974 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY (Vor. III, Arr. 54 
beneath. Inflorescence upon short stalks, green except the 
white corolla, stamens and pistils. Rare, in red stony soil 
of a moist wooded ravine, along the trail to Espafia at 1750 feet. 
OLDENLANDIA Linn. 
Oldenlandia pterita (Blm.) Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1I; 198, 
1857. Hedyotis pterita Blm. Bijdr. 972, 1826. Merr. in Philip. 
Journ. Sci. V; 243, 1910. 
HEDYOTIS Linn. 
Hedyotis elmeri Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. Suppl. I; 
127, 1906. ; 
The type is Forestry Bureau number 2113, collected by 
T. E. Borden on mount Mariveles. 
Hedyotis eucapitata Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. II; 303, 
1907. 
Based on Merrill 5726 from mount Halcon. So far only 
known from that mountain. 
Hedyotis hispida Retz Obs, IV; 23, 1779-91. Merr. in 
"Philip. Journ. Sci. II; 302, 1907. 
In the Philippines known from Mindoro and middle Luzon. 
Hedyotis leucocarpa Elm. Leaf. Philip. Bot. II; 524, 1908. 
Recently the writer collected flowering specimens on 
Sibuyan island and are being distributed under number 12490. 
Hedyotis microphylla Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. Suppl. 
I; 239, 1906. 
The type is Merrill 4693, collected on the trail from Pauai 
to Baguio. Common in the mountains of northern Luzon. 
Rather closely related to H. benguetensis Elm. 
