glal)i'is, 0.3 CM. loiigis; corona' foliolis triangulo-ovoideis ohtusis basi 
truncato-rotundatis, usque ad apiceui tubo gynostogii adnatis, basin 
antJierarum attingentibus ; antheris quadratis, niarginiluis cartilagineis 
l)cne conspicuis, appeiidice liyalina seniiorbiculari obtussisima; polliniis 
obli(pie late oblongoideis, translatoril>us tenuil)us, fere triplo lu’evioribus, 
retinaculo oblongo, longitudine dimidium pollinioruni excedente; folli- 
eulis gracilibus rostratis, circ. 5 cm. longis. 
Luzon, Province of LTnion, Bauang (55S.5 Elmer) Febrnarv, 1004. ^ 
Closely allied to Tylophora Elmeri Scliltr.. but well distinguisbed by the ciliate 
sepals and glabrous excised corolla lobes. 
Tylophora Merrillii Schltr. sp. nov. 
Terrestris, volubilis, alte scandens, ramosa ; ramis ramulisque tili- 
forniibus elongatis, flexuosis, subglal^ris, laxe foliatis; foliis petiolatis 
erecto-patentibus patulisve ovato-olilongis acuminatis, utrinque glabris, 
textura jtapyraceis, 5.5-8 cm. longis, infra medium 3-5 cm. latis, petiolo 
subglabro 1.3-1. 5 cm. longo; cymis gracillimis 6-8 cm. longis laxe multi- 
floris; floribus faseiculatis, pedieellis gracillimis filiformiljus sparsim pilo- 
sulis, 0. 3-0.4 cm. longis, fioribits in genere inter minores ; calycis segmentis 
ovato-lanceolatis subacutis extus sparsim 2)ilosulis, corollae fere duplo 
brevioribus; corolla subrotata alte 5-fida, ]ol)is oldongis olitusis, apice 
breviter excisis, utrinque glabris, circ. 1.5 mm. longis; coronae foliolis 
usque ad apicem tubo gynostegii adnatis ovoideis olitusis, carnosis, basin 
antlierarum subexcedentibus ; antheris ijuadratis, marginibus cartilagineis 
bene conspicuis, appendice byalina seniiorbiculari olitusissima ; polliniis 
oblongoideis, translatoribus tenuilius, ])lus dvqilo lirevioribus, retinaculo 
oblongoideo jioliniis duplo breviore; folliculo gracili rostrato, circ. 5 
cm. longo. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Caloocan (3(14S Merrill) November, 1903. In thickets 
l)y roadsides near sea level. 
An ally of Ti/lophora luzonica Scliltr., and T. excisa Schltr., characterized by its 
larger and broader leaves and smallei' llowers. 
Tylophora Whitfordii Schltr. sp, nov. 
Volnliilis scandens ramosa, ramis ramtdisque filiformibus elongatis, 
tlexuosis subglaliris, laxe foliatis; foliis patentibus ])atulisve, petiolatis, 
lanccolatis vel ovato-lanceolatis, acuminatis, 3. 5-3. 5 cm. longis, infra 
medium 1.3-1. 5 cm. latis, utrinque glaliris, textura ]iro genere tenuibus, 
petiolo 0.7-1 cm. longo; cymis laxe ramosis ustpte ad 8 cm. longis, laxe 
10-30-floris ; pedieellis filiformilnis gracillimis circ. 0.5 cm. longis; 
floribus illis T. tenuis BL, similibus et fere aequimagnis puiqtureis; calycis 
segmentis ovato-lanceolatis suljacutis, extus sparsissime setosulis, margine 
baud ciliatis, corollae duplo l)revioribus ; corolla subrotata alte 5-fida, 
lobis oblongis obtusissimis utrinque glalnds, 1.5 mm. longis; coronae 
foliolis tubo gynostegii oninino adnatis, carnosis, obtusis, basi subtruncato- 
obtusatis, basin antherarum paululo superantibus ; antheris quadratis, 
