376 MKRKILL. 
about 4 5 mm in diameter below, tbe upper half narrowed and about 2 
mm in diameter above, the lobes 5, broadly ovate, obtuse, 1 mm long, 
erect Stamens 10, inserted on the base of the corolla; filaments 3 nun 
loner lanate below, attenuate above ; anthers oblong, 1.5 mm long, the apex 
not produced, truncate, opening by two orbicular pores, the back not 
spurred. Disk prominent, rugose, glabrous or nearly so; style stout, 
1 cm long, sonicM-hat pilose. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Caua Volcano, 7?. N. Clark, August, 1908, altitude 
about 900 m. Mindoro, Ibalo Kiver, For. Bur. mS5 Mcrritt, May, 1908, altitude 
about GOO m; T^Iount Halcon, Merrill 6 133, November, 190G, sterile, altitude about 
1 500 m Negros, Cuernos Mountains, Elmer 9819, 10108, altitude about 1,200 m. 
' A species of the section Epigynium, well cl.aracterized by its very strongly 
caudate-acuminate, almost nerveless leaves, very slender few-flowored axillary 
racemes and long-pcdicelled flowers, and especially by the numerous, long, capitate- 
glandular hairs on the young branches and inflorescence. 
> 12 V. caudatum Warb. in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. (1905) 173. 
Philipfixes, without locality, Cuming .905, type number, (Province of Albay, 
ex Cuming's list in Herb. Kew). 
A species manifestly closely allied to Vaccinium henguetense Vidal, and differ- 
ing from that species only in some minor characters, slightly smaller leaves and 
somewhat shorter petioles, obscure nerves and glabrous filaments. The only 
specimens I have seen are those collected by Cuming, one of which is before me. 
13. V. barandanum Vidal Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 169; Ceron Cat. PI. 
Herb. Manila (1892) 105. 
V. hntchinsonii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 2 (1907) Bot. 294. 
Luzox, District of Lepanto, Mount Data, Merrill J,580; For. Bur. 5612 Klcmme: 
Province of Benguet, Loher 3170; Mount Santo Tomas, Elmer 5806; Baguio, For. 
Bur. 911 Barnes. Mindoro, Mount Halcon, Merrill 552/t. 
This species grows at altitudes of from 1,500 to 2,250 m and is usually a 
terrestrial shrub or small tree 4 to 8 m high, although on Mount Halcon it 
grows as an epiphyte. It is distinguished among the Philippine species by its 
relatively large flowers which are 1.5 cm to 2 cm long. Vaccinium hutchinsonii, 
I am convinced, is only a broad leaved form of VidaFs species, and is accordingly 
here reduced. The type of V. hanin(lanu7n Vid. was from the District of Lepanto, 
Luzon. 
14. V. indutum Vidal Hev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 169. 
Luzon, District of Bontoc, Viilal 1831, in Herb. Ivew. 
This species has been collected but once, and is characterized by its tomentose 
leaves and inflorescence. According to Vidal, it is closely allied to V. haramlanum, 
and as Vidal does not give the length of the flowers, it has been assumed, in 
making the key to the species, that they are about the same as in V. harandanum. 
15. V. henguetense Vidal Kev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 168; Ceron Cat. PL 
Herb. Manila (1892) 105. 
Luzon, Province of Benguet, Vidal 1515 (type), 153J,, in Herb. Kew; Loher 
3181; Baguio, Elmer 8663; Bugias, Merrill Jt653 : Province of Zambales, Mount 
Pinatubo, Bur. Sci. 256//, 2566, 2519 Foxworthy; Mount Tapulao, Bur. Sci. Jf983 
