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NOVEMBER 13, 1911] SYNOPSIS OF THE PHILIP. MENISPERMACEAE 
* Male flowers corym- 
bolt. vo as 13. Cissampelos. 
* Male flowers panic- 
mato risiede Ha. 
List of the species. 
I. PYCNARRHENA Meirs. 
1l. Pycnarrhena manillensis Vidal in Revis. Pl. Vase. Filip. 
(1886) 45; Diels in Monogr. 52. 
Leaves bullate above. Endemic in Luzon and Mindanao. 
2. Pycnarrhena Merrillii Diels n. sp. in Monogr. 52. 
Leaves minutely reticulate or smooth above, acute. The 
fiowers of this species have not yet been discovered. Endemic 
in Mindoro (Merrill n. 1201). 
3. Pycnarrhena elliptica Diels n. sp. in Monogr. 54. 
Leaves smooth above, obtuse. The flowers of this species 
are not yet known. Endemic in Palawan (Bermejos n. 211). 
The Philippine forms of this genus are in need of further 
investigation. The collectors should look for the flowers of 
both sexes. 
2. ARCANGELISIA Becc. 
1. Arcangelisia lemniscata (Miers) Becc. in Malesia I (1877) 
147; Diels in Monogr. 106. 
Apparently throughout the islands. This beautiful species 
is often confused with Anamirta cocculus, which is very like 
it in foliage. The number of stamens and the structure of the 
big drupes separate it at once. Java to New Guinea. 
