734 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Vor. II, Arr. 42 
long, at least 6 cm. wide, ovate to elliptic or oblong, the 
sides just above the middle usually obscurely lobulate or 
merely coarsely sinuate, the broad obtusely rounded base 
usually inequilateral, apex short obtuse or occasionally acute, 
densely stellate tomentose on both sides; petiole 1 cm. long, 
similarly pubescent, usually with a pair of spinules toward 
the apex on the lower side; midvein yellowish brown 
in the dry state, with 3 to 5 ascending pairs which are in 
the larger ones few branched toward their ends. Inflorescence 
axillary or terminal, upon 5 cm. long green subpendulous ped- 
uncles which aresparingly branched and bearing but few flowers, 
similarly pubescent and spinolose; calyx green, persistent, 
with 5 filiform teeth or segments; pedicel much thickened 
and ridged toward the apex in the fruiting state; corolla also 
thickened, rotately spreading, light blue with darker blue 
streaks, 2 cm. across, odorless; anthers erect, yellowish green, 
with brown apical pores; pistil pale white; fruits 3 to 5 cm. 
long, smooth, light green with coarse deeper green streaks 
arising from the base, ovately ellipsoid, exocarp thick, 4-celled; 
seeds numerous, flat, brownish black, imbedded in viscid 
meat. 
Type specimen 10752, A. D. E. Elmer, Todaya (Mt. Apo), 
District of Davao, Mindanao, May, 1909. 
A liana-like climber reaching the tops of lofty trees in 
a very humid, fertile and densely forested basin at 9750 feet. 
""Togotong" is the Bagobo name. 
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