17.3 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XVI 261 



ters and is really more closely allied to Rosa wichuraiana Crepin 

 than to R. multi flora Thunb. 



Var. DEPAUPERATA var. nov. 



A typo differt foliis minoribus, foliolis 1 ad 3 cm longis. 



Luzon, Benguet Subprovince, Williams 972, Clemens 9106, 

 Elmer 8416, Merrill 4643, 6532, Topping 32, Bur. Sci. 3376 

 Mearns, Bur. Sci. 5568, 5821 Ramos, For. Bur. 18168 Curran, 

 Zschokke, & Merritt: Bontoc Subprovince, For. Bur. 14462 

 Darling: Lepanto Subprovince, For. Bur. 5746 Klemme: Ifugao 

 Subprovince, Bur. Sci. 19653 McGregor. 



In the same habitats as the typical form of the species but 

 more abundant. The recorded local names are pigit in Bontoc 

 and kuyaob in Lepanto. 



CONNARACEAE 



CONNARUS Linnaeus 



CONNARUS CAUDATUS sp. nov. 



Frutex scandens, inflorescentiis exceptis glaber, foliis usque 

 ad 30 cm longis, 5-foliolatis, foliolis oblongo-ovatis ad oblongo- 

 lanceolatis, nitidis, subcoriaceis, usque ad 17 cm longis, apice 

 tenuiter caudato-acuminatis, basi obtusis et minutissime, peltatis, 

 nervis utrinque plerumque 4, distinctis; infructescentiis leviter 

 castaneo-pubescens, paniculatis, folliculis oblique obovoideis, 

 extus glabris, intus pubescens, circiter 2.5 cm longis, apice ro- 

 tundatis, oblique rugulosis vel striatis. 



A woody vine, glabrous except the inflorescences. Leaves 

 up to 30 cm long, pinnately 5-foliolate; leaflets oblong-ovate to 

 oblong-lanceolate, olivaceous, shining, subcoriaceous, 7 to 17 cm 

 long, 2.5 to 5 cm wide, the apex long and slenderly caudate- 

 acuminate, the base obtuse and very minutely peltate; lateral 

 nerves usually 4 on each side of the midrib, distinct, anastomos- 

 ing, the reticulations lax. Infructescences peduncled, somewhat 

 castaneous-pubescent, paniculate, the follicles obliquely obovoid, 

 slightly compressed, about 2.5 cm long, the apex broadly rounded, 

 the base acute, the remains of the style somewhat lateral, the 

 valves brown when dry, rugulose or striate, glabrous externally 

 or very slightly pubescent when young, inside more or less 

 pubescent. 



BucAS Grande, Bur. Sci. 35059 Ramos & Pascasio, June 10, 

 1919, in dry forests at low altitudes. 



In its follicle characters this species is similar to Connarus 



