214 



oi-hicuhii'. -^ mill, ill (liaiiictcr. Slniiiciis Id: Ulaiiiciits strap-shaped. 4 

 111111. Joii^l;', 1 111111. wide: antlicrs (lolahfilnnii. 'i iiiiii. long. Style alioiit 

 () nun. lnnu'. 



l^rzoN. I'loxiiicc of l-a,L;uii;i. Mniiiit .M;i(i\iiliii;: (.■)144 Merrill} March 17. lOOd. 

 Katlicr coiiiiiKiii in tlic iimssy tntcst at an altitudf of al)()ii1 l.lOd in. A speciois 

 a|)|)ait'iitly rclalcd In Aslronin iiidcrophi/lhi JJliiiiic. (liU'ciiiij:- from tliat .species 

 ill its smaller leaves and mtirli larger flowers. 



MEDINILLA (iaudieii. 



Medinilla bolster! Merrill sp. nov. 



All erect <i"lal)i"ous sliruli. '2 to J) m. lii.iili. with opposite, petioleiL •')- 

 nei'ved leave.>^, tlie transverse nerves evident, and faseich'd or solitary lax 

 cynu'S 10 to lo cm. lon^ Ironi tuhercles on the trunk, tlie tiovvers 5-nierous. 

 Brandies liglit gniy or ureeiiish. oiabrous, terete. Leaves niemliranous 

 or ehartaceoiis. elliptical to oblong-elliptical, short acuminate, the base 

 acute, i;} to "^0 cm. long. 1 to !) cm. wide, .")-ner\c(l. the exterior suli- 

 niarginal nerves from the base, the inner ])air froni the midrib 2 to o 

 cm. above the base, the ti'ansverse nerves somewhat ])roniincnt. Pe- 

 duncles to the cymes slender, I to .") cm. long, the branches slender, 

 o))posite or whorled, divaricate, the Howers mostly sul)umbellately dis- 

 posed at the tips of the branchlets. the pedicels 0.5 to 1 cm. long, 

 ebracteolate. Flowers pink. Calyx cup-shaped, 1 mm. long, subtruncate 

 or with a shallow teeth. I'elals ."). obtuse, irregularly obli(piely oblong 

 ol)o\ate, S to !• mm. long. '■] to i!.-") mm. wide. Stamens 1(1. sube(iual ; 

 filaments 4 mm. long: anthers ;! mm. long, acuminate. Style slender. 

 glabrous, 7 mm. long. 



Luzon. Province of Ri/.al. BosoIjoso ( :52(J2 Alicrn's collcclor ] . Aii.i:iist 21. I'.KI.") 

 (type): I'roxince of Caravan, Tahii^ (17:! /'. //. linl.slcr) August 1."). 1!I0.'). In 

 sluided thickets l)y streams at al)oiit 2.")() m. 



Medinilla dolichophylla .Mcnill sp. nov. 



.\ glabrous >liruh :! to 5 m. high with 4-iiierous llowers. terminal and 

 lateral long peduncled intiorescence. and lanceolate leaves ".?() to ;!.') cm. 

 long, the lateral longitudinal nerves faint. Branches ((uadrangular. the 

 ^■oullgel• ones strongiv l-winged, the wings not undulate. Leaves mem- 

 bi'anous to siibcoriaceous, -I to •')..") cm. wide. pale, shining, gradually nar- 

 rowed above to the somewhat acuminate apex, the base acute, decunent : 

 midrib stout, the lateral longitudinal iierxcs four, scarcely iikm-c pr(Uii- 

 ineiit than the distant transverse nerves, the reticulations lax: petioles 

 about !..'> cm. long. Cymes pendulous, tei'iiiinal and from the hraiudics 

 IicIdw the leave.-, the pi'duiicles I .^ to "iD cm. long. U'W llowereil. ehrac- 

 teolate. Calyx 1 to.") mm. long, truncate, cylindrical oi- suhcampanulate. 

 Petals -I, white, irregiilarh ohovate. narrowed below, about II mm. long. 

 s mm. wide. Slameiis S, sube(pial: lilamciils (i mm. long: anlhers (i 

 to 1 mill, long, linear, tips purplish, ba.se white, the middle portion yellow. 

 tb(; dorsal l)asal s]nir 1 mm. long, anteriorly ■i-tiiberciilale. Style about 



