356 MERRILL. 



corymboso-paniculatis ; capitulis numerosis, 5-floris, squamis cir- 

 citer 12, 6 interioribus 6 mm longis, acuminatis, glabris, exterior- 

 ibus brevioribus, extus leviter pubescentibus. 



A scandent herb, the stems brownish when dry, striate, terete, 

 slightly brownish-pubescent with short hairs, the younger parts 

 more densely so. Leaves opposite, ovate to broadly oblong-ovate, 

 submembranaceous, 9 to 13 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, the base 

 broadly rounded, the apex long and slenderly subcaudate- 

 acuminate, the margins rather coarsely serrate-dentate except 

 at the base and along the sides of the acumen which are entire, 

 both surfaces somewhat shining when dry, the upper one oliva- 

 ceous, the lower somewhat paler, both with scattered minute 

 glands, and shortly pubescent on the midrib and nerves; lateral 

 nerves about 5 on each side of the midrib, slender, distinct, 

 anastomosing; petioles densely pubescent, 1,5 to 2 cm long. 

 Inflorescence terminal, corymbosely paniculate, about 15 cm long, 

 the branches few, distant, spreading, opposite, the lower ones up 

 to 12 cm long, all parts densely brown-pubescent with short hairs. 

 Heads rather crowded on the ultimate branchlets, greenish- 

 white, their pedicels 1 to 3 mm long. Involucral bracts about 

 12, the outer 6 slightly pubescent externally, oblong-ovate to 

 oblong, obtuse, the outermost ones 1.5 to 2 mm long, the others 

 longer, the inner six oblong-linear, 6 mm long, 1 mm wide, 

 glabrous, acuminate, 3-nerved. Flowers 5 in each head. Corolla 

 white, 3.6 mm long, the teeth 5, oblong-ovate, acute, 0.5 mm long. 

 Style-arms exserted, 3 mm long. Achenes 1.8 mm long. Pappus 

 white, about as long as the corolla. 



Camiguin de Mindanao, Mount Mahinog, in forests, Bur. Sci. 1U688 

 Ramos, April 11, 1912. 



A species manifestly allied to the Luzon forms, Eupatorium sambuci- 

 folium Elm., E. toppingianum Elm., and E. bengiietense C. B. Rob., and 

 nearer the first than to either of the others. It is distinguished from 

 all by its much larger leaves which are differently shaped and with a 

 different venation. 



BLUMEA DC. 



BLUMEA BICOLOR sp. nov. 



Herba erecta, simplex vel parce ramosa, omnibus partibus 

 leviter adpresse pilosis; foliis alternis, usque ad 16 cm longis, 

 chartaceis vel membranaceis, oblongo-ellipticis, apice acute acumi- 

 natis, margine irregulariter denticulatis, basi longe decurrente 

 acuminatis, supra subglabra, subtus leviter adpresse pilosis, pur- 

 purascens; paniculis circiter 15 cm longis, pedunculatis; capitulis 

 circiter 8 mm longis. 



