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1915 
ranged, crowded, each subtended and surrounded by two large, 
colored, obovate to orbicular bracts which are densely tomentose 
on both surfaces,- and two similar and but slightly smaller 
bracteoles. Calyx more or less urceolate, densely tomentose, 
about 7 mm long, truncate. Petals 5, about 11 mm long. 
Stamens 10, subequal; filaments 4 mm long; anthers about as 
long as the filaments, lanceolate, acuminate, the dorsal appendage 
stout, very short, the two anterior ones curved, about 1 mm 
long. Fruits tomentose, urceolate, about 6 mm in diameter. 
Leyte, Masaganap, near Jaro, Wenzel 1110 (type), 761, September, 1914, 
in forests, altitude about 700 meters. 
A species belonging in the group with Medinilla philippensis (C. & S.) 
Merr., but well characterized by its densely crowded 5-merous flowers which 
form close globose or cylindric spicate inflorescences. 
MEDINILLA OLIGANTHA sp. nov. § Eumedinilla. 
Frutex parvus, ramulis foliis utrinque inflorescentiisque prom- 
inente longe setoso-hirsutis ; foliis ternatis, oblongis ad oblongo- 
lanceolatis, acuminatis, usque ad 9 cm longis, basi acqtis vel 
subobtusis, 5- vel obscure 7-plinerviis ; inflorescentiis termina- 
libus, pedunculatis, circiter 2 cm longis, 3-floris ; bracteolis orbi- 
culari-ovatis, circiter 12 mm diametro; fructibus hirsutis, 
ovoideis, 5-locellatis. 
An undershrub about 0.5 m high, the younger leaves when 
dry reddish in color, all parts more or less densely hirsute with 
spreading, slender, pale brownish hairs up to 5 mm in length. 
Branches slender, terete. Leaves whorled, ternate, chartaceous, 
oblong to oblong-lanceolate, those in each whorl subequal in size 
or one somewhat larger than the other two, 5 to 9 cm long, 1.5 
to 2.5 cm wide, both surfaces prominently ciliate-setose with 
long, scattered, spreading hairs, the apex acuminate, base acute 
to subobtuse, 5- or obscurely 7-plinerved, all the nerves leaving 
the midrib from slightly above the base, or the outer ones from 
the very base; petioles densely ciliate-hirsute, about 5 mm long. 
Inflorescence terminal, solitary, 2 cm long, densely hirsute, about 
3-fiowered; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, hirsute, setose, about 
5 mm long; the two bracteoles subtending and inclosing each 
flower orbicular-ovate, about 12 mm in diameter, externally 
hirsute, reddish when dry, very shortly and abruptly acuminate. 
Fruit ovoid or globose, hirsute, 5-celled, truncate and very ob- 
scurely 5-denticulate. 
Leyte, Masaganap, near Jaro, Wenzel 1115, September 29, 1914, in 
forests, altitude about 700 meters. 
A species similar to and closely allied to Medinilla ternifolia Triana, 
