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ovate, acute ot ol)scnrel3- acuminate, about 1.5 mm. long, the tnlm 
plaited, the teeth of the folds rounded or obtuse, entire or nearl)^ so. 
Filaments 2 ram. long : anthers 0.9 ram. long. Cajisule slightly exserted, 
stalked, the stalk about 5 mm. long, the capsule broadly ovoid, com- 
pressed, al)out 4 mm. long, the valves rather strongly 3-nerved. 
Mindanao, District of Davao, Mount Apo (1101, 14:12 Copeland) April, October, 
1!104; (371 DeVore cQ Hoover) Alay, 1003. “Occasional in turf, but incon.spicuous, 
not conunon,” Copeland. Sununit of the mountain at about 3,000 ni. 
No species of this genus have previously been reported from the Philippines. 
Gentiana diversifolia Merrill sp. nov. ^ ChondrophyUa. 
An erect annual 2 to 3 cm. high or less, fasciculately branched, the 
stems glabrous, single. Lower leaves orbicular-ovate to orbicular-obovate, 
10 to 12 mm. long, 10 mm. wide, acute, apiculate, narrowed lielow, gla- 
brous, the margins very minutely denticulate, the leaves of the branches 
nari'owly lanceolate, acuminate, ajhculate, 0 to 8 mm. long, about 2 
mm. wide, hyaline margined, the margins ciliate. Branches with one 
or two flowers. Calyx including the teeth about 6 mm. long, the teeth 
narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, apiculate, the margins ciliate, about 
3 mm. long. Corolla tubular 7 to 8 mm. long, the teeth 5, narrowly 
ovate, blunt, their margins incurved, 2 mm. long or less, the tube plaited 
between the teetli, the teeth of the folds less than 1 mm. long, narrowly 
ovate, entire, acute. Filaments about 1.5 mm. long; anthers 1 mm. long. 
Capside stalked, slightly exserted, the stalk liroad, about 5 mm. long, the 
capsule about 4 mm. long, orhicular-ovate, margined, conipressed, ohtuse. 
Seed suhgloliose to ovoid, brown, minute, about 0.2 mm. in diameter. 
Luzon, Province of Bengiiet, Kal)ayan (4443 Merrill) October 27, P)05. On 
damp, rocky banks, in open lands. Kaie, altitude about 1,300 in. 
Gentiana luzoniensis INIerrill sp. nov. % Chondrophylla. 
An erect simple or slightly branched annual 3 cm. high or less, the 
leaves similar, not imbricated, the stem and liranches glandular. Leaves 
sessile, elliptical-ovate, acute or obtuse, glabrous, 6 mm. long or less, 3.5 
mm. wide or less, the nerves few, obscure. Flowers white, solitary at the 
ends of the branches. Calyx about 4.5 ram. long including the teeth, the. 
teeth lanceolate, acuminate, about 1.5 mm. long. Corolla 8 mm. long, 
tubnlar-campanulate, 5-lohed, the lolies ovate, acuminate, 1.5 to 2 mm. 
long, the tube plaited between the lobes, the teeth of the folds ovate, often 
slightly toothed, 1 mm. long or less. Filaments 4 ram. long; anthers 
O.S nun. long. Stigmas 1 to 1.5 mm. long, recurved. Capsule slightly 
exserted, stalked, narrowly obovoid, coni])ressed, margined, about 5 min. 
long. Seeds narrowly ovoid, acute, minutely reticulate, about 0.5 mm. 
long. 
Luzon, ffistrict of Lcpanto, Mount Data (4,5.58 Merrill) November 4. 1905. 
On (li'V, <)])on, grassy slo])os in thin ])ine forests at about 2,100 ni., rare. 
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