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circiter 8 mm longis, floribus flavis, concoloribus; bracteis 6, 
2-seriatis, strigoso-hirsutis, memibranaceis, lanceolatis, acumina- 
tis, exterioribus 5 ad 6 mm longis, interioribus brevioribus; flo- 
ribus ¢ 2, ligulatis, 7 ad 8 mm longis ¢ tubulosis, circiter 5 
mm longis, breviter 4-fidis, extus parce hirsutis; acheniis oblongo- 
obovatis, induratis, 3.5 ad 4 mm longis, in siccitate brunneis, 
rugosis, obtusis, apicem versus plus minusve hirsutis, calvis, 
prominente bialatis, alis crassis, margine irregulariter crenatis. 
MINDANAO, Bukidnon Subprovince, Gaboc, Tanculan, Bur. Sci. 26036 Eu- 
genio Fénix, July 13, 1916, on damp rocky hillsides associated especially 
with Begonia. 
This genus is anomalous in the Heliantheae-Verbesinde in that the re- 
ceptacle is entirely destitute of paleae, but in spite of this, its alliance is 
apparently with Eclipta. In Eclipta the paleae of the receptacle are very 
slender, and are frequently entirely absent among the central flowers of the 
head. It is probable that the absence of paleae in the present genus may 
be due to the great reduction of the heads, there being but two sterile 
pistillate flowers and five perfect fertile flowers in each head. The indurated 
rugose achenes somewhat resemble those of Eclipta, differing in shape and 
in the prominent, thick, marginal wings. 
The genus is dedicated to Mr. Eugenio Fénix, who collected the specimens © 
and who for about fifteen years has been a most efficient assistant in the 
herbarium of the Bureau of Science. 
GYNURA Cassini 
GYNURA SUBGLABRA sp. nov. 
Scandens, inflorescentiis leviter castaneo- vel subferrugineo- 
pubescentibus exceptis glabra, ramis prominente 4- vel 5-angula- 
tis; foliis membranaceis ad chartaceis, in siccitate atro-brunneis, 
usque ad 17 cm longis, acuminatis, sessilibus, basi biauriculatis, 
margine irregulariter dentatis; inflorescentiis axillaribus termi- 
nalibusque, longe pedunculatis; capitulis circiter 1.5 cm longis, 
multifloris; bracteolis circiter 10, glabris, lineari-lanceolatis, 
acuminatis, circiter 12 mm longis. 
A coarse scandent plant entirely glabrous except the more or 
less castaneous- or subferruginous-pubescent inflorescences. 
Branches stout, brown, prominently 4- or 5-angled, 5 to 8 mm 
in diameter. Leaves sessile, membranaceous to “chartaceous, 
dark-brown when dry, dull or slightly shining, oblong to oblong- - 
ovate, 9 to 17 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, margins rather coarsely 
dentate, apex acuminate, base somewhat narrowed and promi- 
nently biauriculate, the auricles irregular, angled or toothed, 1 
to 2 em long, in general ovate or rhomboid-ovate. Inflorescences 
' axillary and terminal, long-peduncled, each with 6 to 12 heads 
of yellow flowers, the peduncles up to 20 cm in length, the 
