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less ascending, glabrous or nearly so, none of the branches more 

 than 1 mm in diameter. Leaves orbicular to orbicular-ovate, 5 

 to 10 mm long, rounded, entire, olivaceous, the upper surface with 

 rather numerous, irregularly scattered cystoliths, the lower sur- 

 face slightly hispid on the midrib and nerves ; lateral nerves 2 or 

 3 on each side of the midrib, not prominent. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary, ebracteolate, about 1.3 cm long, sessile. Calyx segments 

 nearly free, about 6.5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide or less, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate. Corolla white or faintly tinged with blue, 

 the lower 6 mm of the tube slender, cylindric, then broadened; 

 lobes 5, subequal, orbicular, about 3 mm in diameter. Filaments 

 bearded; anthers 1 mm long. Capsules narrowly oblong, acute 

 or slightly acuminate, glabrous, about 9 mm long, 1.5 mm in 

 diameter. Seeds about 12, orbicular-elliptic. 



Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, between Bangui and Claveria, 

 Bur. Sci. 33031 (tjiDe), 32974 Ramos, August 30, 1918, on dry 

 open banks, the leaves when fresh reddish-purple beneath. 



This species belongs in the group with Hemif/raphis reptans 

 Nees and is most closely allied to H. fruticulosa C. B. Clarke. 

 It is well characterized by its unusually small, orbicular, entire 

 leaves ; by its axillary, solitary, and ebracteolate flowers ; and by 

 being glabrous or nearly so throughout. 



COMPOSITAE 



VERNON I A Schreber 

 VERNONIA GLANDULIFOLIA sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, ramulis junioribus bracteisque exceptis gla- 

 ber; foliis lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis vel oblongo-ellip- 

 ticis, subcoriaceis, 4 ad 7 cm longis, basi acutis, apice acutis vel 

 leviter acuminatis, subtus minute et dense glanduloso-punctatis, 

 nervis utrinque 6 ad 8, distinctis ; capitulis paucis, solitariis vel 

 binis, circiter 2 cm longis, multifloris, bracteis pubescentibus, in- 

 terior ibus circiter 1 cm longis. 



A scandent shrub, glabrous except the very young branchlets 

 and the involucral bracts, the branches grayish-brown when 

 dry, not lenticellate, the slender branchlets dark reddish-brown. 

 Leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, subcoria- 

 ceous, olivaceous when dry, entire, 4 to 7 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, 

 subequally narrowed to the acute base and the acute or slightly 

 acuminate apex, the lower surface rather densely and minutely 

 glandular-punctate, the numerous glands sunk in minute pits; 

 lateral nerves 6 to 8 on each side of the midrib, distinct, anas- 

 tomosing; petioles 5 mm long or less. Heads few, solitary or in 



