17,3 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XVI 261 
ters and is really more closely allied to Rosa wichuraiana Crépin 
than to R. multiflora Thunb. 
Var. DEPAUPERATA var. nov. 
A typo differt foliis minoribus, foliolis 1 ad 3 em longis. 
LUZON, Benguet Subprovince, Williams 972, Clemens 9106, 
Elmer 8416, Merrill 4643, 6532, Topping 32, Bur. Sci. 3376 
Mearns, Bur. Sci. 5568, 5821 Ramos, For. Bur. 18168 Curran, 
Zschokke, & Merritt: Bontoc Subprovince, For. Bur. 14462 
Darling: Lepanto Subprovince, For. Bur. 5746 Klemme: Ifugao 
Subprovince, Bur. Sci. 19653 McGregor. 
In the same habitats as the typical form of the species but 
more abundant. The recorded local names are pigit in Bontoc 
and kuyaob in Lepanto. 
CONNARACEAE 
CONNARUS Linnaeus 
CONNARUS CAUDATUS sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, inflorescentiis exceptis glaber, foliis usque 
ad 30 cm longis, 5-foliolatis, foliolis oblongo-ovatis ad oblongo- 
lanceolatis, nitidis, subcoriaceis, usque ad 17 cm longis, apice 
tenuiter caudato-acuminatis, basi obtusis et minutissime, peltatis, 
nervis utrinque plerumque 4, distinctis; infructescentiis leviter 
castaneo-pubescens, paniculatis, folliculis oblique obovoideis, 
extus glabris, intus pubescens, circiter 2.5 cm longis, apice ro- 
tundatis, oblique rugulosis vel striatis. 
A woody vine, glabrous except the inflorescences. Leaves 
up to 30 cm long, pinnately 5-foliolate; leaflets oblong-ovate to 
oblong-lanceolate, olivaceous, shining, subcoriaceous, 7 to 17 cm 
long, 2.5 to 5 em wide, the apex long and slenderly caudate- 
acuminate, the base obtuse and very minutely peltate; lateral 
nerves usually 4 on each side of the midrib, distinct, anastomos- 
ing, the reticulations lax. Infructescences peduncled, somewhat 
castaneous-pubescent, paniculate, the follicles obliquely obovoid, 
slightly compressed, about 2.5 cm long, the apex broadly rounded, 
the base acute, the remains of the style somewhat lateral, the 
valves brown when dry, rugulose or striate, glabrous externally 
or very slightly pubescent when young, inside more or less 
pubescent. 
Bucas GRANDE, Bur. Sci. 35059 Ramos & Pascasio, fie 10, 
1919, in dry forests at low altitudes. 
In its follicle characters this species is similar to Connarus 
