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paullo eis longioribus utraque armata pagina superiore nitida glaberrima inferiore 
fulvide furfuraceo-tomentosa et cum nervis pilis  stellatis albescentibus crebre 
conspersa. Inflorescentia extra-axillaris subeymosa; pedunculi singulares 1—3-flori 
sub anthesin c. 8 mm. longi capillares cum pedicellis fructiferis ad 20 mm. productis 
superne lente incrassatis petiola quoad indumentum emulantes sed cum calycibus 
sparse stellate hirsutis denique glabratis vix aculeis muniti. Flores roseo-purpurei 
eis S. Zucorum simillimi sed quam illi multo glabriores subrotati. Calyx late cam- 
paniformis pilis stellatis satis parce ornatus inconspicuus dentibus brevissimis apice 
membranaceo subobtuso post fructum maturatum deciduis, Corolle lobi 5, c. 3°5 mm. 
longi angustissime triangulares sensim acuminati extus pilis stellatis parcissime 
muniti intus cum antheris subconniventibus inzequalibus glaberrimi denique plus 
minusve reflexi. Bacce (fere mature) depresse globose cuti membranaceo nitido 
diametro c. 8-10 mm. late modice succulentee. Semina (vix matura) circa 12 
flavescentia ambitu subreniformia nonnunquam paullo angulata lateraliter plano- 
convexa testa subpellucide nitente sub oculo armato minopere papillosa. 
Hab. Arlak Mts., Angi lakes, edge of forest by 9 lake, 7000’. FI. Fr. 
Dec. 5974. 
The nearest ally of this interesting species is probably S. ferocissimum 
Lindl. in Mitch. Three Exped. ii. 58 from East Australia, but the specimens 
of that are not quite sufficient for a decision. From S. retrorsum Elmer 
(S. refleaispinosum Merrill, MSS. in Herb. Kew.) it differs by the spines, 
which in the Philippines plant are curved, the form of the corolla, and 
the habit. 
Lasrata. (S. Moors.) 
Coteus Gissst& 8. Moore, sp. nov. 
Planta semimetralis vel ultra, caule ascendente ramoso glabro, ramulis foliosis 
subtiliter puberulis, foliis parvis petiolatis anguste ovato-lanceolatis obtusis basi 
cuneatis margine serrato-crenatis glabris, spicastris sepe subpaniculatis circa 8-floris 
floribus pedicellatis, calycis puberuli dente postico suborbiculari marginibus haud 
decurrentibus dentibus lateralibus ovatis obtusissimis quam antici angusti ultra 
medium connati brevioribus calycibus tandem patentibus vix reflexis, corolle extus 
puberule tubo infundibulari quam limbus longiore hujus labio postico 4-lobo lobis 
centralibus quam laterales majoribus labio postico cymbiformi, staminibus exsertis. 
Hab. Angi lakes, edges of forest and in open marsh by ¢ lake, 7000’. 
Fl., Fr. Dec. 5909. 
Leaves mostly 1:5-2 em. long at their widest part, 6-8 mm. broad, 
brown in the dry state ; petioles 4-7 mm. long. Spicastra usually more 
than 20 em. long, their bracts cymbiform, in outline ovate, commonly about 
3mm. long. Pedicels filiform, + 4 mm. long, in the fruiting stage often 
7mm. or more. Flowering calyx 3 mm. long ; hinder tooth 2:5 mm. long 
and broad, lateral teeth 1 mm., front ones 2 mm. long. Fruiting calyx : 
7 mm. long; hinder tooth suborbicular, 4 by 3°5 mm., lateral teeth 2°5 by 
