294 MERRILL. 



Vaccinium villarii Vid. Kev. PI. Vase. Fili]). (iss(i) KiC. 

 With lliL' prcivtliiij^ species (No. '^'A)2). 



Exlendinj( from the high table hinds of nortlicrn l.u/.oii to Mount Apo, Miii- 

 (hiiiao. l'>ri(h'iiiic in the Pliilippines. 



Vaccinium hutchinsonii JMcnill n. sp. 



E])il)hyticuiii, glahniin. loliis late cllijjtiro-ovatis, al)ru|)tc sii])caii(lato- 

 aeiiininatis, coriaceis, S ad 11 cm. lotii^is. .')..-) ad ] cm. latis, basi acutis; 

 flores usque ad 17 nun. longi, i-uhi'i, in I'acciiKis hi-aclcatos axillarrs 

 (lispositi, filamentis pause setoso-pilosis. 



A scandcnt epiphytic or pseudoepi|iliytic slinil) about ■") m. liigli. 

 Branches ghibrous, light gray or brown, the younger onus somewhat 

 angular. Leaves broadly ellijitical-ovate, coriaceous, glabrous, the base 

 acute or acunninatc. the apex abru})tly subcaudatc-acuminate, shining, 

 entire, 8 to 11 cm. long, 5.5 to T cm. wide; nerves about 7 on each side of 

 the midrib, mostly basal, ascending, distinct, the reticulations distinct; 

 petioles 1 to 1.5 cm. long. Eacemes axillary, glabrous, 8 to 14 ciu. long, 

 the bracts oblong-lanceolate, reddish, membranous, deciduous, glabrous, 

 acuminate, 2 cm. long, 5 mm. wide; pedicels rather distant, solitary in 

 the axil of each bract, about 1.5 cm. long. Calyx globose, rugose, 3 to 4 

 mm. in diameter, the teeth 5, triangidar-ovate, acute. 1 mm. long. 

 Corolla red, tubular-campanulate, glabrous, 14 mm. long, gradually 

 wider al)Ove. Stamens 10; filaments 6 to 7 mm. long, with few stiff 

 hairs below; anthers nai'rowly oblong, 5 to nnn. long, the terminal 

 tubes half the length of llie anthers. Ovary glabrous; style glabrous, 

 15 mm. long. 



Epi|)h3tic or jjscndocpipliytic in mossy ridge forests at 2,000 m. alt. (No. 

 5524 ) . 



Most clos(!]y related to Vacchdum haraiidanum Vid., from northern Luzon, 

 differing in its much broader, relatively shorter and differently shaped more 

 numerously veined leaves, shorter flowers and sliglitly setose-pilose filaments. 

 Named in honor of W. I. Ilulchin-fsoii of tlir l*liili])pine Forestry 15nr('a\i, my 

 companion in thf ascent of llalcon. 



Vaccinium halconense Mcnill ii. sjt. 



Scandens, epipliylicum ; loliis oblongo-ellipt ico-o\atis \c! obovatis, 

 acutis vel breviter acuminat is. basi acutis. (> ail !) cm. longis. coriaceis; 

 racerais a.xillaribus, I'liacliidibus pedicellis frnct ibiiscpie ferrugiueo-pi- 

 losis. 



A scamleiit shrub or subarboi-escent, 5 to li» m. liigli, e|»ipliytic or 

 pseudoepiphytic. Branches reddish brown, glabrous, tereti'. the growing 

 tips slightly pubescent. T>eaves coriaceous, oblong-ellipt ical-ovate or 

 sonu'what obovate, G \n !) cm. lung, 2 to 3.5 cm. wide, glaiididar-pnnctAte 

 beneath and paler than above, slightly shining, tlie base acute, the apex 

 acute or shortly acuminate; nerves about 3 on each side of llie luidrib, 

 mostly basal, ascending, nut very distiiici: petioles stout. 5 mm. long 

 or less, glabrous or slightly pubescent. Racemes axillary, 5 to 7 cm. 

 huig, the rachis. jtedicels and fruits ferruginous-pilose but not densely 

 so; pedicels about J cm. long. I'"i'uii< globose, about S nun. in diameter. 



