THE PHILIPPINE 



Journal of Science 



Vol. I SEPTEMBER 15, 1906 Supplement IV 



NEW PHILIPPINE ACANTHACEyfc. 



By C. B. Clarke. 

 (Kew, England.) 



HEMIGRAPHIS Nees. 



Hemigraphis fruticulosa (('. B. Clarke nis. in Lohcr nn. 4251, 4252). 



Parva, fruticulosa, repens, ramosa, sparsim pilosa; foliis 10-14 mm. 

 longis, late ovatis, obtusis, brevitcr petiolatis; capitulis terminalibus, 

 paucifloris, laxiusculis; cetcroquin ut H. reptans Hemsl. 



Corolla 1 em. longa. Folia dura, in face supcrioro sublucida rbaplii- 

 dibus inspersa, in face inferiore pilosula. Capsula 7 mm. longa, linearis, 

 G-sperma. Pollina parva, late elliptica, fere leve, poris 2. 



Luzon, District of Lopanto, Cervantes to Mancayan (44C5 Merrill) November, 

 1905. 



Hemigraphis hirsuta T. Anders, in Journ. Agr. Hort. Soc. Ind. N. 8. 1 (18G8) 

 270. 



Palawan (290 Bcrmcjos) January, 1906, in forests at Tanabag near Puerto 

 Princesa. New to the Philippines. Malaya. 



HYPOESTES R. Br. 



Hypoestes acutior sp. nov. 



Foliis 10-15 cm. longis, lanceolatis ant ovato-laneeolatis, utrinque 

 acuminatis; paniculis compositis, laxiusculis, pubescentibus, viscosulis; 

 involucris 12 mm. longis, lobis 2, lanceolatis, apice subacute triangu- 

 laribus; cetcroquin ut II. Vidalii C. B. Clarke. 



Luzon, Province of Kizal, Bosoboso (02 Foxworthy) January, 1900. Mindanao, 

 Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (270 Mrs. Clemens) February, 1900. 



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