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The Philippine Journal of Science 
1913 
A species apparently allied to Hedyotis connata Wall., but among many 
other characters distinguishable by its indumentum. It has much the 
general appearance of H. auricularia L., but differs in many essential 
characters. 
HEDYOTIS SUBEVENOSA sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber circiter 1 m altus, erectus, ramis teretibus, 
ramulis obscure rotundato-angulatis ; foliis oblongis vel late 
oblongo-lanceolatis, acuminatis, basi acutis, usque ad 13 cm 
longis, nervis utrinque circiter 6, obscuris, reticulis obsoletis; 
petiolo 3 ad 5 mm longo; paniculis terminalibus et in axillis 
superioribus, laxis, circiter 6 cm longis, ramis verticillatis ; 
floribus circiter 5 mm longis. 
An erect, glabrous shrub, about 1 m high, the stems grayish, 
terete, the branchlets also terete or obscurely obtuse-angled. 
Leaves oblong to broadly oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous, pale, of 
the same color on both surfaces and somewhat shining when 
dry, 6 to 13 cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide, narrowed at both ends, 
base acute, apex acuminate; nerves about 6 on each side of the 
midrib, very slender, faint, not at all prominent, the reticulations 
obsolete; petioles 3 to 5 mm long; stipules ovate, 5 mm long or 
less, somewhat acuminate, usually about 3-toothed or 3-cleft at 
the apex. Inflorescence paniculate, rather lax and open, terminal 
and in the uppermost axils, 4 to 6 cm long, usually branched 
from the base, the branches and branchlets verticillate. Flowers 
white, the pedicels 1 to 2 mm long, the bracteoles shorter than 
the pedicels. Calyx about 2 mm long, somewhat urceolate, the 
lobes 4, oblong-ovate, obtuse, 0.8 mm long. Corolla-tube a.bout 
1.5 mm long, the lobes oblong-ovate, obtuse or subacute, 1.5 to 2 
mm long. Capsule ovoid, 3 mm long. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Abulug River, Weber 1563 (type). For. 
Bur. 19619 Curran, Bur. Sci. 1^503 Ramos, January, 1912, said to be 
common in forests, altitude 180 to 250 meters. 
A species well characterized by its small flowers and its petioled, pale, 
nearly nerveless leaves. It is similar in many respects to Hedyotis acut- 
angula Champ, of southern China, but has petioled leaves and terete stems. 
From Hedyotis vachellU Benth. it differs in its smaller flowers and toothed 
stipules. 
HEDYOTIS PROSTRATA (Blume) Korth. in Nederl. Kruidk. Arch 2~ 
(1851) 160; Valeton in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 44 (1909) 544. (var. 
robustior). (Plate I.) 
Metabalos prostratus Bl. Bijdr. (1826) 991. 
Doctor Valeton considers Hedyotis congesta R. Br. in Wall. Cat. (1829) 
No. 844, nomen, G. Don Gen. Syst. 3 (1834) 525, to be a synonym of 
Hedyotis prostrata (Blume) Korth., and refers to the species Elmer 9153 
(not A15S as cited), a Philippine specimen that I have not seen. I have 
