168 The Philippine Journal of Science 1913 
RHYNCHOGLOSSUM Blume 
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RHYNCHOGLOSSUM MERRILLIAE Kranzl. sp. nov. 
Plantula vix 5 cm alta. Caulis perbrevis, f oliis 2 vel 3 obsitus, 
subcompressus, inter muscos absconditus. Folia petiolata more 
generis valde asymmetrica, ovato-cordata, acuta, sicca atrata, 
viva certe viridia, glaberrima; singula vel in infimis addito foliolo 
oblique opposito multo minore, maxima 4 cm longa, basi 2 cm 
lata. Racemus secundiflorus, pauciflorus (3 vel 4), bracteae 
nullae. Calycis basin usque fissi segmenta ovata, acuminata, 
dorso non carinata, 5 mm longa. Corolla parum brevior quam 
tota planta, deflexa, labium superius parvum, bilobum, lobulis 
erectis, vix dimidium totius corollae aequans, labium inferius 
multo ma jus antice obscure trilobum, lobis rotundatis. Stamina 
2, filamenta brevia, convergentia, antherae'contiguae, inter se 
connatae (si tantum aliquantula dejungendae). Tota corolla ad 
3 cm longa, labium superius circ. 1.3 cm longum, labium inferius 
antice ultra 1.5 cm latum. Flores intense coerulei. Fl. No- 
vembri. 
Mindanao, Distr. Zamboanga, Sax River, Merrill 8187, on rocks in damp 
shaded ravines, altitude about 1,000 m, flowers deep-blue. 
A delicate little plant resembling a miniature Gloxinia. At first sight 
I supposed I had to deal with a representative of the genus Chirita, a 
genus not known from the Philippines, but examination proved that I had a 
Ehynchoglossum before me. The lower lip of the extremely tender flower 
was somewhat injured in drying, and perhaps with more ample material 
its characters may need some rectification, but on the whole the diagnosis 
will be found to be correct. 
MONOPHYLLAEA R. Brown 
MONOPHYLLAEA MERRILLIANA KranzL sp. nov. 
Radices copiosae tenues. Caulis 6 ad 8 cm altus, crassiusculus, 
glaber vel sparsissime pilosus. Folium unicum sessile, basi sub- 
amplexicaule, e basi retusa vel subcordata ovatum vel ovato- 
oblongum, apice ?, margine integrum, superne sparsim setosum, 
subtus ubique et praesertim basin versus dense pilosum, vel imo 
villosum, ad 20 cm longum, 8 ad 10 cm basi latum. Racemi fasci- 
culati (in uno specimine 7), subaequilongi, ad 8 cm longi, per 
duas tertias floriferi, floribus in cincinnos paucifloros (ut plur- 
imum 10-floros) dispositis, pedunculi et praesertim pedicelli 
necnon calyces dense setoso-villosi. Calyces brevi-campanulati, 
circ. medium usque fissi, dentibus triangulis, 4 mm longi. Corol- 
lae mihi non visae. FI. Novembri. 
Mindanao, Distr. Zamboanga, Sax River Mountains, Merrill 8110, on 
very damp cliffs in deep shaded ravines, altitude about 800 m. 
