NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE PLANTS, VIII. 231 



HEDYOTIS Linn. 

 Hedyotis cagayanensis sp. nov. 



Frutex erectus, simplex^ vix 1 m altus, glaber, partibus junioribiis plus 

 minus pubenilis exceptis; caulibus teretibus, partibus juiiioribus quad- 

 rangulatis, pulcherrirae undulato-crenato-alatis ; foliis membranaceis, am- 

 plis, petiolatis, usque ad 18 cm longis, oblongo-obovatis vel elliptico- 

 obovatis, nervis utrinque circiter 8 ; cymis axillaribus, in capitulis sub- 

 globosis dense congest] s. 



An erect undershrub aljout GO cm high, unbranched, glabrous, or the 

 younger parts more or less puberulent. Stem stout, brownish, about 6 

 mm in diameter, tlie basal part terete, the younger parts above -t-angled, 

 each angle witli a striking undulate-crenate wing 1 to 2 mm in width. 

 Leaves oblong-obovate to elliptic-obovate, membranaceous, glabrous, some- 

 what shining, 13 to IS cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide, the apex blunt, acute, 

 or broadly acuminate, the base acute; nerves about 8 on each side of the 

 midrib, distinct, ascending, the reticulations very obscure, lax; petioles 

 1.5 to 2 cm long: stipules ovate or oblong, about 12 mm long, cut into 

 about 12 laciniae. Cymes axillary, glabrous, densely many-flowered, 

 forming subglobose, axillary heads about 2 cm in diameter, the flowers 4- 

 nierous; pedicels 2 mm long or less, the bracts oblong, 2 to 3 mm long. 

 Calyx-tube somewhat 4-angled, glabrous, 1.5 mm long, the lobes 1.8 mm 

 in length. Capsule obovoid, 3 mm long. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Pamplona, Bur. Sci. 7502 Ravws. ]\Iarch 16, 1909, 

 in forests along streams. 



A species manifestly allied to H. pilosissima Merr., but in adult stage quite 

 glabrous, bvit more especially characterized by its square, prominently 4-winged 

 stems, the wings undulate-crenate. 



Hedyotis macgregorii sp. nov. 



Frutex erectus, ramulis foliis inflorescentiisque plus minus strigoso- 

 pubescentibus ; foliis elliptico-oblongis vel elliptico-lanceolatis, usque ad 

 5.5 cm longis; cymis parvis, axillaribus terminalibusque, subsessilibus 

 vel breviter pedunculatis, densis, paucifloris; corolla circiter 6 mm longa. 



An erect mucli-brauched shrub. Branches .terete, glabrous, grayish, 

 the younger ones prominently -l-angled and rather densely pubescent. 

 Leaves elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, chartaceous or sul)coriaceous, 

 2 to 5.5 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, the base acute, the apex blunt, acute 

 or even slightly acuminate, the lower surface more or less strigose-pubes- 

 cent with shoi't hairs, especially on the midrib and nerves, the upper 

 surface also more or less pubescent, ultimately liecoming glabrous or 

 nearly so; nerves about 5 on each side of the midrib, curved-ascending, 

 anastomosing, tlie reticulations obsolete or nearly so; petioles densely 



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