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(11) Premna nitida K. Sch. Fl. Kaiser Wilhelms Land (1889) L20; Sch. und 

 Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch Schutz. Siidsee (1901) 523; Usteri, Beitr. Kennt. 



Philip. Veg. (]!)(».")) 123. 

 This species is reported from Negros and Panay by Usteri, bul I have seen 

 no Philippine specimens to which Schumann's description applies. The species 

 is known from New Guinea and doubtfully from Celebes. 



(12) Premna subglabra Merrill sp. nov. 



A tree 7 to 12 m. high, becoming nearly glabrous, the slightly pubescent 

 calyces obscurely 2-lipped, one lip entire or very obscurely 2 to 3 toothed, 

 the other 2-toothed. Branches light gray or brown, glabrous, terete, the 

 branchlets reddish brown, obscurely angled, deciduously Bhort-pubescent, 

 becoming glabrous or nearly so. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, char- 

 taceous, mine, short acuminate, the base broad, rounded, subtruncate to 

 somewhat cordate, or sometimes acute, shining, glabrous above except 

 the somewhat pubescent midrib and nerves, paler beneath, obscurely 

 minutely glandular punctate, glabrous, or the nerves and midrib very 

 slightly pubescent, the axils sometimes barbellate; nerves prominent 

 beneath, ascending. 6 to 7 on each side of the midrib, the reticulations 

 distinct; petioles 2 to 7 cm. long, usually pubescent on the upper surface, 

 otherwise glabrous. Corymbs terminal, spreading, many (lowered, 9 to 

 14 cm. long, 10 to 20 cm. wide, more or less ferruginous pubescent 

 throughout, the ultimate branchlets rather densely so. the bracts linear, 

 5 to 8 mm. long, the bracteoles similar but much smaller. Flowers 

 greenish. Calyx slightly pubescent, becoming glabrous, cup-shaped. 2 

 mm. long. Corolla 5.5 to 6 mm. long, glabrous outside, villous within, 

 2-lipped. one lip short, entire or retuse, the other 3-lobed, the middle 

 lobe much exceeding the lateral ones. Stamens slightly exceeding the 

 corolla lobes; filaments villous below; anthers about 0.6 mm. long. 

 Ovary glabrous ; style 1 to 5 mm. long. Fruit globose, dark purple when 

 mature 1 , glabrous, about 3 nun. in diameter. 



LUZON. Province of Tayabas. Atimonan (670. I'ol Whit ford) August 19, 1904. 

 MiMtoKo. Pinamalayan (2165 Merrill) May. 1903; Pola (2243 Merrill) May, 

 190,3. In forests along streams below 100 in. T.. Alagao. 



LABIATE. 



COLEUS Lour. 



Coleus macranthus Men ill sp. nov. § Solenosiemonoides. 



An erect branched herb 1 to 2 m. high, more or Jess glandular fer- 

 ruginous puberulent, with long petioled, ovate to oblong-ovate, rather 

 strongly dentate leaves, narrow many flowered panicles, the (lowers pure 

 white to purple, often L j cm. long. Branches brown when dry, densely 

 glandular puberulent to nearly glabrous. Leaves membranous, 4 to 15 

 cm. long, 3 to 1 cm. wide, the base often broad and subtruncate. some- 

 times acute, decurrent, the apex short acuminate, the margins entire 



