xiii, c, 5 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants 267 



section Hombronia. It does not appear to be closely allied to any previously 

 described species. 



FREYCINETIA Gaudichaud 



FREYCINETIA ACUTIFOLIA sp. nov. § Oligostigma. 



Foliis subcoriaceis, anguste oblongis, usque ad 35 cm longis 

 et 6.5 cm latis, apice acutis vel obscure acuminatis, basi plus 

 minusve angustatis; syncarpiis 6, anguste cylindraceis, 8 ad 11 

 cm longis, circiter 1.5 cm diametro; fructibus superne angus- 

 tatis, partibus superioribus perspicue 4- vel 5-angulatis et sul- 

 catis; stigmatibus 2, rariter 3. 



Scandent, the branches about 12 mm in diameter. Leaves 

 narrowly oblong, 30 to 35 cm long, 4.5 to 6.5 cm wide, above 

 rather abruptly narrowed to the acute or slightly acuminate tip, 

 the base narrowed, the clasping part 2 to 2.5 cm wide, margins 

 below conspicuously toothed, in the median parts smooth or with 

 scattered small teeth, toward the apex again toothed, the midrib 

 beneath with small scattered teeth. Syncarps 6, cylindric, 8 to 

 11 cm long, about 1.5 cm in diameter, the peduncles 5 to 6 

 cm long, very scabrous above, below nearly smooth except along 

 the edges. Fruits numerous, the upper one-half or more entirely 

 free, narrowed upward, conspicuously 4- or 5-angled and sulcate, 

 the truncate tip about 1 mm in diameter ; stigmas 2, rarely 3. 



Catanduanes, back of Calolbong, Bur. Sci. 30319 Ramos, December 10, 

 1917, in forests along small streams at low altitudes. 



This characteristic species is manifestly allied to Freycinetia oblongifolia 

 Merr,, from which it is at once distinguished by its longer leaves, longer 

 and narrower syncarps, and much narrower fruits. 



FREVCINETIA PLATYPHYLLA sp. nov. § Oligostigma. 



Foliis chartaceis, oblongis ad oblongo-ellipticis, usque ad 20 

 cm longis et 8 cm latis, perspicue tessellatis, abrupte et brevis- 

 sime acuminatis, deorsum valde angustatis, margine, basi et 

 acumine exceptis, laevis; syncarpiis 4, cylindraceis, junioribus 

 circiter 1.5 cm longis et 6 mm diametro; stigmatibus 2. 



Scandent, the branches about 5 mm in diameter. Leaves 

 thinly chartaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 15 to 20 cm long, 

 5.5 to 8 cm wide, pale-olivaceous, prominently tessellate, nerves 

 about 20 on each side of the midrib, slender, distinct, the apex 

 abruptly and shortly acuminate, the acumen 7 mm long or less, 

 finely toothed, margins otherwise unarmed except at the very 

 base, the blade conspicuously narrowed below and but about 1 

 cm wide where it sheathes the stem. Very young syncarps 4, 

 cylindric, about 1.5 cm long and 6 mm in diameter, their pedicels 

 densely spinulose; bracts red, membranaceous, oblong, acute or 

 somewhat acuminate, up to 6 cm in length. Stigmas 2. 



