20, 4 Merril: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XVII 373 
reticulis obscuris, laxis; inflorescentiis ¢ solitariis, sessilibus, 
10 ad 12 mm diametro, bracteis connatis, lobis numerosis, 
linearis ad lineari-lanceolatis, circiter 3 mm longis, ciliatis, brac- 
teolis linearis ad spatulatis, 2.5 ad 3 mm longis, perspicue 
ciliatis; pedicellis circiter 1.5 mm longis; acheniis brunneis, 
subellipsoideis, subacutis, 0.6 mm longis. 
An erect, apparently succulent, unbranched herb, up to 40 
cm high, the basal portion of the stem somewhat prostrate, the 
stems apparently succulent when fresh, without cystoliths, 
Leaves membranaceous when dry, sessile or subsessile, some- 
what inequilateral, oblong-elliptic to narrowly oblong-obovate, 
11 to 17 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, olivaceous or brownish when 
dry, the apex slenderly and rather abruptly caudate-acuminate, 
the base somewhat inequilateral, narrow, acute on the narrower 
side, acute or slightly obtuse on the broader side, the margins 
in the lower one-half to two-thirds entire, in the upper part very 
distantly crenate-serrate, the upper surface with numerous 
cystoliths, distinctly visible to the naked eye, the lower surface 
of the same color as the upper, the cystoliths conspicuous ; lateral 
nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, distinct, anastomosing 
directly with the marginal nerves, the reticulations lax, obscure; 
stipules lanceolate, glabrous, membranaceous, acuminate, up to 
1 cm long. Pistillate inflorescences axillary, solitary, 10 to 12 
mm in diameter, apparently somewhat flattened, the bracts united 
to form a flattened receptacle 5 to 7 mm in diameter, the lobes 
of the receptacle numerous, linear to linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 
about 3 mm long, ciliate; bracteoles very numerous, linear to 
spatulate, 2.5 to 3 mm long, prominently ciliate; pedicels slender, 
about 1.5 mm long. Achenes brown, subellipsoid, about 0.6 mm 
long, subacute. : 
PANAY, Capiz Province, Mount Macosolon, Bur. Sci. 30748 
Ramos & Edafio, April 19, 1918. On bowlders along small 
streams in damp forests at low altitudes. 
This species was originally identified as Elatostema integri- 
folium Wedd., which it somewhat resembles in vegetative char- 
acters, but to which it is not closely allied. Striking differential 
characters of the present species are its membranaceous, caudate- 
acuminate leaves which are entire below and distinctly crenate- 
serrate above; its bracts being united to form a common recep- 
tacle, the tips of the bracts (lobes) being numerous and linear 
to lanceolate; and in being entirely glabrous throughout except 
for the inflorescences. 
