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A species apparently allied to Hedyotis connata Wall., but among many 
other characters distinguishable by its indumentum. It has much the 
general appearance of H. auricularia L., but differs in many essential 
characters. 
HEDYOTIS SUBEVENOSA sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber circiter 1 m altus, erectus, ramis t^retibus, 
ramulis obscure rotundato-angulatis ; foliis oblongis vel late 
oblongo-lanceolatis, acuminatis, basi acutis, usque ad 13 cm 
longis, nervis utrinque circiter 6, obscuris, reticulis obsoletis; 
petiolo 3 ad 5 mm longo; paniculis terminalibus et in axillis 
superioribus, laxis, circiter 6 cm longis, ramis verticillatis ; 
floribus circiter 5 mm longis. 
An erect, glabrous shrub, about 1 m high, the stems grayish, 
terete, the branchlets also terete or obscurely obtuse-angled. 
Leaves oblong to broadly oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous, pale, of 
the same color on both surfaces and somewhat shining when 
dry, 6 to 13 cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide, narrowed at both ends, 
base acute, apex acuminate; nerves about 6 on each side of the 
midrib, very slender, faint, not at all prominent, the reticulations 
obsolete; petioles 3 to 5 mm long; stipules ovate, 5 mm long or 
less, somewhat acuminate, usually about 3-toothed or 3-cleft at 
the apex. Inflorescence paniculate, rather lax and open, terminal 
and in the uppermost axils, 4 to 6 cm long, usually branched 
from the base, the branches and branchlets verticillate. Flowers 
white, the pedicels 1 to 2 mm long, the bracteoles shorter than 
the pedicels. Calyx about 2 mm long, somewhat urceolate, the 
lobes 4, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 0.8 mm long. Corolla-tube about 
1.5 mm long, the lobes oblong-ovate, obtuse or subacute, 1.5 to 2 
mm long. Capsule ovoid, 3 mm long. 
» ^Tn^; Province of Cagayan, Abulug River, Weber 1563 (type) For 
Bur. 19619 Curran^ Bur, Sci, U50S Ramos. January, 1912, sa^d to be 
common in forests, altitude 180 to 250 meters 
A species well characterized by its small flowers and its petioled pale 
^nS ?hamr Of "'?.' It is similar in many respects to H^^ ^ 
angula Ch^mp of southern China, but has petioled leaves and terete stems 
l^l^. ' ' '^'"'^^ ^^"''- ''^''''^ '- ''^ -^^^- flowers and too^h^ 
''"'''' a85l7?«'o"'''vV. ^^•'".^^ f'"''''- '^ ^^^-'- ^->dk- Arch 23 
'^L)T: J^Sr^.^ ^"^V^^^- ^^^^^- '^ <^^^^) ^^^- (var. 
Metabalos prostratus Bl. Bijdr. (1826) 991. 
Doctor Valeton considers Hedyotis congesta R. Br. in Wall Cat a82<»^ 
No. 844, nomen, G. Don Gen. Syst. 3 (1834^ 525 tn Z ^ \ 
Hedyotis prostrate (Blume) Korth., and refers to t'h. ,1 • '^'""^ *** 
fnot il?? a, ,.Up^^ o r>uv . '' .° ^^^^^s to the species Elmer 9153 
(not J,15S as cited), a Philippine specimen that I have not seen. I have 
