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leaving the midrib slightly above the base of the leaf, reaching the apex, 

 or evanescent, the reticulations obsolete; petioles 0.5 to 2 cm long. 

 Panicles terminal, 15 to 20 cm long, rather diffuse, the peduncles 7 to 

 10 cm long, the lower branches 5 to 6 cm long, spreading, opposite, 

 few-flowered. Pedicels slender, 3 to 10 mm long, the bracts persistent, 

 obovate, about 1 cm long. Flowers 4-merous. Calyx urceolate, 3 mm 

 long, truncate. Petals 4, broadly obovate, 4 mm long. Stamens 8, 

 their anthers about 4 mm long, the filaments of four about 4 mm long, 

 and of the other four 3 mm long, the spur and appendages small. 

 Bracteoles persistent, obovate, reticulate, 8 to 10 mm long, white or 

 pink, two for each flower. 



Mindoro, lbalo River, For. Bur. 111,89 Merritt, May, 1908; Mount Halcon, 

 For. Bur. J t 368 Merritt, June, 1900. 



Well characterized by its diffuse panicles, rather small flowers and prominent, 

 persistent, reticulate bracts and bracteoles. 



Medinilla ovalis sp. nov. 



Frutex erecta vel scandens, subglabra; ramis ramulisque teretibus, 

 minute stellato-lepidotis; foliis oppositis, petiolatis, ovalibus, 5 ad 8 cm 

 longis, subcoriaceis, apice breviter abrupteque acuminatis, basi obscure 

 5- vel 7-plinerviis ; inflorescentiis terminalibus, paniculatis, pedunculatis, 

 10 ad 12 cm longis, minute stellato-lepidotis; floribus 4-meris, circiter 

 1 cm longis. 



An erect or scandent shrub, the younger branchlets, petioles, midrib of 

 the leaves on the lower surface, and panicles minutely brown-stellate- 

 lepidote, the indumentum scarcely visible without a lens. Branches 

 grayish-brown, terete, nearly glabrous, the branchlets sometimes slightly 

 angled; nodes smooth. Leaves opposite, oval, subcoriaceous, 5 to 8 cm 

 long, 3.5 to 6 cm wide, the base broad, rounded or subtruncate, the apex 

 shortly and abruptly acuminate, shining on both surfaces, the lower one 

 paler than the upper, the midrib prominent beneath, minutely lepidote, 

 the surface with scattered, minute, obscure glands; nerves from near the 

 base 5 or 7, obscure, except the midrib, reticulations obsolete; petioles 1 

 to 2 cm long. Panicles terminal, 10 to 12 cm long, branched above the 

 middle, the branches verticillate, the lower ones about 3 cm long, 

 the bracts oblong, about 6 mm long, the bracteoles minute. Flowers 

 purplish, about 1 cm long, the pedicels 4 mm long or less. Calyx some- 

 what urceolate, truncate, 4 mm long. Petals 4, 5 mm long. Stamens 8, 

 subequal, the filaments 4 mm long; anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 5 

 mm long. 



Luzon, Province of Albay or Sorsogon, Adlumoy Hills, For. Bur. 12387 Ctirran, 

 June 17, 1908. 



A very characteristic species, readily distinguishable by its opposite, oval, 

 obscurely nerved leaves, peduncled terminal panicles, and minute lepidote-stellate 

 indumentum. 



