1098 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE Borany [Vor. III, Arrt. 59 
twigs greenish or brown in the dry state, the young portion finely 
sericeous, the slender free ends descending. Leaves very rigid, 
easily breaking with a snap, flat or the acuminate tips only 
recurved, darker green on the upper side, glabrous, dull 
green when dry, entire margins somewhat involute, the base 
of the larger ones rounded, obtuse in the others, ovately 
oblong or the smaller blades broadly lanceolate, 10 to 15 
em. long or much shorter, 3.5 to 5.5 cm. wide below the 
middle, alternatingly scattered along the branchlets; nerves 
conspieuous on both sides, the 3 lateral ones subparallel and 
arising from below the middle, the upper ones of these main 
lateral nerves arched and extending clear to the apex, re- 
ticulations visible from both sides but not conspicuous; petiole 
suberect, glabrous, stout, dark brown in the dry state, up 
to 7.5 mm. long, with a pair of large lateral glands above 
the middle. Flowers not seen; fruits in small fascicles, axil- 
lary or from the axils of fallen leaves; pedicels strict, gla- 
brate, 5 mm. long, spreading, subtended at the base by 
minutely imbricated bracts; green fruit globose, glabrous, 5 
mm. in diameter, bearing the persistent 5-toothed calyx, 
5-celled and about 30-seeded; seeds obscurely trigonous, dark 
brown, 1.5 mm. long, minutely pitted and usually glistening. 
Type specimen 11310, A. D. E. Elmer, Todaya (Mt. Apo), 
District of Davao, Mindanao, August, 1909. 
Upon limbs of large trees in a humid forested basin, 
near the Baruring river at 4000 feet. It has the facies of 
Medinilla, and is called ''Lumoos" by the Bagobos. 
It falls under the same group with V. apoanum Merr. 
and V. calelanum Elm., but is entirely distinct from either. 
Vaccinium mearnsii Elm. n. sp. 
Stunted tree; stem 4.5 em. thick, 8 to 10 m. high, 
moss covered; branches rigid, widely spreading toward the 
top, the ultimate oues rather numerous; wood hard, reddish 
toward the center, burly, odorless and tasteless, the’ bark on 
the branches gray. Leaves rigidly coriaceous, flat or only 
the abruptly acute apex recurved, base cuneate, glabrous, 
alternatingly scattered along the smooth and green twigs, deep 
shining green on the upper side, paler beneath, drying brown 
