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ovate, acute or obscurely acuminate, about 1.5 mm. long, the tube 

 plaited, the teeth of the folds rounded or obtuse, entire or nearly so. 

 Filaments 2 mm. long; anthers 0.9 mm. Long. Capsule slightly exserted, 

 stalked, the stalk aboul 5 nun. long, the capsule broadly ovoid, com- 

 pressed, about 1 nun. long, the valves rather strongly 3-nerved. 



Mindanao, District of Davao, Mount Apo (1161, 1432 Oopeland) April, October, 

 l!i()4; (:S7I DeYore d Hoover) May, 1903. "Occasional in turf, but inconspicuous, 



not common," Coprltintl. Summit of the mount ain :it about 3,000 m. 



No species of this genus have previously been reported from flic Philippines. 



Gentiana diversifolia Merrill sp. nov. § Chondrophylla. 



An erect annual 2 to '<\ cm. high or less, fasciculafely branched, the 

 stems glabrous, single. Lower leaves orbicular-ovate to orbicular-obovate, 

 10 to 12 mm. long. Id mm. wide, acute, apiculate. narrowed below, gla- 

 brous, the margins very minutely denticulate, the leaves id' the branches 

 narrowly Lanceolate, acuminate, apiculate. <i to 8 mm. long, about 2 

 mm. wide, hyaline margined, the margins ciliate. Branches with one 

 in- two flowers. Calyx including the teeth ahouf 6 mm. long, the teeth 

 narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, apiculate, the margins ciliate, about 

 ;> mm. long. Corolla tubular "i to S mm. long, the teeth .">. narrowly 

 ovate, blunt, their margins incurved. 2 mm. long or less, the tube plaited 

 between the teeth, the teeth of the folds less than 1 mm. long, narrowly 

 ovate, entire, acute. Filaments about 1.5 mm. long; anthers 1 mm. long. 

 Capsule stalked, slightly exserted, the stalk broad, about .~> mm. long, the 

 capsule about 4 mm. long, orbicular-ovate, margined, compressed, obtuse. 

 Seed subglobose to ovoid, brown, minute, about 0.2 nun. in diameter. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Kabayan ( 444;} Merrill) October 27, 1905. On 

 (lamp, rocky banks, in open lauds. Rare, altitude about 1,300 m. 



Gentiana luzoniensis Merrill sp. now % Chondrophylla. 



An erect simple or slightly branched annual '■'•> cm. high or less, the 

 leaves similar, not imbricated, the stem and branches glandular. Leaves 

 sessile, elliptical-ovate, acute or obtuse, glabrous, li mm. long or less. 3.5 

 mm. wide or less, the nerves few. obscure. Flowers white, solitary al the 

 ends of the branches. Calyx about 4.5 mm. long including the teeth, the 

 teeth lanceolate, acuminate, about L.5 mm. long. Corolla 8 mm. long. 

 tubular-campanulate, 5-lobed, the lobes ovate, acuminate. L.5 to 2 nun. 

 long, the tube plaited between the lobes, the teeth of the folds ovate, often 

 slightly toothed. 1 mm. long or less. Filaments 1 mm. long; anthers 

 o.S mm. long. Stigmas 1 to 1.5 mm. long, recurved. Capsule slightly 

 exserted, stalked, narrowly obovoid, compressed, margined, about •"> mm. 

 long. Seeds narrowly ovoid, acute, minutely reticulate, about 0.5 mm. 

 long. 



Luzon, District of Lepanto, Mount Data (4558 Merrill) November 4. 1005. 



(mi dry, open, grassy slopes in thin pine forests at about 2,100 m., rare. 



