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LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Vor. lI], ART. 28 
Stems solitary, erect or drooping, 1 to 3 m. tall, slen- 
der. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate, caudate, glabrous, 30-45 
em. long, 2-7 cm. wide and narrowed at the base to a short 
petiole. Ligule oblong, truncate, bilobed, glabrous or nearly 
so, margins of sheath pubescent. Capitulum ovoid, rounded, 
nodding, 7 cm. long, yellowish red. Outer bracts ovate, 
rounded, margins sparingly ciliate, nerves elevated, anas- 
tomosing.  Bracteole utricular, enclosing 2 flowers, tip 3- 
pointed and ciliate. Calyx tubular, 3-lobed, lobes acute and 
ciliate at the tip. Corolla fleshy, tube moderately long, lobes 
oblong, upper one oblong ovate. Lip adnate at the base of the 
corolla tube. Stamen thick, fleshy, deeply bilobed into 2 
linear encurved lobes, convolute when dry. Stamen filament 
broad. Anther cells linear, pubescent. Appendage small, 
ovate. Capsule subglobose, glabrous, with few seeds. 
Luzon, Tayabas province, mount Banahao, (Elmer 7396); 
Lucban (Elmer, 7706). 
2. Elmeria pinetorum Ridi. n. sp. 
Plant 2 m. tall, all the stems much reclining or recurved. 
Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous except 
on the midrib beneath pubescent and above shortly hairy, mar- 
gins ciliate hairy, 15 cm. long, 4 cm. wide, base subcuneate, dark 
green, petiole very short. Ligule 2 mm. thick, white ciliate, sheath 
7 em. long, edged with stiff white hairs. Capitulum terminal, 
nodding, globose, 6 em. long, outer bracts ovate rounded at 
the tip, finely striate, glabrous except the white ciliate 
edge, dull red. Bracteole utricular, with 3 acute lobes, white 
hairy at the tip, enelosing 2 flowers. Calyx tubular, a little - 
longer, with 3 acute points with tufts of hair at the tip. 
Corolla tube cylindric, glabrous, 2 cm. long, dilated above, 
lobes short, oblong, yellow. Lip fleshy, entire, base saccate, 
oblong, limb triangular acute. Stamen shorter. Anther broad, 
apex deeply excavated. Style slender, shorter. Stigma small, red. 
Luzon, Benguet provinee, Baguio, (Elmer 8548). 
Small tufts in limestone rocks of the pine region at 
5000 feet, rare. Native name ''Barapat"', 
Phrynium philippinense Ridl. n. sp. 
Whole plant about 1 m. tall. Rhizome thick, with 
