PLANTS FROM BATANES AND BABITYANES ISLANDS. 421 



GARCINIA Linn. 

 G. lateriflora Blume. 

 Camiguin, Jtllf2 Fenix. 

 Rather widely distributed in the Philippines; Java. 



THEACE^, 



EURYA Thunb. 

 E. Japonica Thunb. 

 Batan, 3800 Fenix. 



Tliroughout the Philippines at higher altitudes; Japan to India, JNIalaya and 

 Polynesia. 



PASSIFLOEACE.^. 



ADEN I A Forsk. 



A. cocci nea (Blanco) comb. nov. 

 Modecca coccinea Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 453. 

 Camiguin, 4059 F4nix. Fuga, 3248 Mearns. 

 Widely distributed in the Philippines; endemic. 



BEGONIACE^. 



BEGONIA Linn. 



Begonia fenicis Merrill sp. nov. § Diplocliniuni. 



Glabra, caudice repente; foliis oblique ovato-orbicularibus, acuminatis, 

 irregulariter dentatis, cordatis, palmatim 7-9-nerviis, giabris; stipulis 

 ovatis, brunneis, membranaceis, acuminatis, usque ad 1 cm longis ; pedun- 

 culis erectis, foliis sequalibus vel longioribus apice dichotomis, bracteis 

 caducis; fioribus masculinis sepalis orbiculari-ovatis, 8 mm longis; cap- 

 sulis trialatis, 13 ad 14 mm longis. 



Glabrous throughout. Stem prostrate, rather thick, covered with nu- 

 merous ovate, brown stipules. Leaves obliquely ovate-orbicular, mem- 

 branous, 5 to 11 cm long, the apex rather sharply acuminate, the base 

 cordate, the sinus narrow, the basal lobes rounded, margins irregularly 

 dentate, the teeth small, apiculate ; nerves 7 to 9 ; stipules ovate to 

 broadly ovate, acuminate, brown, 1 cm long or less, petioles 6 to 13 cm 

 long. Peduncles erect, equaling or exceeding the leaves, dichotomously 

 branched above. Staminate flowers; sepals 2, orbicular-ovate, rounded, 

 membranous, white or pale pinlv, 8 mm long. Petals 3, similar to the 

 sepals but smaller. Stamens about 30 ; anthers oblong-obovoid, 1 to 1.8 

 mm long, the filaments 1 to 3 mm long. Pistillate flowers similar in 

 size and color to the staminate; styles 3, 3.5 mm long or less, the stigmas 

 papillose. Capsule 13 to 14 mm long, ovate to orbicular-ovate in out- 

 line, triangular, rounded at the base, the apex broad, somewhat apiculate, 

 3-winged, the wings 3.5 to 5 mm wide. 



Batan, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. 8ci. 3619 Fenix, JNIay 30, 1907, 3207 



