
thers lanceolate, 6 mm. long. Style about 10 mm. long. Capsule obco- 
nical, trigonous, 6 to 7 mm. long. 
In forests 000 to 1,300 m. alt. (No. 5794) ; also collected by Merritt in June, 
1906 (No. 4352). Dedicated to Maj. Gen. Leonard Mood, through Whom the ex- 
ploration of Mount Halcon was made possible. 
MEDINILLA Gaudich. 
Medinilla myrtiformis Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 (1871) 8Gj Cogn. in 
DC. Monog. Phan. 7 (1891) 583. 
In forests at 700 m. alt. (No. 5C82) ; also collected by Merritt at 900 m. alt. 
in June, 1906 (No. 4356). 
On most of the higher mountains of the Philippines. 
Aniboina. 
Medinilla ramiflora Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 29 (1005) 35. 
In forests 1,300 to 1,500 m. alt., frequently pseudoepiphytie (No. 5724) ; also 
collected by Merritt in June, 1000 (No. 4388). 
Medinilla astronioldes Triana 1. c. 88; Merr. 1. c. 37. 
In forested ravines at 700 m. alt. (No. 6140). 
Previously known only from Luzon. 
Medinilla merrittii Merrill, n. sp. 
Ramis teretiusculis; foliis elliptico-ovatis, glabris, coriaceis, oppositis, 
petiolatis, 7-nervis, nervulis transversalibus validis; cymis axillaribus, 
paucifloribns ; floribus 5-meris; calyx campanulato, 1 cm. longo. 
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