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surface glabrous, or the midrib and lateral nerves slightly stel- 
late-tomentose ; lateral nerves 4 to 6 on each side of the midrib, 
very prominent on the lower surface, somewhat ascending, anas- 
tomosing, the reticulations distinct; petioles 2.5 to 6 cm long, 
stellate-tomentose. Panicles terminal, corymbose, peduncled, up 
to 11 cm in diameter, the lower branches 4 to 6 cm in length. 
Flowers white, numerous but not crowded, the subtending brac- 
teoles linear, 1 to 2 mm long, the bracts similar but much larger, 
the pedicels 1 to 2 mm long, jointed to the calyx. Calyx cup- 
shaped, about 3 mm long, externally rather densely stellate- 
tomentose with cinereous hairs, obscurely 2-lipped, subequally 
5-toothed, the teeth 0.5 to 0.8 mm long, acute. Corolla 5 mm 
long, the upper part externally stellate-tomentose, eglandular, 
2-lipped, the upper lip entire, rounded, cucullate, suborbicular, 
2 to 2.5 mm in diameter, the lower 3-iobed, the central lobe 
elliptic-ovate, rounded, about 1.8 mm long, the two lateral ones 
slightly shorter. Ovary tomentose. Filaments glabrous. Fruit 
ellipsoid-obovoid, about 4 mm long, when young stellate-tomen- 
tose, ultimately glabrous. 
Samar, Catubig River, Bur. Sci. 2A262 Ramos (type), February 7, 1916, 
Sahlaya 96; Catarman, For. Bur. 12 6 A3 Rosenbluth, April 9 , 1909, along 
streams in forests at low altitudes, locally known as manaba. 
A species manifestly allied to Premna cumingiana Schauer, from which 
it is readily distinguished by its simply stellate, comparatively sparse 
indumentum. In Premna cumingiana the indumentum on many parts is 
distinctly plumose, while on some parts the plumose hairs are intermixed 
with much longer simple ones; the lower surface of the leaves is very 
densely and uniformly covered with indumentum, while in the present 
species the indumentum is practically confined to the midrib and lateral 
nerves. Premna stellata Merf. is also closely allied to the Javanese form 
that has been referred to Premna tomentosa Willd., the oldest name for 
which appears to be Cornutia corymbosa Burm., based on Ceylon specimens. 
It is not the same as the Javan plant, however, differing in its abruptly 
acuminate, fewex’-nerved leaves. It is also sufficiently distinct from the 
Asiatic Premna jyyramidata Wall. 
ACANTHACEAE 
HEMIGRAPHiS Nees 
HEMIGRAPHIS OBLONGI FOLIA sp. nov. 
Caulis simplicibus, rariter ramosis, infra prostratis, radican- 
tibus, usque ad 25 cm altis, prominente patule ciliatis; foliis 
in paribus aequalibus, oblongis, membranaceis, usque ad 8 cm 
longis, obtusis, basi rotundatis ad leviter cordatis, margine gros- 
se crenatis, utrinque plus minusve ciliatis vel ciliato-setosis ; inflo- 
rescentiis axillaribus terminalibusque, tenuiter pedunculatis, 
