XIV. 4 Merrill: Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XV 391 
glabrous, smooth, black when about 1.7 cm long, apex very 
obscurely rostrate, the pedicels black when dry, 2 to 2.5 cm 
long. 
Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 27333 Ramos, 
March 10, 1917, in forests near streams. 
This species is manifestly allied to Phaeanthus ebracteolatus 
Merr. ; it is distinguished especially by its indumentum. 
PHAEANTHUS VILLOSUS sp. nov. 
Frutex erectus, perspicue et molliter villosus ; foliis chartaceis, 
oblongis, usque ad 22 cm longis, tenuiter caudato-acuminatis, 
supra glabris, subtus villosis, nervis utrinque circiter 20, per- 
spicuis; pedicellis villosis, 7 ad 9 cm longis; floribus solitariis, 
circiter 4.5 cm longis, petalis interioribus caudato-acuminatis. 
A shrub, the branches, lower surface of the leaves and the 
pedicels softly and densely villous. Leaves chartaceous, oblong, 
16 to 22 cm long, 6 to 8 cm ^yide, the apex slenderly caudate- 
acuminate, base acute to somewhat rounded, the upper surface 
glabrous, shining, the lower surface densely and softly villous 
on the midrib and nerves; lateral nerves about 20 on each 
side of the midrib, distinct; petioles densely villous, 7 to 10 
mm long. Flowers yellow, extra-axillary, solitary, their densely 
villous pedicels 8 to 9 cm long. Sepals and the three outer 
petals minute, pubescent, triangular-ovate, about 1 mm long. 
Inner petals coriaceous-fleshy, oblong-elliptic, about 4.5 cm long, 
to 2.3 cm wide, somewhat pubescent outside and with slender 
longitudinal nerves, base somewhat narrowed, apex subcaudate- 
acuminate. Anthers numerous, oblong, about 3 mm long, the 
connectives oblique, somewhat concave. Carpels numerous, 
oblong, about 3 mm long, somewhat pubescent ; style club-shaped, 
pubescent, about 1.5 mm long. 
Panay, Capiz Province, Mount Macosolon, Bur. Sci. 30775 
Ramos & Edaho, April 23, 1918, along small streams in damp 
forests. 
This species is well characterized by its rather dense soft 
indumentum, which is found on most parts of the plant. It 
is most closely allied to Phaeanthus pubescens Merr., from 
which it differs essentially in its much more numerous lateral 
nerves. 
POLYALTHIA Blume 
POLYALTHIA DOLICHOPH YLLA sp. nov. § Eupolyalthia. 
Frutex subglaber ; foliis brevissime petiolatis, chartaceis, 
oblanceolatis ad oblongo-oblanceolatis, usque ad 50 cm longis, 
11 ad 18 cm latis, basi perspicue cordatis, subamplexicaulibus. 
