264 MERRILL. 



HYPOLYTRUM L. ( . Ilidi. 



Hyp'jiytrum latifolium L. ('. Ivicli. in IVrs. Syii. 1 (ISd.l) 70; Clarke in 

 I'liili].. .Iniirn. Sci. ]{ot. 2 ( IDOT) lOS. 



In forests at ,">(»() ni. alt. I NO. 4;i4.") Merrill) .Iimc, l!»()(i. 



Widely (listril)iittMl in the iMiili])|)iiH's. 



lirilisli India to Formosa. Malaya, (Queensland and the \iti Islands. 



PINANGA r.luiiie. 



Pinanga elmerii P.ece. in Wehhia (I'.X).)) ;}2;5. 



In forests at 000 m. alt. ( \o. .").■).■).■)). 



Previously known only from the mountains of noiiliiTii and central Luzon. 



Pinanga sp. 



In forests at l.IOO m. alt. (No. .")()S0 ) ; also collected hy Mirrill at an allilnde 

 of l..')00 ni. in .lune. I'.KKi (No. 44()S). 



J'iiKinga nidculnhi I'oite, was <)l)serve<l in the forest at \arious ])laces imi all 

 the specimens seen wcic without fruits or (lowers. 



()ther than specii's of /'iii<ni(/(t, no other palms, exceitt ('(ihiniiis. were <pliser\cd 

 on the trip, ('iihntiii.s is re])resenl(-d on llalcoii by several species, ijut no spec- 

 imens were found with fruit or (lowers. 



ARACE.^^:. 



ARISAEMA Linn. 



Arisaema polyphylla ( F.lanco) Merr. in (iovt. Lai). I'ul.l. 27 (l'.)O.')) !)0. 

 ]n forests at l.SOO m. alt. ( Xo. (il.").")). 

 Eiulemic in the Pliili[)pines. 



SPATHIPHYLLUM Schott. 



Spathiphyllum commutatum Scholt. in Oest. Hot. Wdcheniil. (is,")?) 158. 

 Jn forest<'d ra\ines alon^' a small stream at TOO m. alt. ( Xo. .")4S(»). 

 Luzon to .Mindanao. 

 Celehes and Andxiina. 



CENTliOLElM 1)A(JE.E. 



CENTROLEPIS Lai. ill. 



Centrolepis philippinensis Meirill n. sp. 



I'cn'iiiiis. (Iciisc cat'spitosa, imiltil'oliata, fuliis sctaccis, ail 1 ciii. I(ini;is, 

 ha.^^i pilosis, jx'diiiiciild 1 ad '' cm. loii^o. liliiinis "j, iiia(M|iial ilms. laii- 

 ccolatis, 4 ail .'> inni. |(mi;is, spiciilis sul itarii.s, l-llm-is: staiiirii : i)\ai'iiiiii 

 'i-\(n-\\\nTv. 



rcroiiiiial, ilriisciv ca'spitnsc rui'iiiiiii:' closr mats or liif-ls, tlir stoms 

 somewhat Ijraiiclicd, the iiidivichial plants ;i to I cm. hii^h. the iisiially 

 hemispherical tiil'ts t're(nientiy in cm. m' mure in diameter. Lea\es very 

 luimeroiis, setaceous, ulahroiis aho\e. almiil I cm. Imii;. the hiwcr portions 

 pih)se, with weak whitt' hairs. JVdiiiicles 1 to ■> em. loii-r, _<;lai)rous. 

 terminal, each hearing 1 spikelet ai)oiil ") mm. hnig. Spikelets l-tlowcred, 



