January 11, 1911] NEW AND NoTEWORTHY RUBIACEAE 975 
Hedyotis montana Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. IT; 304, 1907. 
Type collected by E. D. Merrill on mount Halcon. 
Otherwise not known. 
Hedyotis parva Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. Suppl. 
I: 289, 19006. 
Based upon Forestry Bureau number 4576, collected by 
E. A. Mearns and W. I. Hutchinson on mount Malindang. 
Elmer 12356 from mount Giting-giting of Sibuyan island is 
typical. It is the finest-leaved and prettiest Hedyotis in the 
Philippines! 
Hedyotis cagayanensis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. V; 
231, 1910. 
Based upon Bureau of Science number 7502, collected 
by Maximo Ramos at Pamplona, province of Cagayan, Luzon. 
Hedyotis macgregorii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. V; 
231, 1910. 
Collected by Mr. R. C. Macgregor at Pauai, province of 
Benguet, Luzon, Bureau of Science number 8490. 
Hedyotis pilosissima Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sei. V; 
232, 1910. 
Based upon the author’s number 6704, collected at Du- 
marao, Panay. 
Hedyotis vestita R. Br. in Wall. Cat. n. 847, 1832.  Scle- 
rococcus lineatus Bartl. in DC. Prod. IV; 485, 1830.  Metabolus 
lineatus DC. 1. c. 
Widely distributed in the Philippines. 
Hedyotis whiteheadii Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. II; 
303, 1907. 
Only known from mount Halcon, Mindoro and based upon 
Merrill 5783. How H. montana Merr. can be kept distinct 
is not clear to me. 
