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MENISPERMACEAE 
HAEMATOCARPUS Miers 
HAEMATOCARPUS SUBPELTATUS sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, glaber; foliis coriaceis, basi rotundatis et 
leviter peltatis, oblongis ad oblongo-ellipticis, 9 ad 14 cm longis, 
apice tenuiter acuminatis; inflorescentiis ¢ axillaribus, racemosis 
vel depauperato-paniculatis, 3 ad 8 cm longis; floribus circiter 
8 mm diametro, sepalis plerumque 12, lineolatis, exterioribus 
minoribus; petalis 6, quam sepalis interioribus minoribus, basi 
inflexo-auriculatis. 
A scandent woody vine, glabrous except the very slightly pu- 
bescent sepals, the branches up-to 4 mm in diameter. Leaves 
coriaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic, pale and shining when dry, 
9 to 14 em long, 3.5 to 5.5 em wide, base rounded and slightly 
peltate, the petiole inserted 1 to 2 mm from the margin, the apex 
rather slenderly acuminate; basal nerves 2 on each side of the 
midrib, nearly as prominent as the midrib and extending nearly 
to the apex, the secondary nerves slender, spreading at nearly 
right angles and with the reticulations distinct on both surfaces; 
petioles about 2 cm long. Staminate inflorescences axillary, sol- 
itary, racemose or depauperate-paniculate, 3 to 8cmlong. Stam- 
inate flowers yellow, about 6 mm in diameter, their pedicels 2 
to5 mmlong. Outer 2 or 3 sepals less than 1 mm long, broadly 
ovate, the next three sepals ovate, obtuse, about 1.2 mm long, the 
inner six elliptic, rounded, 3 to 3.5 mm long, all of the sepals 
prominently lineolate, their margins slightly ciliate. Petals 6, 
somewhat thicker than the sepals, broadly elliptic to elliptic- 
obovate, rounded, 2.5 to 8 mm long, base inflexed-auriculate, sta- 
mens 6, free, their filaments 1 mm long; anthers broadly ovate, 
acuminate, 1 to 1.2 mm long, the connectives broad, produced. 
Luzon, Camarines Province, Paracale, Bur. Sci. 33750 Ramos 
& Edafo, December 22, 1918, in forests along streams at low 
altitudes. : 
This is the first representative of this small genus to be found 
in the Philippines; its alliance is with Haematocarpus comptus 
Miers, from which it is distinguished by its much shorter race- 
mose, axillary inflorescences, and its smaller leaves which are 
rounded and slightly peltate at the base. ; 
ANNONACEAE 
ARTABOTRYS R. Brown 
ARTABOTRYS MONOGYNUS sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, inflorescentiis exceptis glaber; foliis subco- 
riaceis, oblongo-ellipticis, nitidis, usque ad 18 cm longis, obtuse 
