xiii, c, 5 Merrill : Noteworthy Philippine Plants 267 
section Hombronia. It does not appear to be closely allied to any previously 
described species. 
FREYCINETIA Gaudichaud 
FREYCINETIA ACUTI FOLIA sp. nov. § Oligostigma. 
Foliis subcoriaceis, anguste oblongis, usque ad 35 cm longis 
et 6.5 cm latis, apice acutis vel obscure acuminatis, basi plus 
minusve angustatis; syncarpiis 6, anguste cylindraceis, 8 ad 11 
cm longis, circiter 1.5 cm diametro; fructibus superne angus- 
tatis, partibus superioribus perspicue 4- vel 5-angulatis et sul- 
catis; stigmatibus 2, rariter 3. 
Scandent, the branches about 12 mm in diameter. Leaves 
narrowly oblong, 30 to 35 cm long, 4.5 to 6.5 cm wide, above 
rather abruptly narrowed to the acute or slightly acuminate tip, 
the base narrowed, the clasping part 2 to 2.5 cm wide, margins 
below conspicuously toothed, in the median parts smooth or with 
scattered small teeth, toward the apex again toothed, the midrib 
beneath with small scattered teeth. Syncarps 6, cylindric, 8 to 
11 cm long, about 1.5 cm in diameter, the peduncles 5 to 6 
cm long, very scabrous above, below nearly smooth except along 
the edges. Fruits numerous, the upper one-half or more entirely 
free, narrowed upward, conspicuously 4- or 5-angled and sulcate, 
the truncate tip about 1 mm in diameter ; stigmas 2, rarely 3. 
Catanduanes, back of Calolbong, Bur. Sci. 30319 Ramos, December 10, 
1917, in forests along small streams at low altitudes. 
This characteristic species is manifestly allied to Freycinetia oblongifolia 
Merr., from which it is at once distinguished by its longer leaves, longer 
and narrower syncarps, and much narrower fruits. 
FREYCINETIA PLATYPHYLLA sp. nov. § Oligostigma. 
Foliis chartaceis, oblongis ad oblongo-ellipticis, usque ad 20 
cm longis et 8 cm latis, perspicue tessellatis, abrupte et brevis- 
sime acuminatis, deorsum valde angustatis, margine, basi et 
acumine exceptis, laevis; syncarpiis 4, cylindraceis, junioribus 
circiter 1.5 cm longis et 6 mm diametro; stigmatibus 2. 
Scandent, the branches about 5 mm in diameter. Leaves 
thinly chartaceous, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 15 to 20 cm long, 
5.5 to 8 cm wide, pale-olivaceous, prominently tessellate, nerves 
about 20 on each side of the midrib, slender, distinct, the apex 
abruptly and shortly acuminate, the acumen 7 mm long or less, 
finely toothed, margins otherwise unarmed except at the very 
base, the blade conspicuously narrowed below and but about 1 
cm wide where it sheathes the stem. Very young syncarps 4, 
cylindric, about 1.5 cm long and 6 mm in diameter, their pedicels 
densely spinulose; bracts red, membranaceous, oblong, acute or 
somewhat acuminate, up to 6 cm in length. Stigmas 2. 
