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midrib, rather prominent, anastomosing, the primary reticula- 
tions lax, distinct; petioles pubescent, 8 to 10 mm long. In- 
florescences terminal and in the leaf axils on the ultimate 
branchlets, the individual ones short, 2 to 4 em in length, each 
composed of from 2 or 3 to 5 racemosely arranged heads, the 
peduncles pubescent, up to 1 cm in length. Heads about 14 
mm long, approximately 8-flowered, subcylindric, the outer 
bracts ovate, 2 mm long, distinctly pubescent, the inner ones 
gradually longer, the innermost about 7 mm long, 3 mm wide, 
acute, their margins and tips more or less pubescent; achenes 
4 mm long, with numerous, shining, yellowish glands, the pappus 
copious, about 6 mm long, straw-colored or pale brownish. 
LUZON, Bontoc Subprovince, Mount Pukis, Bur. Sci. 37752 
Ramos & Edaio, March, 1920, on open slopes, altitude about 
1,300 meters, 
A species most closely allied to Vernonia lenticellata Elm., 
but with somewhat larger leaves and larger heads, the peduncles 
also longer in the present species. It differs further in the 
cystolith-like ultimate reticulations; its very sparingly lenticel- 
late branches; and in the involucra] bracts being pubescent 
chiefly on the margins and at their apices. 
VERNONIA MINDANAENSIS Sp. nov, 
Frutex scandens, partibus junioribus sordide pubescentibus ; 
foliis chartaceis ad subcoriaceis, oblongis ad oblongo-obovatis, 
integris, 6 ad 8 cm longis, acuminatis, basi acutis, subtus eglan- 
dulosis, pubescentibus, nervis utrinque circiter 5; inflorescentiis 
paniculatis, usque ad 18 em longis; capitulis, numerosis, 1.5 ad 
1.7 cm longis, circiter 20-floris; bracteis dense cinereo-pubescen- 
tibus, interioribus 10 mm longis; acheniis glabris, sulcatis, 4 mm 
longis. Species V. philippinensis affinis differt acheniis gla- 
berrimis, 
A woody vine reaching a height of 10 m, the branches dark 
reddish brown, striate, terete, somewhat pubescent, the ultimate 
branchlets 2 to 8 mm in diameter, rather densely pubescent with 
short, dirty brown hairs. Leaves chartaceous to subcoriaceous, 
oblong to oblong-obovate, entire, 6 to 8 cm long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm 
wide, the apex shortly acuminate, base cuneate, the upper sur- 
face dark olivaceous, Shining, nearly glabrous except for the 
sparingly pubescent midrib and nerves, the lower surface paler, 
eglandular, with scattered pubescence on all parts but more espe- 
cially on the midribs, nerves, and reticulations; lateral nerves 
about 5 on each side of the midrib, curved-anastomosing, distinct, 
