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Philippine form. It is well characterized by its membranaceous, 
slenderly acuminate, few-nerved leaves, 
TABERNAEMONTANA Linnaeus 
TABERNAEMONTANA ECARINATA sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber; foliis charteceis, olivaceis, oblongis ad oblongo- 
ellipticis, 7 ad 14 cm longis, apice late obtuseque acuminatis, 
nervis utrinque 8 ad 10 ; infructescentiis circiter 6 cm longis, 
baud ramosis, folliculis 2 gerentibus ; folliculis 2.5 ad 3 cm longis, 
inaequilateralibus, ecarinatis, apice rostratis; seminibus circiter 
18. 
A glabrous shrub, the branches slender, terete. Leaves char- 
taceous, olivaceous, shining, equal, oblong to oblong-elliptic or 
oblong-lanceolate, 7 to 14 cm long, 3 to 7 cm wide, base often 
slightly inequilateral, somewhat acuminate, apex broadly and 
obtusely acuminate; lateral nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the 
midrib, distinct, anastomosing, the reticulations slender, lax; 
petioles about 5 mm long. Inflorescences apparently very few- 
flowered, the peduncles in fruit up to 6 cm long, simple, each 
bearing a single pair of follicles but usually presenting one or 
two scars of fallen pedicels. Persistent sepals ovate, -about 2.5 
mm long. Corolla-tube about 12 mm long, the lobes spreading, 
narrow, about 1.5 cm long. Follicles yellow, 2.5 to 3 cm long, 
1.5 to 2 cm wide, inequilateral, smooth, not at all keeled, some- 
what compressed, one side nearly straight, the other semi- 
circular, apex rather prominently rostrate. Seeds up to 18 in 
each follicle, irregular, 7 to 8 mm long. 
Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, between Bangui and Claveria, 
Bur. Sci. 33022 (type), 33082 Ramos, August, 1918, in forests 
along small streams at low altitudes. 
This species is strongly characterized by its rostrate, rather 
many-seeded follicles, which are not at all keeled. In vegetative 
characters it resembles some forms of Tahernaemontana panda- 
caqui Poir. but differs entirely in its fruit characters. 
CONVOLVULACEAE 
IPOMOEA Linnaeus 
IPOMOEA POLYMORPHA R. & S. Syst. 4 (1819) 254. 
Ipomoea heterophylla R. Br. Pi’odr. (1810) 487, non Ortega, 1800. 
Convolvulus brownii Spreng. Syst. 1 (1825) 612. 
Convulvulus robertiamis Spreng. op. cit. 5 (1828) 192. 
Luzon, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. -329^5 Ramos, 
July 25, 1918, in open dry places at low altitudes: Union Prov- 
