107 



In leaf characters and inflorescence resembling Eugenia luzonensis, but belong- 

 ing in a different section of the genus. Other specimens from various parts 

 of Luzon apparently referable here: (1471 Ahcrn's collector; 2994, 2940, 15007 

 Merrill; 851 Maule.) 



19. E. whitfordii Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 35 (190G) 49. § Jambosa. 



(468 Whitford) July; (1182 Borden) June. In forests at 600 m. Endemic. 



20. E. sp. § Jambosa. 



(1227 Whitford) April. In forests at 500 m., fruiting specimen only. 



21. E. sp. § Jambosa. (?) 



(2781 Meyer) February. In forests at 600 m., young buds only. 



4. TRISTANIA R. Br. 



1. T. decorticata Merr. (Jovt. Lab. Publ. 35 (1900) 51. 



(1324 Whitford) May. On exposed ridges in the mossy forest 800 to 900 m. 

 Endemic. The above specimen differs from the type of the species in its some- 

 what pubescent inflorescence. 



5. LEPTOSPERMUM Forst. 



1. L. amboinense Blume; Duthie in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 (1878) 464. 



(788, 2118 Borden) May, November; (3246 Merrill) October; (123 Whitford) 

 May; (285 Copeland) January. On exposed ridges in the mossy forest from 

 1,000 m. to the summit of the mountain, and on most of the higher mountains 

 of the Philippines. Malaya and Australia. 



Leptospermum annce Stein, described from specimens from Mount Apo, Min- 

 danao, is represented in our herbarium by several niunbers from the type locality 

 and is apparently not distinct from the species here considered to represent 

 typical L. amboinense. 



MELASTOMATACE.^:. 



1. MELASTOMA Burm. 



1. M. fusca Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 17 (1904) 39. 



(204, 340 Barnes) January, February; (38, 106 Whitford) April; (1962, 

 2709 Borden) October, February; (6634 Elmer) November; (2180, 2609 Meyer) 

 December, February; (298 Copeland) January. In forests 100 to 800 m. 

 I]ndemic. 



2. M. polyanthum Blume; Cogn. in DC. Monog. Phan. 7 (354) 1891. 



(6818 Elmer) November; (2100 Borden) November; (6037 Leiberg) July. 

 Forests 700 to 900 m. British India to Malaya and Australia. 



2. MEDINILLA Gaud. 



1. M. amplifolia Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ. 29 (1905) 37. 



(1338 Borden) July. On exposed ridges in the mossy forests at 1.000 m. 

 Endemic. 



2. M. astronioides Triana; Merrill, 1. c. 



(206 Whitford) May; (3007 Meyer) May; (3895 Merrill) August. In forests 

 along streams 100 to 800 m. Endemic. 



3. M. coriacea Merr. 1. c. 35. 



(3121 Meyer) May; (228, 1159 Whitford) May, Marcli. On exposed ridges 

 in the mossy forest 900 to 1,000 m. Endemic. 



4. M. intermedia Blume; Merr. 1. e. 37. 



(125 Whitford) May; (2405 Meyer) January; (3965 Merrill) March. In 

 the mossy forests 900 to 1,000. Java. 



