(7) Premna odorata Blaiico FI. Filip, od. 1 (1837) 489; ed. 2 (1845) 341; t'd. 
3, 2 (1878) 268; Scliauer in DC. Pi-odr. 1 1 (1847) 638; Miq. FI. Iiid. Bat. 2 
(1856) 900; MeiT. Govt. Lab. Publ. 27 (1905) 68; 1. c. 3 5 (1906) 76. 
Premna vestiia Scliauer, 1. e. 631; Miq. 1. e. 892; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 
159; Vidal, Plian. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 134; Kev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 
209; Sinopsis, Atlas (1883) t. IJf. f. E.; Merr. Forest. Bur. Bull. 1 (1903) 51. 
Premna serratifolia Blanco 1. c. ed. 2 (1845) 269; ed. 3, 1. c. Premna tomen- 
tosa F.-Vill. 1. c. ex syn. Blanco, non Blume. Premna foetida F.-Vill., 1. c. 
non Reimv., ex syn. Blanco. 
Philippines (599 Cuming) 1836-1840, cotype of Premna vesfita Scliauer. 
Luzon, Manila (22, 3421 Merrill) April, 1902; November, 1903; (718 Ahern) 
April, 1901; Province of Bataan, Dinalupilian (1514 Merrill) January, 1903; 
Lamao River (2590 Meyer) February, 1905; Mariveles (748, 780 Ahern) .Jan- 
uary, 1902: Province of Pampanga (37 Parker) May, 1904: Province of Rizal, 
Antipolo (24 Merrill) Decades Philip. Forest FL, coll. Ahern’s collector, February, 
1904; Province of Tayahas, Lueena (2892 Merrill) June, 1903: Province of 
I'nion, Bauang' (5561 Elmer) Feliruary, 1904; Province of Benguet, Sablaii (6154 
Elmer) April, 1904. Mindoko, Baco (1218 Merrill) .January, 1903. Guimaras 
(235 Gammill) January, 1904. 
Premna. vestita is placed by Scliauer in the section with 4-toothed calyces, but 
in two specimens of Cuming’s No. 599 in our herbarium, on which number the 
species was based, the calyces are distinctly 5-toothed. This is certainly the 
most abundant and widely distributed species of the genus in the Philippines, 
and is the one utilized by the natives as noted by Blanco. Blanco’s descrip- 
tion applies very closely, and 1 am of the opinion that there can be no doubt 
as to the correctness of the identification. Premna serratifolia Blanco is reduced 
to P. odoraia, as Blanco states that the species can be distinguished from the 
latter only by the serrate leaves. Nos. 1218 and 3421 Merrill and No. 37 Parker 
show this cliaracter, but no other characters on which T am able to separate 
this form as a distinct species. As a result of the reduction of Premna, ser- 
ratifolia to P. odorata, I have also so reduced P. foetida F.-Vill., to which F.-Villar 
referred P. serratifolia Blanco. For the same reason F.-Villar’s Premna puheseens 
is reduced, he having referred Premna odorata Blanco to Blunie’s species. From 
F.-Villar’s remark, however, it is possible that he referred specimens of Premna. 
cumingiana to Premna puheseens. Abundant and widely distributed in the Phil- 
ippines. T., Alagao. V., Adgao. 
(8) Premna congesta Merrill sp. nov. 
A sluib or small tree with small ovate to elliptical-ovate nearly glabrous 
leaves 2.5 to 7 cm. long, and densely flowered terminal cymes 3 to 5 
cm. in diameter, the calyx 2-li])ped, the corolla 4-lol)ed. Branches terete 
leuticellate, light gray or hrownish, becoming quite glabrous, the younger 
jiarts with few scattered, weak hairs. Leaves suhcoriaceons, 1.5 to 1.5 
cm. Avide, shining and glahrons ahovc, or the nerves someAvhat (luliescent, 
palei’’ beneath and minutely ])uuctulate, glahrons, or the axils of the 
nerves harhellate, and sometimes the midril) somewhat pubescent, entire 
or someAvhat crenate above, acute or olituse, rarely very short acuminate, 
the base rounded ; nerves aliout 4 on each side of the midi-ib, somewhat 
])rominent; ]ietioles slender, 1 cm. long or less, somewhat ])uhescent. 
Cymes pubescent Avith fcAA" Aveak, scattered hairs, the branches spreading 
or ascending, the bracts and hracteoles linear to lanceolate, 1.5 to 3 mm. 
