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CAMPANULACE.l^. 
PENTAPHRAGMA Wall. 
Pentaphragma philippinensis Merril n. sp. 
Foliis amplis, mombranaceis ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis, 
basi acutis inacquilateralibus, 20 ad 30 em. longis, 10 ad 22 cm. latis, 
supra glabris, subtus plus miuus tomentellis; floribus ad. 4 cm. longis 
5-nicris; calyeis lobis ovatis, 1.5 ad 2 cm. longis, tubo 5-angulato. - \ 
An croct unbranclied siiffrutcscont lierb 1 m. liigli or less, the stems 
thick, glabrous or nearly so, yellowish when dry. Leaves ovate or oblong- 
ovate, nieiu])ranous, 20 to 30 cm. long, 10 to 22 cm. wide, glabrous 
above, beneath paler and somewhat tomentose, the margins rather finely 
crenate-dentate, the apex acuminate, base inequilateral, acute; nerves 5 
to G on each side of the midrib, prominent, ascending, the reticulations 
lax; petioles 5 to 10 cm. long. Racemes axillary, few or many flowered, 
not unilateral, the peduncles short, the bracts membranous about 2 cm. • 
long. Flowers white or greenish white when fresh, yellowish when dry, 
5-mcrous, the pedicels 2 to 3.5 cm. long. Calyx tube 1.5 to 2 cm. long, 
oblong, narrowed below, 5-angled, glabrous, the lobes 5, ovate, acute, 
two nearly 2 cm. long and 1.3 cm. wide, three 1.5 cm. long and 0.7 
mm. wide. Corolla lobes 5, glabrous, equal, oblong-ovate, acute, about 
1 cm. long, 0.5 cm. wide, the tube short. Stamens 5, filaments 2 mm. 
long, the anthers about the same length. Ovary 5-celled, ovules very 
numerous; style 5 to G mm. long; stigma oblong-ovoid, 5-ridged. 
In forests along the Alag Kiver at 100 m. alt. (No. 6136), ascending to 1,500 
m. alt; also collected by Merritt, in June, 1906 (No. 4333). In addition to the 
above specimen, the following are referable here, all from Mindanao: Province of 
Misamis, Mount Malindang (4702 Mcanis d Hutchinson-) May, 190C; Province 
of Surigao (354 Bolster) May, 190G; Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (229 Mrs. 
Clemens) February, 190G. 
Apparently most closely related to P. macrophylla Oliv., from New Guinea, 
differing from that species, as descrilx'd in its smaller leaves, longer bracts and 5- 
angled, not terete, calyx tube. * 
Tlie genus is new to the Pliilippines, the known species being P. hcgoniae- 
folium Wall., from Burma and the :\Talayan Peninsula, P. scortcchinii King & 
Gamb., and P. ridJeyi King & Gainb., from the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore, 
P. aurantiaca Stapf, from Mount Kinabulu, North Borneo, P. macrophylla Oliv., 
from New Guinea and P. grandifJorum Kurz from the Moluccas. 
COMPOSIT^E. 
Ml KAN I A Willd. 
Mikania scandens (Linn.) Willd. Sp. PI. 3 (1800) 1743. Willnghaeya 
scandens O. Kunze. 
In thickets at 100 m. alt. (No. 5099). 
Throughout the Philippines. 
Cosmopolitan in the Tropics. 
