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§ Heterantiius. 
3. Loranthus basilanensis sp. nov. 
Glaber; foliis verticillatis, coriaceis, elliptico-ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis, 
usque ad 11 cm longis, utrinque acutis, vel apice leviter acuminatis, basi 
interdum rotundatis, petiolatis, nervis utrinque 3 vel 4, subobsoletis ; 
floribus 5-meris, in cymis brevibus axillaribus solitariis binis vel fas- 
ciculatis dispositis; petalis liberis, circiter 1.5 cm longis. 
Glabrous throughout. Branches terete, grayish or brownish, smooth, 
Leaves three or four at each node, verticillate, elliptic-ovate to oblong- 
ovate, 6 to 11 cm long, 2.5 to 5 cm wide, brown when dry, dull, acute at 
both ends, or the apex sometimes slightly acuminate and the base 
rounded; nerves 3 or 4 on each side of the midrib, very obscure, the 
reticulations obsolete; petioles 5 to 10 mm long. Cymes axillary, soli- 
tary, in pairs, or fascicled at the nodes, the rachis less than 1 cm long. 
Flowers yellow, pedicelled, each subtended by a single small bracteole. 
Calyx cup-shaped, 3 mm long, the limb produced, truncate. Petals 5, 
about 15 cm long, 1 mm wide, free, the portion above the insertion of 
the stamens reflexed; filaments 2 mm long; anthers continuous, 3 mm 
long. 
Basilan, Matangal Point, For. Bur. 3447 Hutchinson, December, 1907. An 
unnumbered specimen collected on Basilan by Hallier, in January, 1904, is probably 
referable here, as well as Copeland 376, from Davao, Mindanao. 
4. Loranthus merrittii nom. nov. 
Loranthus nodosus Engl. Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. 1 (1897) 128, non Desr. 
Stemmatophyllum nodosum Van Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41 (1894) 
506. 
Philippines, without locality, Cuming 1952, 195S, the former the type number. 
Luzon, near Manila, Merrill 3494, Loher 4463: Province of Pangasinan, For. Bur. 
S3 48 Curran & Merritt: Province of Bataan, near Bagac, For. Bur. 5977 Curran. 
Lubang, Merrill 960. Mindoro, Cauayan, For. Bur. 9893 Merritt. 
Endemic. 
5. Loranthus benguetensis sp. nov. 
Glaber; foliis verticillatis, terms vel quaternis, oblongo-ellipticis vel 
lanceolato-ellipticis, obtusis, sessilibus, crasse coriaceis, uitidis, usque ad 
4 cm longis; floribus 5-meris, glabris, in triadibus dispositis, omnibus 
breviter pedicellatis ; triadibus umbellatim dispositis, pedunculis axillari- 
bus, solitariis. 
Glabrous throughout. Branches stout, terete, dark-colored and almost 
black when dry, somewhat shining. Leaves verticillate, three or four at 
each node, sessile, oblong-elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic, obtuse, the base 
acute, thickly coriaceous, shining, 3 to 4 cm long, 1 to 1.3 cm wide, the 
midrib faint, the lateral nerves and reticulations obsolete. Inflorescence 
axillary, solitary, the peduncles slender, about 1 cm long, each with about 
four short branches umbellately disposed at the apex, these branches about 
