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6. Hiptage cumingjii sp. nov. 
Hiptage madablota Vid. Phan. Cum. Philip. (1885) 99, non Gaertn. 
Scandens, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra vel subglabra; foliis coriaceis, 
ovato-ellipticis vel oblongo-ovatis, usque ad 9 cm longis, basi acutis vel 
rotundatis, apice acuminatis, nervis utrinque 4 vel 5; racemis simplicibus, 
foliis subaequilongis ; carpellis 2 vel 3, vix vel obscure cristatis, ala media 
1.5 ad 2 em longa. 
A scandent shrub, glabrous or nearly glabrous except the inflorescence. 
Branches terete, lenticellate, rather slender, usually reddish-brown, the 
branchlets more or less pubescent soon becoming glabrous. Leaves coria- 
ceous, ovate-elliptic to oblong-ovate, 5.5 to 9 em long, 3 to 5 em wide, 
shining above, the base acute or rounded, the apex distinctly and often 
abruptly acuminate; lateral nerves + or 5 on each side of the midrib, 
anastomosing, the reticulations not distinct; petioles 5 to 7 mm long. 
Racemes axillary, solitary, mostly in the upper axils and simulating a 
terminal inflorescence, 5 to 8 cm long, pubescent, the flowers numerous, 
the pedicels about 1 cm long, somewhat elongated in fruit, the bracteoles 
near the middle about 2 mm in length. Sepals oblong, rounded, about 3 
mm long. Petals 6 to 7 mm long, pubescent. Carpels 2 or 3, somewhat 
appressed-pubescent, not or very obscurely crested, the central wing 
broadly oblong-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 1.5 to 2 em long, often nearly 
1.4 cm wide, the lateral ones about one-half as long. 
Luzon, Province of Pangasinan, Cuming 971 (type). 
I am also disposed to refer here For. Bur. 6732 Merritt, from near Pinamalayan, 
Mindoro, which differs from Cuming’s specimen in having the leaves somewhat 
pubescent beneath, and in its very slightly smaller fruits, and Bur. Sci. 753 
Foxworthy from Mount Victoria, Palawan, the latter very closely matching the 
| type. 
Hiptage cumingii is manifestly allied to H. benghalensis (L.) O. Ktze. (H. 
madablota Gaertn.), but differs especially in its smaller, fewer-nerved leaves, 
smaller flowers, its crestless carpels, and much smaller wings. 
7. Hiptage javanica BI. Bijdr. (1825) 224; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1? (1858) 
; 586; Hochr. Pl. Bogor. Exsice. no. 32. 
: MINDANAO, District of Cotabato, near Fort Reina Regente, For. Bur. 3944 
Hutchinson, 
‘ This specimen closely matches a very full series of specimens representing 
; Blume’s species, received from the Botanic Garden at Buitenzorg, differing in 
3 having some of the leaves slightly wider. The species has not previously been 
recorded otherwise than from Java. 
. There are in this herbarium four specimens, all with flowers, from the Prov- 
ince of Rizal, Luzon, that previously have been referred to H. madablota Gaertn., 
and the duplicates distributed under that name. This material is manifestly not 
specifically the same as Gaertner’s species, and may possibly be referable to 
H. javanica Bl., although there are some manifest differences in vegetative char- 
acters, especially in the much more obscure reticulations. Otherwise the speci- 
mens very closely resemble H. javanica Bl., but in the absence of fruiting material, 
they are not at present definitely referred to that species. The specimens are 
