xi, c, 4 Merrill: N ew Plants from Samar 179 
ascending, anastomosing, prominent, the reticulations lax, prom- 
inent; petioles 6 to 10 mm long. Racemes axillary, sparingly 
pilose, few-flowered, the rachis not exceeding 1 cm in length, 
the bracts ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or acuminate, 5 to 6 
mm long. Pedicels 2 mm long. Ovarian part of the perianth 
about 5 mm long, narrowed below, longitudinally 6-ridged, the 
part above the ovary membranaceous, inflated, the utricular por- 
tion ellipsoid, about 3.5 cm long, then abruptly narrowed into 
the slender, reflexed tube, this narrow portion of the tube 1 to 
1.5 cm long, slightly enlarged upward, 1-lipped, the lip narrowly 
oblong, about 4.5 cm long and 1 cm wide, apiculate-acuminate. 
Column about 6 mm long, with a short stout stipe, the lobes 6, 
narrowly oblong, about 3 mm long. Anthers 12, ellipsoid, about 
1.5 mm long. Capsule ovoid, prominently ridged, about 1.5 cm 
long. 
Samar, Catubig River at Pinipisakan, Bur. Sci. 24410 Ramos, March 20, 
1916, in damp forests near the river at low altitudes. 
A very characteristic species with vegetative characters similar to those 
of Aristolochia philippinensis Warb., but with very much larger, entirely 
different flowers. 
AMARANTHACEAE 
CYATHULA Loureiro 
CYATHULA LANCI FOLIA sp. nov. § Telostachys. 
Species C. prostratae afRnis, differ! foliis valde diversis, lanceo- 
latis, usque ad 6 cm longis et 1 cm latis. 
Stems elongated, sparingly branched, the lower part prostrate 
and rooting at the nodes, the flowering branches ascending, the 
older parts glabrous or sparingly pubescent, the younger parts 
sometimes fairly densely pubescent with short, subappressed, 
pale hairs. Leaves membranaceous, olivaceous when dry, lanceo- 
late, 4.5 to 6 cm long, about 1 cm wide, base acute, apex 
obtuse and usually short-apiculate, margins entire, both sur- 
faces with very few scattered hairs; lateral nerves 7 to 9 on 
each side of the midrib, slender, anastomosing, the reticulations 
lax. Racemes simple, terminal, up to 15 cm in length, pubes- 
cent. Flowers very similar to those of Cyathula prostrata, 
reflexed, about 3 mm long, their pedicels jointed, 0.5 to 1 mm 
long, the bracts oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 1 to 1.5 mm long. 
Sepals oblong, acuminate, 3-nerved, sparingly appressed-pilose 
on the back. Spines of the sterile flowers very numerous, 1 
to 1.5 mm long, glabrous, hooked at the tip. Utricle ellipsoid, 
1.5 mm long. 
Samar, Catubig River at Tagibiran, Bur. Sci. 24553 (type), 24514 Ramos, 
February, 1916, in damp forests at low altitudes. 
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