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by Ceron," No. 3305 Tidal, but our specimen cited does not appear to be suf- 

 ficiently distinct from Mi quel's species. The Palawan specimens differ from 

 Vyctioaloa ciispidaium as described by Miqucl in having slimier petioles, and 

 slightly larger calyces, while the leaves are acute, scarcely cuspidate. 



RADERMACHERA Hassle. 



Radermachera biternata Merrill sp. now 



A small tree about 8 m. high, quite glabrous throughout, with bipin- 

 nate loaves, elliptical-ovate, usually obtuse leaflets and few flowered 



panicles much shorter than the leaves, the flowers about 5.5 cm. long. 

 Branches gray or brownish, the younger parts black when dry. Leaves 

 30 cm. long or less, opposite, biternate; leaflets 5 to 9 cm. long. 2.5 to 

 5 cm. wide, subcoriaceous, shining, the apex rounded obtuse or broadly 

 acute, the base acute, the margins revolute; primary nerves aboin 10 on 

 each side of the midrib, rather distinct beneath, the reticulations netted. 

 rather close; petiolules of the lateral leaflets 1.5 cm. long or less, of the 

 terminal ones about 3 cm. long. Inflorescence much reduced, the rhachis 

 3 cm. long or less, the branches verv short or none. Flowers I'vw. Calyx 

 about 1 cm long, closed in bud, in anthesis unequally 3-lobed, the lobes 

 short, acute. Corolla 5 to 5.5 cm. long, the tubular portion less than 

 1 cm. long, about 3.5 mm. in diameter, enlarged-ventrioosc above, the 

 lobes about 1.5 cm. long, rounded, entire, glabrous pink or pale purple. 

 Stamens about 2 cm. long. Style 2.5 cm. long. Fruit unknown. 



Cui.iox (508 Merrill) December 24. 1902. Hisuanca (3491 Current) Decem- 

 ber 31, 1905, both of these islands belonging to the (alamianes Group, between 

 Mindoro and Palawan. 



A species growing in open grassy valleys slightly above the sea level well char- 

 acterized by its much reduced inflorescence and large flowers. 



RUBIACEiE. 



GALIUM Linn. 



Galium philippinense Merrill sp. nov. (!. ciliare Elm. Leaf. Philip. Bot. (1906) 

 4, non Hook. 



A tufted erect or diffuse, much branched perennial, more or less ciliate- 

 pilose herb 10 to 30 cm. high, the leaves in whorls of fours, 3-nerved 

 from the base, the cymes short, lateral, few flowered. Branches l-ingled, 

 more or less pilose when young, but not hispid, becoming nearly glabrous. 

 Leaves elliptical-ovate, sessile or nearly so, 5 to 8 mm. long. 2 to 4 mm. 

 wide, acute at both ends, more or less ciliate-pilose with long scattered 

 white hairs. 3-nerved. Cymes about 1 cm. long, mostly 5-flowered, the 

 peduncles 1 cm. long or less, glabrous or nearly so, the bracts foliaceous, 

 oblong-lanceolate, about 2 cm. long. Flowers wdiite, corolla rotate. 

 0.8 mm. long. 4-lobed, the lobes ovate, obtuse. Calyx tube ovoid. Fruit 

 about 1 nun. in diameter, glabrous or somewhat rugose when dry. 



-•■Col. I'l. Herb. ( 18921. 127. 



