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oblongoideis, translatoribus oblique cuneatis poliniis paulo brevioribus, 

 retinaeulo oblongoideo translatoribus fere duplo brcviore. 



Mindanao, Davao (521 Copeland) March, 1904. Pendant in large bunches. 



This is one of the species which has evidently been regarded as one of the forms 

 of Dischidia mi in miliaria R. Bi\, a species of North Australia. Its nearest ally is 

 D. Ridleyana Schltr., from Singapore. 



Dischidia Merrillii Bchltr. sp. nov. 



Epiphytica in truncis arborum, gracilis, pauciramosa, decumbens vel 

 dependens; caule ramisque filiformibus elongatis, teretibus, puberulis, 

 radicantibus, laxe foliatis; foliis petiolatis, patentibus patulisve lance- 

 olato-elliptieis, acuminatis, glabris, textura eoriaceis, 4-5 cm. longis, 

 medio fere 1.5-2J} em. latis, petiolo tereti glabro, circ. 0.5 cm. longo ; 

 cymis paucifloris breviter pedunculatis poduneulo circ. 0.5 cm. longo, 

 pedicellis tenuibus circ. 1.5 mm. longis; floribus in genere inter medio- 

 cres, lilaeinis; calveis segmentis ovato-oblongis, obtusis, glabris, 0.1 em. 

 longis; corolla cylindracea basin versus paulo ampliato, breviter 5- 

 lobulata, lobulis late ovatis obtusiusculia, annnlo pilorum erectorum in 

 fauce et intus in medio tubi ; eoronae foliolis e basi paulo dilatata linc- 

 aribus, apice peltato-dilatatis bipartitis, partitionibus oblique ovatis 

 patulis, parte basilari bene brevioribus; gynostegio eylindraeeo apice 

 conico, appendice hyalino antherarum e basi oblonga acuminata; poliniis 

 oblique oblongoideis, translatoribus oblique cuneatis poliniis fere triple 

 brevioribus, rctinaculo minuto. 



LrzoN, Province of Pampanga, Mount A ray at ( 15904 Merrill) October, 1904. 

 At and near the summit of the mountain in the slightly developed mossy forest. 



A species related to Dischidia hirsula Wall., but well distinguished by the 

 small differently shaped flowers and larger thinner leaves. 



Dischidia myrtillus Schltr. sp. nov. 



Epiphytica in arboribus, ramosa; caule ramisque radicantibus elong- 

 atis flexuosis, teretibus, dense granulosis, dense foliatis; foliis crecto- 

 patentibus ovato-lanceolatis vel ovato-ellipticis, acuminatis, glabris, tex- 

 tura eoriaceis, 1-1.8 em. longis, medio vel infra medium O.G-0.9 em. 

 latis, petiolo perbrevi ; cymis paucifloris subsessilibus, pedicellis tenuibus 

 glabris, circ. 1.5 mm. longis; calveis segmentis oblongis obtusis sparsim 

 ciliatis, iongitudine 0.1 em. baud attingentibus; corolla ampullaeea illao 

 D. Bidleyanae Schltr. simili, paulo majore, 0.3 em. longa, tertia parte 

 apicali 5-lobata, tubo Bubgloboso, 0.2 cm. longo. glabro, fauce pilia defiexis 

 barbcllato, lobis erectis ovato-oblongis obtusiusculis intus inerassatis 

 glabris; eoronae foliolis e basi lineari bibraebiatis, braebiis linearibus 

 divaricatis, dimidio anteriorc oblique oblongo-dilatatis obtusis, parte 

 basilari braebiis acqliilonga; gynostegio conieo foliola eoronae paulo 

 excedente; antherarum appendice oblongo-obtuso ; poliniis oblique oblong- 

 oideis, translatoribus subduplo brevioribus oblique cuneatis rctinaculo 

 rhomboideo, translatoribus subduplo breviore; follieulis graeilibus, ros- 



