90 



capsula iu diniidia parte superiore pilosa. H. pupurcu Vidal, Rev. PI. Vase. 

 Filip. 201. 1886, non R. Br." C. B. Clarke in lit. 



Herbaceous, 1 m. high or less, the branches divaricate. Stems glabrous 

 or slightly pubescent, nearly black when dry. Leaves ovate to ovate-lance- 

 olate, 6 cm. wide or less, membranous, nearly glabrous, or somewhat cinere- 

 ous puberulent beneath, the base equilateral, acuminate, the apex slightly 

 acuminate, or acute; nerves 7 to 8 on each side of the midrib; petioles 1 to 

 3 cm. long, usually somewhat pubescent. Panicles 4 to 7 cm. long, more 

 or less cinereous puberulent, the spikes rather densely flowered, 4 cm. long 

 or less. Corolla 1.5 to 2 cm. long, more or less pubescent, white, pale pink 

 inside. Stamens 2; anthers yellow. Capsule less than 1 cm. long. 



Luzon, Province of Pampanga, Arayat (1418, 1451 Merrill), March, 1903; 

 Province of Rizal, Antipole (1717 Merrill), March, 1903; Province of Ba- 

 taan, Lamao River (2292 Meyer), December, 1904. 



Xos. 1418, 1451, 1717 Merrill, were identified by Lindau ^ as Hypoestes 

 malaccanus Wight. 



" Hypoestes subcapitata, C. B. Clarke, sp. nova. 



"Minute pubescente, foliis inaequalibus, alternis, majoris lamina 1 dm. 

 longa, 4 cm. lata, utrinque brevius acuminate; petiolo 2 cm. longo; involu- 

 cris in capus terminale sessile fere congestis, 12 mm. longis, perangustis, 

 villosis; bracteis alte coalitis, lobis 2, lineari-lanceolatis. acutis, fere mucro- 

 natis; corolla 25 mm. longa; staminibus 2, antheris 1-locularibus." C. B. 

 Clarke in lit. 



Herbaceous, 80 cm. high or less, erect, the branches more or less ferrugi- 

 nous or cinereous pubescent or puberulent. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to 

 elliptical-lanceolate, membranous, minutely ferruginous or cinerous pubes- 

 cent on the midrib beneath, and slightly so on the lamina, 4 to 10 cm. 

 long, 2 to 4 cm. wide; nerves 5 to 6 on each side of the midrib, curved- 

 ascending; petioles pubescent. Inflorescence 2 to 3 cm. long, dense. Flow- 

 ers odorless. Corolla pink. 



Lamao River, ]\Iount Mariveles, Province of Bataan, Luzon (2367, 2561 

 Borden), January, February, 1905; (721 Borden). May, 1904; (2288 Mey- 

 er), December, 1904; (173 Barnes), January, 1904. 



Growing in open forests and in recent clearings at from 100 to 275 m. 

 above the sea. 



"Hypoestes Vidaiii C. B. Clarke, MS. 



"(Vidal, No. 3407.) Foliorum laminis 18 cm. longis, 5 cm. latis, utrin- 

 que anguste triagularibus, fere glabratis; paniculis terminalibus, 5 to 12 

 cm. longis, densis, hirsutis, involucris 13 mm. longis, lobis 2, tubo longiori- 

 bus. apiee fere rotundatis; capsula pilosa. 



"This species is closely allied to H. cinerea and to another undoscribed 

 Philippine species." C. B. Clarke in lit. 



Erect herbaceous, the stem glabrous, the branches somewhat ferruginous 

 pubescent. Leaves opposite, membranous, narrowly ovate to elliptical 

 ovate; nerves 6 to 7 on each side of the midrib, curved-ascending; petioles 



1 Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip., 40. 1904. 



