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fi to 10 mm. \vi(k', acute, densely ])ul)esecnt outside and witli I'vw stel- 

 lately disposed hairs iuside. Calyx about 2 em. long, cleft down one 

 side, toothed at the ai)ex. deeiduoiis. densely puheseent outside, slightly 

 so witlun. Corolla (i em. long or less, yellow. Capsule oblong ovoid, 

 acute. 5-aiigled, 4 to 5 em. long, about 2 em. tliiek. tbe valves sonu^- 

 what pubescent outside and beset with simple In-istie-like baii-s. inside 

 slightly pilose. Seeds many. ])ubescent. alionl ;!..^) mm. long. 



Lrzo.x. Province of Kizal. Taiuiy (2328 Merrill) May. 1 !»(»:}; Antipolo (l:!07 

 Merrill} February. IDO.'i; Bosoboso ( 18G4 Ahern's collector) September, li)()4. 

 Apparently a distinct species not at all closely rciatctl to Ahelmoschus moschatitft 

 .Moench., to wliicli the first two numbers cited were referred by Terkins. Disiin- 

 ^uished at once from the latter species In* its broad bracteoles. 



Abelmoschus multilobatus Merrill s|). nov . 



An erect branched herb 1 to 2 m. high, the yegetative portions beset 

 with few or manv simple l)ristle-like hairs each. from a si'nall ])a].nlla, 

 otherwise glal)rous, witli deeply, nai'i'owly palmately .-lobed leaves, the 

 lobes again coarsely irregularly lyrately lobed. Brancbes stout, terete, 

 the bristles usually numerous. Leaves 12 to 'id em. long, deeply cordate, 

 the lobes nari'ow. buieeolate, acuminate. !• to 1^ em. long, the lob\des 

 ;! em. long oi' less, often coarsely irregularly toothed; petioles 18 cm. 

 long oi' less, usuallv hispid: stipules linear, about 8 mm. long. Flowers 

 vellow. tbeir pedicels 10 cm. long or k'ss. Bracteoles (i to 8. lanceolate, 

 about 1.5 cm. long, 5 mm. wide, acuminate, witli few scattered hairs and 

 bristles, becoming nearly glabi-ous. Calyx i-athei- densely pubescent out- 

 side, somewhat pilose within, about 'i mm. long, deciduous, tbe ap<'X 

 rather coarsely toothed. Petals yellow, 6 to 8 cm. long. ()\ary pubescent. 

 Staminal colunm antheriferous throughout. Ca])sule (immatui'e) ovoid, 

 densely beset with simply disposed bristles, exceeding the bi-acteoles. 



Luzon, riovitice of Bataan. Lamao lliver (1820, 1902 Bonlcii) September. 

 November, 1!)04: (tiT.'i!) Elmer) November. 1004: Province of L'nioii, BauuUL; (U 

 Fciiix) October. 1005. All the above were distributed as Ahelmoschus mosclial iik 

 ^foeiieh.. and the mateiial from tlie Province of Pataan was so enumerated by 

 the autlior.'' The species is. however. \eiy distinct fmiii .1. DioseJiatus ^Moench. 



1)illexia(m:j:. 



SAURAUIA Willd. 



Saurauia dementis Mmill sp. nov. 



.\ sbi-ub or >mall li'er. the brancbes. leaves, and inlloi'esceiU'e with 

 numerous lineai'. suhulaie clialfy hristli's. Brandies tei'ete. lu'own. the 

 bi'istles maii\. short and long iiilermi M'd. Leaxcs mcmhraiious. slightly 

 shining, elliptieal-obo\ate to oblong-obovate. !<• lo 1 Ci cm. long. I to T 

 cm. wide. I'athi'r dark alio\c. paler lieneatb. somewhat uai'rowe(| hclow 

 to the acnti'. I'arelv obtuse h;ise, more ahi-upll\ naii'ownl ;iho\c to the 

 sliorl acuminate apex, hoili sui-faces with numer(Mis suliulate hi'islles 



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