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(1) Medinilla pendula, sp. nov. 



A subscandent shrub, with elliptical lanceolate, narrowly elliptical, or 

 oblanceolate elliptical, acute, glabrous, 5-nerved, whorled leaves, the in- 

 florescence in long peduncle axillary and terminal panicles. Branches 

 light gray, slender, glabrous, shining. Leaves in whorls of three or four, 

 6 to 12 cm. long, 2 to 5 cm. wide, the base acute; petioles. 1 to 2 cm. long. 

 Panicles pendulous, 12 to 14 cm. long, ebracteolate, the peduncles, axis, and 

 branches bright red, the peduncle slender, 6 to 9 cm. long, the branches 

 whorled, spreading or ascending, 2 cm. long or less, the branchlets and 

 pedicels more or less brown pubescent. Calyx truncate, 3 mm. long, about 

 3 mm. thick. Petals 4, pink, strongly inequilateral, orbicular, or broadly 

 ovate, 5 to 6 mm. long. Stamens 8, the filaments deep red, the anthers 3 

 mm. long, the spur slightly exceeding 1 mm. in length. 



Type specimen No. 6037 (A. D. E. Elmer), Baguio, Province of Benguet, 

 Luzon, March, 1904. 



(2) Medinilla verticillata, sp. nov. 



A scandent shrub about 6 m. high, with elliptical ovate, short acuminate, 

 glabrous, verticillate, 5 to 7 nerved leaves, and axillary, fascicled, few- 

 flowered cymes, 2.5 cm. long or less. Branches light gray, glabrous, shining. 

 Leaves in whorls of three or four, subcoriaceous, 10 to 12 cm. long, 5 to 

 6.5 cm. wide, the apex abruptly short sharp acuminate, the base acute, 

 the two outer nerves often obscure; petioles 2 cm. long. Cymes in fascicles 

 of from 3 to 5 from the branches, the peduncles, branches, pedicels, and 

 calyx, red, glabrous, the peduncle 1.5 cm. long or less, the pedicels 3 mm. 

 long, the bracts 5 mm. long. Calyx 5 to 7 mm. long, 5 mm. in diameter, 

 truncate, entire. Petals 5, rarely 4, pink, 12 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 

 inequilaterally ovate, or ovate-oblong, truncate. Stamens 10, five 15 mm. 

 long, the anthers 10 mm. long, and five 22 mm. long, the anthers 12 mm. 

 long. 



Type specimen No. 6080 (A. D. E. Elmer), Sablan, Province of Benguet, 

 Luz6n, April, 1904. A scandent shrub, the stem about 2 cm. in diameter. 



(3) Medinilla mindanaensis, sp. nov. 



A glabrous, scandent shrub, with elliptical ovate, membranous, 5-nerved, 

 whorled leaves, and axillary, cymose inflorescence, the cymes about 3 cm. 

 long, the flowers 5-merous. Branches slender, terete, light gray, glabrous, 

 often freely rooting along the side appressed to the supporting trees. 

 Leaves in whorls of fours or threes, 8 to 18 cm. long, 3 to 9 cm. wide, 

 the apex abruptly short acuminate, or sometimes deformed and retuse, the 

 base acute; petioles 0.5 to 1.5 cm. long. Cymes few-flowered, the peduncles 

 and pedicels about 1 cm. long, the bracts minute. Calyx urceolate-campan- 

 ulate, 7 mm. long, truncate. Petals 5, pink, obovate-oblong,, 15 mm. long, 

 9 mm. wide, the apex truncate, somewhat inequilateral. Stamens 10, 

 subequal, the anthers 10 to 12 mm. long, the spur 1.5 to 2 mm. long. 



Type specimen No. 439 (Copeland), Davao, District of Mindanao, March, 

 1904. A vine climbing along the trunks of trees, attached by adventitious 

 roots, thought by the collector to be mymecophilous. 



