IX. c, 3 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippiiie Plants 267 



rounded or subtruncate, verruculose, not at all reticulate. Style- 

 arms 3. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Baguio, Merrill 7664- (type), Phil. PL, 

 558 Merrill, June, 1911, scattered on slopes among various grasses in thin 

 pine forests, altitude about 1,550 m. 



A species apparently well characterized by its solitary, not at all caes- 

 pitose stems, woody rhizomes, narrow leaves, usually simple inflorescence 

 of few spikelets, and verrucose, not at all reticulate, white, obscurely trian- 

 gular nuts. It is allied to Fitnhristylis monticola Steud., and to F. pierotii 

 Miq., of India, the latter extending to Japan. 



M ARAN I A Aublet 



M ARAN I A RALUSTRIS (Hassk.) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1882) 309; C. B. 

 Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 6 (1894) 681. 



Pandanophyllum palustre Hassk. in Tijdschr. Nat. Vereen. Ned. Ind. 10 

 (1843) 119; Boeck. in Linnaea 37: 138; Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng 

 38:' 78. 



Lepironia palustris Miq. 111. Fl. Archip. Ind. (1871) 63, t. 25. 



Mindanao, Agusan Subprovince, Waloe, in muddy places along small 

 streams in forests, Merrill 7298, October, 1910. 



Except for F.-Villar*s previously unverified record, not before reported 

 from the Philippines; Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



There is some doubt as to the proper specific name for this plant, for 

 Clarke, I. c, states that Hasskarl's description calls for a bifid style and 

 3 to 5 spikelets, which does not apply to Mapania palustris; however, these 

 statements may have been based in part on erroneous observations. Miquel 

 definitely states that the number of spikelets in a head is variable, and his 

 drawing shows a 2-cleft style. It is not clear, that in case Mapania palus- 

 tris is distinct from Pandanophyllum palustre Hassk., why the specific name 

 is retained, for if not based on Hasskarl's description, then it was based 

 on a later one under the same name by Boeckler or Kurz. It seems only 

 reasonable to suppose that Boeckler and Miquel were familiar with type or 

 typical material of Hasskarl's Pandanophyllum palustre, and under the 

 circumstances it seems best to retain the specific name palustris, at least 

 until opportunity is had to examine Hasskarl's type. Incidentally Clarke 

 credits Bentham with authorship of the combination Mapania palustris; 

 this is incorrect, for Bentham did not make the actual transfer, but only 

 indicated Pandanophyllum to be a synonym of Mapania. F.-Villar appears 

 to be the first to make the actual transfer of the species. 



MAPANIA GRACILLIMA Kiikenthal & Merrill sp. nov. 



Rhizoma breve, lignosum, crassum. Culmi laterales scapi- 

 formes, 5-10 cm alti, gracillimi, obtusanguli, striati, asperi, basi 

 vaginis nonnullis lanceolatis fuscis nervosis tecti et in medio 

 vagina unica aequali obsiti. Folia culmos longe superantia, 4-5 

 mm lata, plane utrinque attenuata, marginibus aculeato-scabra, 

 coriacea, glaucescentia. Spica parva, primo lineari-ellipsoidea 

 demum ovata, densa, 5 mm longa, 4 mm lata, bracteae squami- 

 formes. Spiculae baud numerosae oblongae. Squamae late 



