XIV, 4 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XV 391 



glabrous, smooth, black when dry, about 1.7 cm long, apex veiy 

 obscurely rostrate, the pedicels black when dry, 2 to 2.5 cm 

 long. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27333 Ramos, 

 March 10, 1917, in forests near streams. 



This species is manifestly allied to Phaeanthtis ebracteolatus 

 Merr. ; it is distinguished especially by its indumentum. 



PHAEANTHUS VILLOSUS sp. nov. 



Frutex erectus, perspicue et molliter villosus ; f oliis chartaceis, 

 oblongis, usque ad 22 cm longis, tenuiter caudato-acuminatis, 

 supra glabris, subtus villosis, nervis utrinque circiter 20, per- 

 spicuis; pedicellis villosis, 7 ad 9 cm longis; floribus solitariis, 

 circiter 4.5 cm longis, petalis interioribus caudato-acuminatis. 



A shrub, the branches, lower surface of the leaves and the 

 pedicels softly and densely villous. Leaves chartaceous, oblong, 

 16 to 22 cm long, 6 to 8 cm wide, the apex slenderly caudate- 

 acuminate, base acute to somewhat rounded, the upper surface 

 glabrous, shining, the lower surface densely and softly villous 

 on the midrib and nerves; lateral nerves about 20 on each 

 side of the midrib, distinct; petioles densely villous, 7 to 10 

 mm long. Flowers yellow, extra-axillary, solitary, their densely 

 villous pedicels 8 to 9 cm long. Sepals and the three outer 

 petals minute, pubescent, triangular-ovate, about 1 mm long. 

 Inner petals coriaceous-fleshy, oblong-elliptic, about 4.5 cm long, 

 to 2.3 cm wide, somewhat pubescent outside and with slender 

 longitudinal nerves, base somewhat narrowed, apex subcaudate- 

 acuminate. Anthers numerous, oblong, about 3 mm long, the 

 connectives oblique, somewhat concave. Carpels numerous, 

 oblong, about 3 mm long, somewhat pubescent ; style club-shaped, 

 pubescent, about 1.5 mm long. 



Panay, Capiz Province, Mount Macosolon, Bur. Sci. 30775 

 Ramos & Edano, April 23, 1918, along small streams in damp 

 forests. 



This species is well characterized by its rather dense soft 

 indumentum, which is found on most parts of the plant. It 

 is most closely allied to Phaeanthus pubescens Merr., from 

 which it differs essentially in its much more numerous lateral 

 nerves. 



POLYALTHIA Blume 

 POLYALTHIA DOLICHOPHYLLA sp. nov. § Eupolyalthia. 



Frutex subglaber; f oliis brevissime petiolatis, chartaceis, 

 oblanceolatis ad oblongo-oblanceolatis, usque ad 50 cm longis, 

 11 ad 18 cm latis, basi perspicue cordatis, subamplexicaulibus, 



