Addenda. 



Additional Note on Symphorema. In a letter received from 

 Mr. Mekrill he draws ray attention to the fact that Hasskarl has 

 described a species of this genus from the Philippines, Symphorema 

 (jlabrum. This name escaped my notice when writing my notes on 

 Symjjfiorema, see Fragmenta fasc. I; it is mentioned in Kew Index 

 where it is treated as a distinct species, but is omitted in Blanco's 

 3'^ edition, and VmAL does not refer to it in his Revision, his 

 Phanerogamae Cumingianae, nor his Flora Forestal. The Catalogo 

 de las Plantas del Herbario (1892) also does not include it. 

 Hasskarl's article, in which this species of Symphorema is de- 

 scribed, is entitled; ''Ueber einige neue Ptlanzen der Philippinen 

 aus der Cumingschen Sammlung, von Dr. J. K. Hasskarl". It 

 appeared in Flora XLVIII (1865) no. 26, p. 401 — 403 (ausgegeben 

 den 31. Aug. 1865). 



In this short communication he describes 3 new species from 

 the Philippines: Anredera Cnmingii Hassk. p. 401 (Cuming no. 703), 

 Symphorema ylabnim Hassk. p. 402 (Cuming absque no.), Tribuhis 

 macraiitlms Hassk. p. 403 (Cuming no. 710). From Hasskarl's de- 

 scription and from his critical remarks, there can be little doubt 

 that his name was founded on the same plant which three years 

 earlier, in 1862, Turczaninow had named Scxeyleeivia lu('oniensis. 

 Hasskarl says: "Dem S. polyandriim Rxb. (Wight, Ic. 363 et 1474, 

 linke Ecke) zAinachst stehend, von ihm durch geringere Zahl der 

 Kronabschnitte und Staubfiiden, sowie vorziiglich durch die wesent- 

 lich verschiedene Form der Blatter und deren Cfliitte leicht zu unter- 

 scheiden". These characters apply perfectly to Symphorema luxonicum 

 (Blanco) Villar. In a note Hasskarl gi\es it as his opinion that the 

 Philippine species, named by Blanco (F1. Filip. ed. I, p. 406) Balibai 

 is identical with his plant; he adds a Latin translation of Blanco's 

 Spanish diagnose. 



In a paper of Llanos (Appendix sive tentamen aliud novi sup- 

 plementi ad Floram Insularum Philippinaruni etc. ; the original published 



