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wide entire or distantly obscurely toothed above, acuminate, the base 

 broad, rounded or cordate, sometimes acute, thinly pubescent on both 

 surfaces, more densely so beneath, often densely pubescenl on the nerves 

 and midrib, except the latter sometimes becoming glabrous or nearly so. 

 shining, usually dark colored when dry; nerves 5 on each side of the 

 midrib, somewhat prominent, the reticulations somewhat lax; petioles 1 

 to I cm. long, pubescent, ('vines terminating the branches and short 

 lateral branchlets, many flowered, somewhat dense. 5 to II cm. across. 

 all parts except the corollas uniformly densely softly grayish brown 

 pubescent, the linear bracts 5 to 7 mm. Ion-, densely pubescent, the 

 hracteolos similar hut much smaller. Flowers white or greenish, 

 fragrant. Calyx densely softly pubescent, cup-shaped. ;! mm. long, 

 5-toothed, the teeth subequal, rounded or acute, 1 mm. long or less, or 

 sometimes obscurely 2-lippcd, one lip 2-toothed, the other 3-toothed. 

 Corolla 5 mm. long, glabrous outside, villous within. 2 lipped, one lip 

 ovate, entire, nearly 2 mm. Ion-, the other coarsely 3-lobed, the lobes 

 nearly equaling the entire lip. Stamens 4. didynamous; filaments I to 5 

 mm. long, villous below; anthers about 0.4 mm. Ion-. Ovary glabrous; 

 style 5.5 mm. Ion-. 



Luzon, Province of Rizal, Antipolo (449, 44.3 Ahern'a collector) April. 1004; 

 Bosoboso (1S74 Merrill) April. 1903. Ticao (1095 Clark) Mny. 1904. T., Alag- 

 baguiiK Alagao-baguin. V.. Uradgao. 



(0) Premna depauperata Merrill sp. nov. 



An undershrub, 1 m. high or less, with short petioled, coriaceous 

 oblong-ovate to elliptical-ovate, small leaves, densely ferruginous pubes- 

 cent inflorescence and 5-toothed calyx. Branches terete, light brown, 



mostly densely ferruginous pubescent, lenticellate. Leaves 3 to 6 cm. 

 Ion-, 2 to 3.5 cm. wide, shining above, entire, the mar-ins recurved, acute, 

 the base broad, rounded-cordate, the upper surface sparingly strigose 

 pubescent, the lower surface somewhat densely pubescent, glandular- 

 nerves 4 to 5 on each side of the midrib, distinct beneath, anastomosing; 

 petioles densely pubescent, 5 mm. Ion- or less. Corymbs terminal, 4 

 to 5 cm. Ion-, nearly as wide, densely ferruginous pubescent throughout, 

 densely flowered, the lower bracts small, foliaceous, the upper and hrac- 

 teolos linear. Calyx cup-shaped, nearly 3 mm. Ion-, sparingly strigose 

 pubescent, subequally 5-toothed, or obscurely 2-Iipped with one 3-toothed 

 and one 3-toothed lip. Corolla 4 mm. Ion-, pubescent outside, villous 

 on the throat within. 4-lobed, one lobe lip-like, exceeding the others. 

 Stamens not exceeding the corolla lobes; anthers 0.5 mm. Ion-: filaments 

 glabrous. Ovarv glabrous, ovoid or globose; style :).:> mm. Ion-. Fniit 

 glabrous, ovoid, about I mm. Ion-. 



Cui.iox (603 Merrill) December, 1902. On dry open grassy hillsides 30 to 

 40 in. above the sea. A species well characterised by its small size, small leaves, 

 which are cordate at the base, and short petioles. 



