134 MERRILL. 



§ Heteranthus. 



3. Loranthus basilanensis sp. nov. 



Glaber; foliis verticillatis, coriaceis, elliptico-ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis, 

 usque ad 11 em longis, utrinque acutis, vel apice leviter acuminatis, basi 

 interdum rotundatis, petiolatis, nervis utrinque 3 vel 4, subobsoletis ; 

 floribus 5-meris, in cymis brevibus axillaribus solitariis binis vel fas- 

 ciculatis dispositis; petalis liberis, circiter 1.5 cm longis. 



Glabrous throughout Brandies terete, grayish or brownish, smooth, 

 Leaves three or four at each node, verticillate, elliptic-ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, 6' to 11 cm long, 2.5 to 5 cm wide, brown when dry, dull, acute at 

 both ends, or the apex sometimes slightly acuminate and the base 

 rounded; nerves 3 or 1 on each side of the midrib, very obscure, the 

 reticulations obsolete; petioles 5 to 10 mm long. Cymes axillary, soli- 

 tary, in pairs, or fascicled at the nodes, the rachis less than 1 cm long. 

 Flowers yellow, pedicelled, each subtended by a single small bracteole. 

 Calyx cup-shaped, 3 mm long, the limb produced, truncate. Petals 5, 

 about 15 cm long, 1 mm wide, free, the portion above the insertion of 

 the stamens reflexed ; filaments 2 mm long: anthers continuous, 3 mm 

 long. 



Basilan, Matangal Point, For. Bur. Stft Hutohinton, December, 11)07. An 

 unnumbered specimen collected on Basilan by Hallier. in January, 1904, is probably 

 referable bere, as well as Copeland 378, from Davao, Mindanao. 



4. Loranthus merrittii nom. nov. 



Loranthus nodosus Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. Naeb.tr. 1 (1897) 128, non Desr. 



Stemmatophyllum nodosum Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41 (1894) 

 506. 



Philippines, without locality, Cuming 1952, 1958, the former the type number. 

 Luzox, near Manila, Merrill 3494, Loher J I J,63 : Province of Pangasinan, For. Bur. 

 S3.' f 8 Curran & Merritt: Province of Bataan, near Bagac, For. Bur. 5977 Cumin. 

 Lubang, Merrill 960. Mindoro, Cauayan, For. Bur. 9893 Merritt. 



Endemic. 



5. Loranthus benguetensis sp. nov. 



Glaber; foliis verticillatis, ternis vel quaternis, oblongo-cllipticis vel 

 lanceolato-ellipticis, obtusis, sessilibus, crasse coriaceis, nitidis, usque ad 

 4 cm longis; floribus 5-meris, glabris, in triadibus dispositis, omnibus 

 breviter pedicellatis ; triadibus umbellatim dispositis, pedunculis axillari- 

 bus, solitariis. 



Glabrous throughout. Branches stout, terete, dark-colored and almost 

 black when dry, somewhat shining. Leaves verticillate, three or four at 

 each node, sessile, oblong-elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, obtuse, the base 

 acute, thickly coriaceous, shining, 3 to 4 cm long, 1 to 1.3 cm wide, the 

 midrib faint, the lateral nerves and reticulations obsolete. Inflorescence 

 axillary, solitary, the peduncles slender, about 1 cm long, each with about 

 four short branches umbellately disposed at the apex, these branches about 



