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spathe-like, 2 to 3 cm long, prominently longitudinally about 
9-ribbed, Racemes axillary, solitary or two in an axil, about 3 
cm long, the upper two-thirds of the rachis densely covered with 
pedicels, each pedicel subtended by several, radiate, persistent, 
linear, 1 mm long bracteoles, the pedicels about 5 mm long. 
Flowers unknown. Fruits urceolate, 6 to 7 mm long, 4 mm in 
diameter, 4-celled, the limb produced about 2 mm above the ovary, 
truncate, with 4 small, narrow, projecting, distant teeth. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Oriud, Loher 6280, August, 1905 (type) ; 
Mabacal, Loher 6299. 
A species well characterized by its very unequal leaves, one of each 
pair petioled, large and flat, the other small, sessile, spathe-like, and 
clasping the stems; very closely allied to Medinilla disparifoHa C. B. Rob., 
but the leaves quite gabrous on both surfaces, not hirsute. Both species, 
when flowers are known, may be found to be referable to some other genus. 
28. MEDINILLA GRACILIPES sp. nov. 
Frutex epiphyticus, ramulis junioribus foliis subtus ad nervos 
inflorescentiisque plus minusve ferrugineo-pilosis, foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis, usque ad 25 cm longis, oppositis, petiolatis, subcoria- 
ceis, acutis vel breviter acuminatis, basi acutis, 5-plinerviis, 
nervis transversalibus subobsoletis; inflorescentiis e axillis de- 
foliatis, longe graciliterque pedunculatis, floribus paucis, con- 
fertis, 4-meris. 
An epiphytic shrub, the younger branches, lower surfaces of 
the leaves on the midrib and nerves, petioles, and inflorescence 
more or less densely ferruginous-pilose. Branches stout, gla- 
brous, subterete or somewhat 3-angled, the growing parts rather 
densely ferruginous-pilose. Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, 
subcoriaceous, 20 to 25 cm long, 6 to 10 cm wide, narrowed above 
to the acute or somewhat acuminate apex, the base acute or 
somewhat obtuse, the upper surface somewhat olivaceous, 
glabrous, shining, the lower somewhat brownish when dry, 
slightly shining, glabrous except the midrib and nerves; nerves 
two pairs, from above the base, the outer pair faint, the inner 
pair prominent, reaching the apex, the transverse nerves sub- 
obsolete; petioles stout, pilose, about 1 cm long. Inflorescence 
solitary, from the axils of fallen leaves, the peduncles slender, 
somewhat pilose, about 12 cm long, the floriferous part short, 3 
to 5 cm long, ovate, the lower branches 1.5 cm long or less. 
Flowers paniculately arranged, few, rather densely disposed, the 
bracts small, oblong, about 3 mm long, the bracteoles smaller. 
Calyx urceolate, 3 mm long, truncate, the teeth represented by 
thickenings of the rim. Petals 4, narrowly oblong-obovate. 
