17, 6 Merrill: Studies on Philippine Rubiaceae, IV 475 
PAVETTA ELMERI sp. nov. 
Frutex circiter 2 m altus, perspicue ciliato-pubescens; foliis 
obovatis, membranaceis, usque ad 12 cm longis, obtusis ad obtuse 
acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis utrinque circiter 12, distinctis; 
inflorescentiis brevissime pedunculatis, confertis, multifloris, 3 
ad 4 cm longis, dense ciliato-villosis; floribus 4-meris, corollae 
tubo 5 ad 6 mm longo. 
A shrub, about 2 m high, the leaves and. inflorescences con- 
spicuously ciliate-pubescent. Branches terete, smooth, pale, 
shining, the very young growing parts densely ciliate with pale 
hairs. Leaves (immature) membranaceous, obovate, 9 to 12 
cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide, brown or black when dry, the apex 
obtuse to obtusely acuminate, the base acute, both surfaces prom- 
inently ciliate-pubescent especially on the midrib and lateral 
nerves; lateral nerves about 12 on each side of the midrib, prom- 
inent; petioles densely pubescent, 1 cm long or less; stipules 
broadly ovate, seamidite: about 5 mm long, pubescent. Inflo- 
rescences densely many-flowered, 3 to 4 cm long, short-peduncled, 
the axis, branches, pedicels, and calyces densely and uniformly 
ciliate-pubescent with cinereous hairs. Calyx 2 to 2.5 mm long, 
the teeth 4, oblong, acute, nearly 1 mm long. Corolla-tube 5 to 
6 mm long, glabrous externally, inside somewhat pubescent, the 
lobes 4; oblong, about 4mm long. Anthers 4mm long. Ovary 
2-celled, cells 1-ovulate; style and stigma glabrous, at least 10 
mm long. 
Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Twin Peaks, Elmer 6394, May 
31, 1914. 
This species is well characterized by its rather dense and 
characteristic ciliate indumentum; its obovate leaves; its densely 
crowded, relatively short flowers; and its glabrous styles. It 
belongs in the group with Pavetta indica Linn., but does not 
appear to be very closely allied to that species. 
PAVETTA MULTINERVIA sp. nov. 
Frutex 3 ad 5 m altus, inflorescentiis parcissime puberulis | 
exceptis glaber; ramulis compressis vel angulatis; foliis lanceo- 
latis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, membranaceis vel chartaceis, usque 
ad 25 cm longis, in siccitate nigris, nitidis, utrinque acuminatis, 
nervis utrinque circiter 15, perspicuis; inflorescentiis peduncu- 
latis, trifidis 11 ad 13 cm lungis; floribus 5-meris, calycis tubo 
6 mm longo, lobis oblongo-oblanceolatis, circiter 12 mm longis. 
A shrub, 3 to 5 m high, entirely glabrous except the sparingly 
puberulent inflorescence. Branchlets brown or black when dry, 
