322 MERRILL. 



globose, glabrous, about 5 mm in diameter, their pedicels 5 to 

 10 mm long, 10 to 20 in a raceme. Persistent calyx lobes 

 triangular-ovate, acute or somewhat acuminate, 2 mm long, their 

 margins above distinctly ciliate. 



Camiguin de Mindanao, Bur. Sci. 1U622 (type), lJt680 Ramos, April 9, 

 1912, in forests near the summit of Mount Mahinog. 



A species similar to and manifestly allied to Vaccinium jagori Warb., 

 from which it differs chiefly in its obtuse or rounded, not acuminate or apic- 

 ulate leaves. Among the extra-Philippine species it appears to be allied 

 to Vaccinium bancanum Miq., from which it also differs in its vegetative 

 characters. 



VACCINIUM EPIPHYTICUM sp. nov. 



Frutex epiphyticus, 2 ad 3 m altus, glaber; foliis ovatis vel 

 oblongo-ovatis, coriaceis, nitidis, acute acuminatis, basi rotun- 

 datis vel acutis, usque ad 12 cm longis, 7-plinerviis ; petiolo 5 mm 

 longo; racemis axillaribus, solitariis, quam folia brevioribus; 

 floribus circiter 14 mm longis, cylindraceo-campanulatis, fauce 

 vix contractis. 



An epiphytic shrub, manifestly closely allied to Vaccinium 

 barandanum Vid., glabrous or nearly so, 2 to 3 m high. Branches 

 terete, smooth, grayish, the younger ones somewhat wrinkled or 

 angular when dry, slender. Leaves alternate, ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, coriaceous, shining, 8 to 12 cm long, 3.5 to 6.5 cm wide, 

 the base broad and rounded or acute, 7-plinerved, the apex 

 sharply and rather slenderly acuminate, margin entire; outer 

 two pairs of nerves leaving the base of the leaf, the outermost 

 ones not reaching the middle of the leaf, the next inner pair 

 extending above the middle, the innermost pair leaving the 

 midrib 5 to 10 mm above the base, more prominent than the 

 others, extending nearly to the apex, the primary lateral nerves 

 above these basal ones about 5 on each side of the midrib, ascend- 

 ing, not prominent, reticulations distinct; petioles 5 mm long. 

 Racemes axillary, solitary, about 5 cm long, comparatively few- 

 flowered, glabrous or very slightly pubescent. Bracteoles 

 lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, membranaceous, about 11 mm long, 

 4 mm wide; pedicels about 12 mm long. Flowers pink. Calyx- 

 tube globose-ovoid, about 2 mm long, not contracted, the teeth 5, 

 oblong-ovate, acute, about 2 mm long, margins minutely pubes- 

 cent. Corolla about 12 mm long (10 mm wide when flattened), 

 glabrous, ot* with very few scattered hairs, tubular, not con- 

 tracted above, the lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, reflexed, about 2 

 mm long. Stamens 10; filaments 5 mm long, sparingly ciliate; 



