A NEW PHILIPPINE BURMANNIA. 



By R. Schleciiter. 

 (Berlin, Germany.) 



Burmannia dementis Schltr. sp. nov. 



Saprophitic^, pusilla, habitu B. ncpalensis Wall., pallida, 3-8 cm. 

 alta, aphylla; caule gracili, tereti, squanmlis paucis dissitis acuminatis 

 obsesso, glabro, stricto vel substrieto, basi subflexuoso vulgo simplico 

 1-paucifloro ; floribus flavcscentibus in genere inter minores, illis B: 

 nepalensis Wall, similibus, subsessilibus, glabris, late 3-alatis, alis infra 

 apicem medio aequilatis; corolla ampullacea ovario inchiso 3-3.5 mm. 

 louga, lobis 3 majoribus, triangulis, acuminatis, intus margine leviter 

 inerassatis, subineonspicue papillosis, lobis 3, minntis oblongis obtusius- 

 culis dentiformibus; antheris sessilibus loculis divaricatis connectivo 

 incrassato basi loculos hand excedente, apice in appendicem transversam 

 medio excisam supra loculos breviter producto; stylo subulato brachiis 

 stylo ipso duplo brevioribus ; stigmatibus peltato-concavis antberas hand 

 superantibus ; seminibns fusiformibus. 



Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley (21 Mary Strong Clemens) December, 

 1905, at about 800 m., in grass lands. 



This little species is especially interesting as being the first endemic repre- 

 sentative of the order to be found in the Philippines, although it is certain that 

 other species will be found later in the region. It seems to be most closely 

 related to Burmannia nepalensis Wall., but is well distinguished from that 



species by its anthers. 



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