280 



(». Leaves ovate, acuminate ; nerves 5 to 

 0, pubescent on both surfaces ; co- 

 rolla 3 mm. long (11) /'. nitida 



U. Leaves usually broadly ovate, acum- 

 inate ; nerves 6 to 7, glabrous, or 

 pubescent on the upper surface or 

 on both: corolla 5.5 to 6 mm. long..(12) P. siibiildhni 



{]) Premna adenosticta Sclumci- in DC. I'lodr. 11 (1S47) ti:!t>: .Mi<|. l"l. Ind. 



l'.;it. 2 (lS.-)(>) S!)2: K.N'ill. \<.\. .\|i|.. ilSSli) l.!!); \i(l. I'luiii. ( iniiiii.L;-. 



I'liilij). |]SSr>| ];}4: Kcv. I'l. N'asc. Kiliii. (isS(i) 2()U: Ccroii Cal. IM. II.tI.. 



( 1S!)-2| 1.31. 

 I'JIII.II'IM.NKS ( I'i.SO Cumin;)) 1836-184(1. rotyiic Li /o.n. I'loviiicc of Kizal. 

 IJosoboso (28(>3 Ahvni's collrrtor) Mardi, 1!)().3; San .Mateo (1122 AIkiii'n col- 

 lector) May, 1904: Aiitipolo f-i'.i'y Miern's collector) Fchiuaiy. 1!'()4: I'rovincr of 

 CaniaiiiK's. Pasacao i]0:] Ahcni ) ^Marcli. 1002. Endcniic. 



(2) Premna membranacea .Mcrr. .(Jovt. Lab. l'ul)l. 35 (I'.iOfi) (;.">. 



Luzox. Province of Kizal, Bosoboso ( 1 Ki.'i. :51()2 Ahcni's colhctoi) .lunc. 1'.MI4, 

 Juiif. 11)0."). T..AI"iini(i. EiKlpiiiic. 



(3) Premna oblongifoiia Mcir. 1. c 29 (l!i().")) 4S. 



Lizux, Province of Benjruet, liagiiio (.)!)!•() IJIiiicij .March. 1904 : Province of 

 Tayabas (Infanlal {>>]{> }V hit ford) Septeinlier. 1<.)()4. Endemic. 



(4) Premna cumingiana Scliancr in DC. i'rodr. 11 (1S47) (iiU : Vidal. Cat. 

 PI. Prov. .Manila (ISSO) :i!»: Rev. PI. \asc. Kilip. (1880) 20!); Phan. 

 Cuminf,'. Pliilip. (188.-)) ];U: K.-\ill. N'ov. .\])|.. (1883) 15<); :\riq. Fl. Ind. 

 Bat. 2 (18,)(i) 778; Koordeis Mcdcd. "s Lands Plantcni. 19 (1898) 559. 

 I'rriiiiKi rorrlatn Blanco, Fl. Filip. cd. 1 (]8;{7| 48!), non II. Bi\ Pronna 

 loiiiciilosd J'.lanco. 1. c, ed. 2 (1845) 342; cd. 3. 2 (1878) 269; F.-ViJl. 

 \o\'. -\|>]). (1S8:!) 1.')!). non Willd. I'rciiiiKi ca rrl i(j/ilii/lln Scluuier. 1. o. 638; 

 .Mi<|. I'l. Ind. I'.at. 2 ( IS.Ki) !)()(). 



PiiiMiTiM-.s (77S. 12.S(I i'lnitinf/) 1836-1840, cotypes. Lrzo.v, Province of 

 Kizal. San .Mateo (IS.^O Alicrn'.s collector) Se])tenib('r. 1!)04: (112 Merrill) 

 Decades Pbilii>. Forest. Fl.. coil. Ahern's <■(, Hector. .May. I!)04. distributed as 

 fleuiiHia einiiiiiiiiiiiiii : i?osoboso (2()76 Merrill) .lunc. 1!)0.'?: (3133 Alicru's eol- 

 leetor) .lunc. P.tO.".; Province of Caniarinc>. Pasacao ( S03 Alierii) ]!)02. MlN- 

 D.v.NAo, District of Davao (68!) Alicni\ .lunc lOOl: (10!) l)e\'(jr( d lloor<r\ Ajiril, 

 1!»03. 



A ^|ic(ie> known only from the Pliili|)])in('s and ('elcbes. I'reiniKi conhild 

 I'.lanco. ]ion I!. I'.r. I'r<niii(i hmi' nlosu Planco. non \\ illd.. aUlion^h very iniper- 

 fc<tly described by Blanco, is certainly referable to Scliatier's sjx'eies, Blanco's 

 short (lescrij)tioii ap|)lies well to the s|>ecimens ai)o\'e cited, esix-cially bis cx])r('s- 

 sioii "El iiivoliicio iniirersdl Ac la undiela. el i\r la /xirciiil y el de la tlorccita. dos 

 bojuelas alesnadas." by ■■in\<ducro" lilanco meanin;i^ the bracts and bracteoles. 

 I'reiiiiKi eiirilio/)li i/lhi Schaiiei'. is only a new name for lilanco'-' rr< ikihi ronlnlu. 

 and is iiicludc(l by the formei' in his monoi;ra]di under doniitfnl or not >uHiciently 

 known species. T.. Mdi/iiiliie .- accordinu to IManrn. \l tthtit pi . 



(5) Premna subscandens .Merrill sp. no\. 



A scandciit sjinilt. tlic li';i\cs. Iii'niiclilcls. ami inllori'scciicc iiioiT di" 

 ]»'.s.>; pulxsccnl . witli siil)C(|ii,ill\ .")-t()(il licil or ithscurrly "j-lipiird calyces, 

 llic cdrollas l-l(il)c(l. I')!'aiicli('s lii;lit .Liray <m' lifowii, ,L;lal)roii.<. ohscurcly 

 aiii;l(Ml, the Iciiliccis lew. the yiiimLi'ef l)ranchlets piihesceiit. soiiietiines 

 dense'ly so. Leaves o\ale. iiicinliiaiioii.-. (I to 1') cm. loiio-, ;! to ', cm. 



