300 



tratis, glabris, circ. 3.5 em. longis, infra medium circ. 0.2 cm. diametien- 

 tibus. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Sablan (6266 Elmer) April, ]!)04 ; Province of 



Pampanga, Mount Arayat (3838 Merrill) May. 1904, summit at about 8:50 in. 



Distinguished from all other species of the genua by its dense leaves. In shape, 

 the leaves resemble most those of Disohidia nisei folia HI. 



Dischidia platyphylla Schltr. sp. nov. 



Epiphyticum in ramie truncisque arborum decumbons vcl dependens, 

 [lanini ramosa; eaule ramisque filiformibus elongatis, llexuosis, teretibus, 

 glabris, laxo I'oliatis, glaucis; Foliis patentibus, sessilibus, reniformibus, 

 obtusissimis, glahris. textura carnosis, 2-3 cm. longis, medio fere 3-4 

 cm. hit is, glaucis; cymis capitiformibus abbreviates, congestifloris, pedun- 

 eulo tereti. glabro, 3—4 cm. longo; Qoribua subgloboso ovoideis, illis 

 I). Rafflesianae Wall, fere aequimagnis; calycis segmentis ovatis obtusis, 

 glahris, longitudine vix 0.1 cm. exeedentibus ; corolla subgloboso-ovoidea 

 apice breviter 5-lobata, tubo utrinque glabro, infra medium <».;; cm. 

 diametiente, faucem versus mox constricto, 0.3 cm. Longo, lobis minutis, 

 circ. o.l cm. longis. erectis, ovato-triangulis subaeutis, carnosis intus 

 infra medium pilis deflexis barbatulis, annul;) squamularum basi decem- 

 lohato, apice quinque lobato in fame; coronae foliolis e basi lineari 

 hibrachiatis, bracbiis divergenti-patulis linearibus, apice bilidis, seg- 

 menta Superiore Bemiovata, inferiore lineari aequilonga, parte basilari 

 foliolorum bracbiis aequilonga; gynostegium conicum, cororinm exce- 

 dente; appendicibus aiitberarum byalinis ovatis acutis; poliniis oblique 

 obovoideis, translatoribus oblique cuneatis, poliniis duplo brevioribus, 

 retinaculo minuto rhomboideo. 



Mindanao, Davao (338 Copeland) March. 1904. 



This species is well distinguished by its corona scales; in habit it somewhat 

 resembles Dischidia Gollyria Wall. 



Dischidia rosea Schltr. sp. nov. 



Epiphytica, decumbens vel dependens. paucj ramosa; caule ramisque 

 radicantibus elongatis flexuosis subglabris, teretibus. luxe I'oliatis; foliis 

 patentibus lanceolato-ellipticis acuniinatis utrinque glabris, textura 

 coriaceis, ;$.5-5.5 cm. longis, infra mediuin 1.5-2 cm. latis, petiolo tereti, 

 subglabro, ().:3-0.5 cm. longo; cymis extra-axillaribus breviter peduncul- 

 atis, subunibellato-plurifloris, pedunculo tereti petiolo fere aequilongo. 

 pedicellis tenuibus circ. 0.2 cm. longis; iloribus illis D. hirsutae Wall. 

 similibus et aequimagnis, roseis; calycis segmentis ovatis obtusiuseulis 

 glabris, 1.5 mm. longis; corolla ampullacea 0.7 cm. longa tubo faucem 

 versus conspicue attenuate cxtus glabro, intus infra medium et fauce 

 annulo pilorum e recto rum ornato, lobis ovatis, obtusiuseulis, minutis, 

 utrinque glabris; coronae foliolis erectis e basi ovata angustatis, apice 

 peltato-dilatis, bipartitis, partitionibus oblique ovatis patulis, parte basi- 

 lari multo brevioribus; gynostegio foliola coronae vix duplo excedente, 

 cylindraceo apice conico; antherarum appendice hyaline, oblongo acuto; 



