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leaved form, the leaves nearly sessile and subglabrous; one from Camp XIV was a 
compact, very silky-haired form, with the stem and the short sessile leaves covered with 
dense long silky white hairs. . The flowers are yellow. 
Distrib. Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo. 
SAXIFRAGACE.E. 
ASTILBE PHILIPPINENSIS, Henry in Gard. Chron. ser. 3, xxxii. (1902) 155. 
Camps IX to X, 5500 to 6700 ft. “ Flowers pinkish.” 
Distrib. Philippines. 
It differs slightly from the form of the Philippines in its narrow sepals. 
SPIRJEOPSIS CANARIIFOLIA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Hirta. Folia opposita, imparipinnata, 14 cm. longa, foliolis 5 coriaceis ellipticis basi 
rotundatis in marginibus serratis sessilibus, terminali obovato basi cuneato, 7 em. 
longo 3 em. lato, inferioribus paullo minoribus, nervis 9 paribus subtus elevatis 
dense hirtis, pilis stellatis flavescentibus, superne parce hirtis. Stipule late, 
caducee, rotundate, hirte. Panicula in fructu 9-18 cm. longa, hirta, basi 6 em. 
longa et nuda, ramis 5 em. longis. Sepala 5, lanceolata, acuta, parva. Corolla et 
genitalia non visi. Capsula 2 mm. longa, hirta, in pedicello 1 mm. longo, 
segmentis 3 ellipticis hirtis dehiscens, stylis 3 persistentibus. Semina plurima, 
tenuia, ellipsoidea, angusta, basi breviter gi ad apicem ala longiore 
angustiore munita. 
Camps III to VIII and thence to Camp IX, 2000 to 5500 ft. 
This differs from S. celebica, Miq., in its leaves, which are not cinereo-pubescent, and - 
have fewer nerves. The capsule is TY with three distinct styles, instead of being 
biloeular with two styles. 
The specimens possessing inflorescence are in the very young bud state. 
SPIRJEOPSIS POMETIIFORMIS, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Glabra. Stipule late, ovate, cordate, obtuse, 5 mm. longs. Folium 20 cm. 
longum, petiolo 5 em. longo, foliolis 9 coriaceis lanceolatis acuminatis 9 cm. longis 
9 em. latis, petiolulis 2 mm. longis, costa glandulifera, nervis 15 paribus, utraque 
facie tenuiter reticulatis, sicca virescentia.  Panicula densiflora, 12 cm. longa, 
ramis furfuraceis. Flores in racemis brevibus copiosi. Sepala 5, lanceolata, 
acuta, parva. Corolla et genitalia non visa. Capsula 4-locularis, furfuracea, 
3 mm. longa, lobis 4 oblongis rostratis dehiscens, stylis 1 mm. longis gracilibus, 
stigmate capitato. Semina fusiformia, apice acuminata, basi p longiora. 
Camp VI 5, 3900 ft. 
 TThis species, of which no flowers were obtained, is very distinct in the glabrous 
leaves, resembling those of the genus Pometia, and the four-celled fruit with four 
styles. | ( 
