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PYGMÂEOPREMNÂ MERR. (Auctore H. J. L.). 

 Phil. Journ. Sei, Bot. V, 225 (1910); Verb. 160. 



MERRILL'S Pygmaeopremna humiüs, in our opinion, belongs to 

 Premna timoriana; this needs not to be surprising, since there are several 

 species common both to Timor and the Philippines, 



13. VITICIPREMNA H.J.L. (Auctore H.J.L.) 



Verb. 162, (1919), 



The feature of the barbate hairs in the corolla-throat before the upper 

 lip is only valid in the case of V, novae-pommeraniae. 



Viticipremna Turczaninowii (now P. philippinensis), also in the specimens 

 of the Herb, bog., show always the leaves of a Vitex and the flowers of 

 a Premna. So we think the genus really is a good one. 



Distribution: Philppines! New-Guinea! New-Britain! New-Ireland! 



a. Leaflets with acute base; tomentum ferruginous 



1. V. philippinensis. 



b. Leaflets with obtuse or rounded base; tomentum greyish-yellow. 



2. V. novae-pommeraniae. 



1. Viticipremna Philippinensis i) (TURCZ.) H.J.L., Nov. comb.— 

 V. Turczaninowii (MERR.) H.J.L., Verb. 162 (1919)— Vitex Turczaninowii 

 MERR., Phil. Gov. Lab. Bur Bull. XXXV, 77 ( 1905)— Premna philippinensis 

 TURCZ., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. XXXVI, 11,215 (1863)— Leaves 3— 5— fo- 

 liate; calyx 0.2—0.3 c.M. ; corolla always as in Premna, 4 — lobed, one 

 lobe larger, rounded, 0.2—0.4 c.M., the other 3 obtusely deltoid, 0.1 5— 0,2 



c. M. ; tube 0.5 c.M; stamens didynamous, 0.5—0.6 and 0.6— 0.75 c.M. 



In Herb. Bog. also from : 



Mindanao: M.S. CLEMENS, without nr., Camp Keithley, Lake Lamao, 

 flow, in July 1907; Id?, buds in June 1907. — Luzon: RAMOS n. 1410, 

 Rizal, buds in Aug. 1906 (leaves 5— fol.)— Ahern'S coll. n. 2961, Rizal, 

 flow, in Apr. 1905 (leaves 3 -fol.)— ? MERRITT and DARLING n. 14049, 

 Ilocos, fruits in Nov. 1908—?? BORDEN n. 3059 (an var. ?: leaves with 

 simple hairs beneath.)— ELMER n. 16693, flow, in July 1916. 



Distribution: Philipines. 



2. Viticipremna novae-pommeraniae (WARB) H, J. L,, Verb. 163 

 (1919).— Vitex novae-pommeraniae WARB., Engl. Jhrb, XIII, 428 (1891). 

 D i st r i b u t i o n : New-Guinea ! New-Britain ! New-Zealand ! 



14. VITEX Tourn. ex L. (Auctore H. J. L.) 

 Syst. veg. ed. I (1735); Verb. 164. 



D i s t ri b u t i o n : in the tropics of both the old and the New World, 

 some species in the subtropics of Europe and Asia. 



') According to the rules of the botanical congress, the name for this species 

 should be V. philippinensis, „philippinensis" being the oldest specific name." 



