VIII, c. 3 KrdnzUn: Cyrtandraceae Novae 171 
basi prophyllis 2 post anthesin grandescentibus et involucrum 
formantibus praediti. Calycis segmenta fere basin usque libera, 
cuneato-obovata, apice subretusa, obtusangula, 5 ad 6 mm longa, 
densissime villosa. Corolla 1.5 cm longa, recta, antice aperta, 
lobi omnes vix divers!, paulum tantum ringentes, anticus de- 
flexus, tota corolla extus densissime villosa, rubro-viridis, intus 
sparsim pilosa rubra. Stamina corollam duplo excedentia, 3 
ad 3.5 cm longa, stylus sub anthesi corollam non excedens. Cap- 
sulae 30 cm longae, 2-3 mm crassae, stigmate magno, bilabiato 
coronatae, dense et molliter pilosae. FL Februario. 
Luzon, Prov. Laguna, Mount Banajao, Merrill 7518, altitude 1,500 m. 
In habit very similar to the preceding but the inflorescences are con- 
tracted into dense heads and have shorter stalks; they arise in the leaf- 
bearing part of the plant and not below the leaves. The flowers are 
smaller and densely covered with hairs, while the fruit-stalks are always 
longer than the flower-stalks. A singular feature of this shade-growing 
plant is that all the parts are lengthened in a rather peculiar manner. 
SLACKIA Griffith 
SLACKIA ? PHILIPPINENSIS Kranzl. sp. nov. 
Fruticulus. Caulis certe brevis. Folium (unicum tantum 
adest) satis longe petiolatum, ovatum, acuminatum, supeme hir- 
sutum, subtus cum petiolo lana fulva densissima vestitum, in 
petiolum in superiore parte late marginatum transiens, petiolus 
circ. 10 cm longus, 1 cm latus, lamina circ. 30 cm longa, 17 cm 
lata. Flores pone basin petioli (probabiliter in axilla hujus 
folii) in glomerulum (ut videtur scorpioideum) aggregati, pedi- 
celli subnulli, calyces extus et intus lana densissima obvelati, 
basin usque fere partiti, circ. 8 ad 10 mm longi. Corolla mihi 
non visa. Ovaria dense pilosa, stylus brevis densissime villosus, 
annulus satis conspicuus 5-lobus. Fructus potius baccae quam 
capsulae mihi visi. Fl. Novembri. 
Mindanao, Distr. Zamboanga, Sax River Mountains, Merrill 8295, in 
forests, altitude about 900 m. 
The only specimen of this plant available for examination, although 
not in very good condition, showed a striking lesemblance to the plate 
of Slackia Griffithii C. B. Clarke. I have not seen a corolla, but in all 
other characters it agrees with Slackia. The pubescence seems to be even 
thicker than in S. Griffithii. 
CYRTANDRA Forster 
CYRTANDRA HYPOLEUCA Kranzl. sp. nov. (§ Stellatae). 
Frutex bi- vel trimetralis. Rami crassiusculi, cortice brun- 
neo-griseo, omnino glabro tecti, exceptis partibus supremis no- 
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