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Luzon, Camarines Province, Paracale, Bur. Sci. 33691 Ramos 

 & Edano, November, 1918. In damp forests along small streams 

 at low altitudes. 



A species manifestly belonging in the group with Kopsia 

 fruticosa DC. and K. albiflora Boerl., differing essentially from 

 both of these in its larger flowers. 



VERBENACEAE 



CLERODENDRON Linnaeus 

 CLERODENDRON LUZONIENSE sp. nov. 



Frutex erectus, glaber, ramis tenuibus; foliis membranaceis, 

 integris, ellipticis ad oblongo-ellipticis, 13 ad 18 cm longis, oliva- 

 ceis, nitidis, tenuiter acuminatis, basi cuneatis, nervis utrinque 

 6 vel 7, subtus perspicuis; paniculis terminalibus, glabris vel 

 puberulis, laxis, paucifloris, ramis patulis, paucis, plerumque 

 3-floris, bracteis bracteolisque linearis, 4 ad 6 mm longis. 

 Calycis 5-lobatis, lobis lanceolatis, acuminatis, 3 mm longis. 

 Corollae tubo 5 ad 6 cm longo, lobis oblongo-ellipticis, obtusis, 

 circiter 1 cm longis. 



A glabrous, erect shrub, the branches slender, pale. Leaves 

 membranaceous, entire, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 13 to 18 cm 

 long, 6 to 7 cm wide, somewhat olivaceous and shining on both 

 surfaces when dry or the lower surface somewhat paler than 

 the upper, not at all glandular, the apex rather slenderly acu- 

 minate, base cuneate; lateral nerves 6 or 7 on each side of the 

 midrib, slender, rather prominent on the lower surface, the re- 

 ticulations very lax ; petioles 2 to 5 cm long. Panicles terminal, 

 peduncled, glabrous or very slightly puberulent, lax, few-flow- 

 ered, the peduncle and rachis up to 12 cm long, the branches 

 few, spreading, each usually 3-flowered ; bracts linear, acuminate, 

 4 to 6 mm long, the bracteoles similar, smaller, the pedicels 

 1 to 1.6 cm long. Calyx green, 5 to 7 mm long, the base cuneate, 

 the lobes 5, lanceolate, acuminate, about 3 mm long. Corolla 

 white, the tube slender, 5 to 6 cm long, straight, the lobes spread- 

 ing, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, about 1 cm long. 



Luzon, Camarines Province, Paracale, Bur. Sci. 3378 Jf (type) , 

 33779 Ramos & Edano, December 22, 1918. In damp forests 

 along small streams at low altitudes. 



The alliance of this species is manifestly with C. klemmei Elm., 

 from which it is distinguished by its differently shaped, rel- 

 atively much broader leaves, longer flowers, lax, few-flowered 

 inflorescences, and narrower caljrx teeth. 



