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rather wide, campanulate calyx is very curious. The corolla is small and 
pink and is not conspicuous. According to C. B. Clarke the § Apertae and 
§ Macrosepalae are confined to the Hawaiian Islands, but this species is 
so similar to Cyrtandra triflora Gaudich. that we must extend the range 
of the § Apertae to the Philippines. I am now of the opinion that it 
would be best to unite those species of § Macrosepalae with narrow calyx- 
segments with the S Anertae and t^ rnnfin^ +a fho .(t at««*«„««;«- »-i.. 
■segments, 
CYRTANDRA MIRABILIS Kranzl. sp. nov. (§ Radiciflorae? Dissimiles?) 
Frutex 1.25 m altus. Partes basilares et radices desunt. 
Rami novelli stricti, nodosi, cicatricibus foliorum valde promi- 
nentibus praediti, intense ferrugineo- vel cupreo-villosi, folia 
lanceolata vel oblongo-Ianceolata,' remote dentata, superne opaca, 
glabra, subtus ferrugineo-villosa, foliis junioribus cupreo-seri- 
ceis, maxima ad 17 cm longa, 4.5 cm lata, alterum cujusque 
pans paulum minus quam oppositum. Rami ut videtur serius 
aphylh, decumbentes (?), postremo floriferi internodiis multo 
elongatis (1.5 ad 2.5 cm in ramis foliatis ad 5 cm in ramis 
aphyllis). Inflorescentiae 3 ad 4 cm diametro, pluriflorae, juxta 
nodos foliorum dejectoriim orientes, fasciculatae, pedunculus 
communis circ. 1 cm longus, mox in ramulos paucifloros disso- 
lutus, flores ipsi sessiles, e bracteolis minutissimis orientes, certe 
succedanei et in modum cincinni dispositi, ramuli saepius iterum 
ramosi, haec omnia nccnon calyces, fuliginoso-pilosi. Calyx basi 
campanulatus in lobos longos lineares divisus, 7 ad 8 mm longus 
(lobi 6 ad 7 mm). Corolla quam calyx subduplo longior, 1.2 cm 
longa, lobi labii superioris parvi, illi labii inferioris majores 
oblongi rotundati, omnes inter se parum diversi, tota corolla 
sparsissime pilosa. Stamina 2, filamentis valde curvatis, antheris 
conglutinatis orificio tubi approximatis, ovarium longe attenua- 
tum, stylus crassiusculus dense setosus, discus satis altus, mar- 
gine integer, Bacca elongato-ovata, maturam non vidi. Flores 
rosei. Fl. Julio (sed certissime multos per menses). 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Santa Cruz, Williatns 3012, altitude about 
600 m. 
This is one of the most extraordinary species of the genus. In general 
habit it resembles the § Radiciflorae and I believe that ultimately it must 
be placed here. There are, however, some characters, such as the color of 
the flowers, which seem to place it in Dichrofrichuvi, but the flowers have two 
stamens. The most singular character is the inflorescence. It arises from 
defoliated elongate stems; from a basal peduncle 20 or more branchlets 
arise, which produce serially, and apparently at long intervals, the small 
flowers which are cincinnously arranged. It is impossible to study to 
advantage all the peculiarities in dried material, and I can only recommend 
the study of all these morphological details to those who have opportunity 
to examine the plant in a living stage. 
