142 The Philippine Journal of Science 1915 
March, 1914, along small streams in forests, the Bicol name recorded as 
tungirit. ; 
This species is similar to, and manifestly closely allied to Streblosa 
tortilis Korthals (Psychotria tortilis Blume) of the Malay Peninsula and 
Archipelago, but is at once distinguished by its leaves not being at all 
lepidote and with more numerous lateral nerves. 
I am in agreement with Valeton and with Ridley in considering Streb- 
losa Korthals to be a valid genus. In aspect the plants are entirely 
different from Psychotria and Grumilea, and the differential characters 
appear to be constant. From all our representatives of Psychotria and 
Grumilea the present species is distinguished by its minute fruits and 
axillary inflorescences; surely, if Grumilea is to be separated from Psycho- 
tria, there are as great or geater reasons for distinguishing Streblosa as 
a valid genus. 
HYDNOPHYTUM Jack 
HYDNOPHYTUM BRACHYCLADUM sp. nov. 
Frutex epiphyticus, glaber; ramis primariis numerosis, cir- 
citer 20 cm longis, 2 ad 3 mm diametro, in siccitate plus minusve 
rugosis vel sublaevis, pallide brunneis; foliis ut videtur carnosis, 
in siccitate chartaceis, oblongis ad ovatis vel suborbicularis, 
usque ad 6 cm longis, nervis utrinque 3 vel 4, obscuris vel obso- 
letis; floribus axillaribus, fasciculatis, circiter 7 mm longis. 
An epiphytic shrub, quite glabrous, the base swollen, subglo- 
bose, apparently about 15 cm in diameter, brown and wrinkled 
when dry. Branches numerous, fascicled, about 20 cm long, 
terete or subterete, 2 to 3 mm in diameter, pale-brownish when 
dry, usually wrinkled, when fresh apparently somewhat fleshy. 
Leaves apparently fleshy and coriaceous when fresh, when dry 
chartaceous, rather pale or the younger ones nearly black, ob- 
long to ovate or even suborbicular, 2 to 6 cm long, 1 to 3 cm 
wide, usually more or less narrowed to the acute base, rounded 
in orbicular ones, the apex obtuse, both surfaces rather densely 
wrinkled when dry; lateral nerves 3 or 4 on each side of the 
midrib, very slender, obscure, sometimes entirely obsolete; pe- 
tioles 2 mm long or less; stipules triangular-ovate, acute, 2.5 
mm long. Flowers axillary, fascicled, many in each fascicle. 
Calyx cup-shaped, about 1.5 mm long and wide, sessile, truncate. 
Corolla slender, 7 mm long, the tube cylindric, slender, 3 mm 
long, the lobes somewhat spreading, oblong, obtuse or acute, 
4 mm long, 1 to 1.2 mm wide, the throat villous. Anthers 1.2 
mm long. Style 3 mm long, the arms narrowly club-shaped, 
1.5 mm long. 
MINDORO, Calapan, Bur. Sci. 924 Mangubat, June, 1906. 
Apparently well characterized by its numerous, fascicled, comparatively 
short primary branches which are about 20 cm long, its leaves very diverse 
in form, and its slender, comparatively long flowers. 
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