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(7) Premna odorata Blanco FI. Filip. od. 1 (1837) 489; ed. 2 (1845) :541; od. 

 3, 2 (1878) 2G8; Schauer in DC. Prodi/ 1 1 (1847) 638; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2 

 (1856) 900; Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 27 (1905) 68; 1. c. 35 (190G) 76. 



Premna vestita Schauer, 1. c. 031: ]\Iiq. 1. c. 892; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 

 159; Vidal, Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 134; Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 209; Sinopsis, Atlas (1883) t. 7-J. f. E.; Merr. Forest. Bur. Bull. 1 (1903) 51. 

 Premna scrratifolia Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 269; ed. 3, 1. c. Premna tomcn- 

 tosa F.-A'ill. 1. c. ex syn. Blanco, non Blunic. Premna foetida Y.-Y'iU., 1. c. 

 non Reinw., ex .syn. Blanco. 

 Philippines (599 Cuming) 1836-1840, cotype of Premna vestita Sclunicr. 

 Luzon, Manila (22, 3421 MerrUl) April, 1902; November, 1903; (718 Ahvrn) 

 April, 1901: Province of Bataan, Dinalupihan (1514 Merrill) January, 1903; 

 Lamao River (2590 Meyer) February, 1905; Mariveles (748, 780 Ahem) Jan- 

 uary, 1902: Province of Pampanga (37 Parker) May, 1904: Province of Rizal, 

 Antipolo (24 Merrill) Decades Philip. Forest Fl,, coll. Ahern's collector, February, 

 1904: Province of Tayabas, Lucena (2892 Merrill) June, 1903: Province of 

 I'nioM, Bauang (5561 Elmer) February, 1904: Province of Benguet, 8ablan (6154 

 Elmer) April, 1904. Mindoko, Baco (1218 Merrill) January, 1903. Guimaras 

 (235 Gammill) January, 1904. 



Premna vestita is placed by Schauer in the section with 4-toothed calyces, but 

 in two specimens of Cunning's No. 599 in our herbarium, on which number the 

 species was based, the calyces are distinctly 5-toothed, This is certainly the 

 most abimdant and widely distributed species of the genus in the Philippines, 

 and is the one utilized by tlic iKiti\es as noted by Blanco. Blanco's descrip- 

 tion applies very closely, and I am of the opinion that there can be no doubt 

 as to the correctness of the identification. Premna scrratifolia Blanco is reduced 

 to P. odorata, as Blanco states that the species can be distinguished from the 

 latter only by the serrate leaves. Nos. 1218 and 3421 Merrill and No. 37 Parker 

 show this character, but no other characters on which I am able to .separate 

 this form as a distinct species. As a result of the reduction of Premna scr- 

 ratifolia to P. odorata, I have also so reduced P. foetida F.-Vill., to which F.-Villar 

 referred P. scrratifolia Blanco. For the same reason F.-Villar's Premna imhesccns 

 is reduced, he having referred Premna odonila T.lanco to Blume's species. From 

 F.-Villar's remark, liowever, it is possible iliat lie referred specimens of I'rninin 

 cumingia)i(i to Premna puhescens. Abimdant ami widely distriliuted in tlic I'liil- 

 ippines. T., Alagao. V., Adgao. 



(8) Premna congesta Meirill s]). nov. 



A sluil) oi- .small tree witli small ovate to clliiit ical-ovate nearly i^lalirous 

 leaves 2.5 to 7 cm. loii^', and densely ilowered tenninal cymes 3 to 5 

 cm. in diameter, the calyx 2-li|>])od, the corolla l-lohed. r>i-anclies terete 

 lenticellate, light gray or hi-ownisli. beeomiiii;- (|iiite lil a bro us. the younger 

 ])arts with few scattered, weak haii's. Li^avcs suheoriaceous, l.T) to 4.5 

 cm. Avide, sliiuing and glabrous above, or the nerves somewhat jnibcscent, 

 |)alei- beueatb and minutely |iunctubite, glabrous, oi- tlie axils of the 

 nerves barbcllate, and sometimes tlie midrib somewhat ])ul)escent, entire 

 or somewhat crenate above, acute or obtuse, rai-cly very short acuminate, 

 the base rounded; nerves about •! on each side of Ihe midi'ib. somewhat 

 prominent; ])etioles slender, 1 em. b)ng oi- less, somcwbat |)ubeseent. 

 Cymes pubescent with few weak, .seattcre(| bai.i's. llie branches spreading 

 or ascending, the bracts and bractcoles linear lo laiucolate, 1.5 t(^ '^ mm. 



