424 MERRILL. 



the trausverse nervules numerous, curved upwards; petioles with few 

 appressed scales, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. Flowers in threes, the inflorescence 

 terminal, 6 cm long. Calyx about 12 mm long, 8 mm thick, densely 

 covered with imbricated, appressed, penicillate-acuminate slightly ciliate 

 1.2 mm long scales, the lobes 5, oblong-lanceolate, 1.8 cm long, 7 mm 

 wide, penicillate-acuminate, the back densely scaly, the margins with 

 scattered penicillate hairs, the alternating teeth 3 mm long, tipped with 

 about three penicillate hairs. Petals obovate, obtuse, about 3 cm long, 

 2.4 cm wide, the apical margin ciliate, 7-nerved. Stamens 10, the 

 longer ones with filaments about 2 cm long including the connective, 

 the appendages about 2 mm long; anthers 11 mm long. Bracts ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 2 cm long, densely paleaceous, the bracteoles simi- 

 lar, about 1.5 cm long. 



Batan, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. Sci. 3798 Fenix, June 8, 1907. Cami- 

 GUIN, Bur. Sci. 4109 Fenix, July 3, 1907. 



A species evidently allied to Melastoma penicillatum Naud., and M. 'paleaceum 

 Naud., but with calyx scales more like species in the group with M. polyanthum, 

 characterized by its membranaceous nearly glabrous leaves. 



UMBELLIFERiE. 



CENTELLA Linn. 



C. asiatica (Linn.) Urb. 



Batax, Santo Domingo de Basco, 3628 Fenix. Camiguix, 3966 Fenix. X. v.. 

 Tagaditac. 



Common throughout the Pliilippines; tropical and subtropical regions of the 

 World. 



SCHEFFLERA Forst. 



S. odorata (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe. 

 Sabtan, 3753 F6nix. N. v., Titgiic. 

 Widely distributed in tlie Philippines; endemic. 



BOERLAGIODENDRON Harms. 



B. camiguinense Merr. in Pliilip. Jovirn. Sci. 3 (190S) Bot. 252. 

 Ca.miguin, //ISS Fdnix. 

 Known only from C'amiguin. 



B. pectlnatum .Merr. 1. c. 253. 



JiATAN, Mount Iraya, 3775 F6nix. 



Known only from Batan; the two most nortiiern ioiuwn species of tlie genus. 



ONACxKAOE.!^]. 



JUSSIEUA Linn. 

 J. suffruticosa Linn. 

 (AMKiii.N, 3971 F6ni.i:. 

 Widely distributed in the I'liilippincs; Iropics of llic World. 



