830 The Philippine Journal of Science , 1915 
staminodes, glabrous; anthers about 1 mm long; staminodes 
flattened, about 1.4 mm long, the upper part densely villous. 
Ovary ovoid, about 3 mm long, with very few, scattered, short | 
hairs; style short; stigma capitate. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Claveria, Bur. Sci. 7364 Ramos (type), 
March, 1909, in forests. SAMAR, Phil. Pl. 1644 Ramos, April, 1914, as 
Rinorea. 
A species well characterized by its comparatively large, entire leaves, 
which are brown when dry, glabrous and shining on the upper surface and 
softly pubescent on the lower surface; it does not appear to be closely allied 
to any other Philippine species. 
PASSIFLORACEAE 
ADENIA Forskal 
ADENIA LONGIFOLIA sp. nov. 
Scandens, glabra; foliis oblongis, membranaceis, 20 ad 25 cm 
longis, basi acutis vel leviter acuminatis, biglandulosis, vix auri- 
culatis, apice breviter acute acuminatis, margine distanter 
repando-denticulatis, nervis utrinque circiter 10; cymis peduncu- 
latis, paucifloris, floribus, ¢ 4-meris, alabastro clavato, circiter 
1 cm longo. 
A scandent, herbaceous, glabrous vine, or the stems somewhat 
woody, firm, striate and pale when dry, 3 mm in diameter. 
Leaves oblong, membranaceous, 20 to 25 cm long, 8 to 10 cm 
wide, shining, somewhat olivaceous on the upper surface, the 
lower surface a little paler, base acute or somewhat decurrent- 
acuminate, 2-glandular, the glands prominent on the lower sur- 
face, not auricled, apex shortly and sharply acuminate, margin 
distantly repand-denticulate ; lateral nerves about 10 on each side 
of the midrib | giatt, anastomosing, the reticulations lax; pe- 
tioles about“® cm long. Peduncles solitary, axillary, up to 6 
cm long, the cymes few-flowered. Staminate flowers greenish 
or nearly white, the fully mature buds clavate, about 1 cm long, 
the lobes 4, ovate, short. Stamens 4, narrowly oblong, about 3.5 
mm long. Pistillate flowers and fruits not seen. 
BASILAN, Bur. Sci. 15495 Reillo, August, 1912. 
A species well characterized by its oblong, thin, repand-denticulate leaves, 
which are acute or decurrent-acuminate at the base but not auriculate. 
ADENIA PALMATIFOLIA sp. nov. 
Scandens, glabra; foliis profunde palmato-5-lobatis, basi pro- 
minente subauriculato-glandulosis, lobis lanceolatis, rectis vel 
leviter falcatis, acuminatis, integris, usque ad 20 cm longis, 1.5 
ad 2.5 cm latis; pedunculo elongato; fructibus , (immaturis) 
circiter 6 cm longis, nitidis, ut videtur obovoideis. 
