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midrib, paler beneath and glabrous except the somewhat pubescent midrib 

 and veins, the axils of the veins densely pilose-bearded; nerves very oblique, 

 5 to 6 pairs, prominent beneath, not anastomosing, the reticulations fine, 

 distinct; petioles about 1 cm. long, becoming glabrous. Cymes terminal, 

 short peduncled, densely stellate pubescent, 3 to 4 cm. long, the primary 

 branches about 1 cm. long. Flowers white, fragrant. Calyx stellate pubes- 

 cent, its tube oblong-ovoid, 1 mm. long, the teeth spreading, short, trian- 

 gular-acute. Corolla rotate, regular, 5 lobed, 5 mm. in diameter, the tube 



1 mm. long, the lobes ovate, obtuse, nearly 2 mm. long. Filaments nearly 



2 mm. long, the anthers 0.7 mm. long. Ovary 1-celled; style short, much 

 thickened. Drupe deep purple, nearly black when ripe, ovoid, compressed, 

 7 mm. long, the pit rugose, 1-celled, 1-seeded, the seed much compressed, 

 not concave or incurved, the albumen uniform. 



Specimens examined, all from Mount Mariveles, Province of Bataan, 

 Luzon: (3946 Merrill), March, 1905 (flower); (3875 Merrill), August, 

 1904 (fruit) ; (6904 Elmer), November, 1904 (fruit) ; (2618 Meyer), Feb- 

 ruary, 1905 (flower) ; (120 Whitf ord ) , May, 1904 (fruit). 



A shrub growing on exposed ridges in the mossy forest above an altitude 

 of 1,000 m. The third species of the genus to be discovered in the 

 Philippines. 



GOODENIACE^. 



BALINGAYUM Blanco. 



Balingayum. — Calyx adherent, 5-lobed. Petals 5, the apices with two 

 lateral appendages. Style 1. Stigmas 3, 2-lobed. Capsule cro\\Tied by 

 the calyx, 6-seeded. 



Balingayum decumhens. — Stem herbaceous, terete, procumbent. Leaves 

 alternate, sessile, oblong, narrow, glabrous, with small remote teeth, and 

 somewhat lobed at the base. Flowers solitary. Peduncles elongated. 

 Calyx adnate, 5-parted, the lobes lanceolate. Corolla of 5 linear petals, 

 each terminated by two lateral appendages which close, forming a hood. 

 Stamens 5, inserted on the receptacle, shorter than the corolla. Anthers 

 compressed, terminated by a beak. Style 1, short, thick. Stigmas 3 (the 

 middle one shortest), very wide, each with two ciliate lobes. Capsule oval, 

 1-celled, with 6 compressed seeds. — A small glabrous plant reclining on the 

 earth, rare. I saw it in Malinta (north of Manila), and it is not well 

 known; it is found in very damp places. T., Baglingaya: This plant ap- 

 pears to form a new genus, although it approaches Jussiaea and Oenothera. 

 I have given it the name by which it is known to the natives. 



The above is a translation of the description of the genus and species 

 as given by Blanco, Flora de Filipinas, edition 1, page 187: 1837. 



This genus has previously been known only from Blanco's description, al- 

 though several attempts have been made to identify it. Mr. A. Loher 

 some years ago identified it with Calogyne, and recently indicated this 

 identification to the author. From a careful comparison of the descriptions 

 of Calogyne and Balingayum and a study of specimens of Calogyne, from 

 near the locality from which Blanco secured his material on which the 



