ix, c, 5 Merrill: Sertulum Bontocense, II 459 
oblong-ovate, slightly acuminate, 4.5 mm long. Petals oblong- 
lanceolate, acuminate, the fimbriae slender, up to 15 mm long. 
Anthers 3.5 mm long, inserted near the apex of the tube, in- 
cluded. Female flowers in axillary, solitary spikes 5 to 7 cm in 
length, the flowers somewhat crowded toward the apex of the 
peduncle, in general similar to the staminate ones, each sub- 
tended by a persistent oblong-obovate to obovate bract 8 to 12 
mm in length, entire or coarsely toothed, subpersistent. Fruits 
ovoid, about 3.5 cm long, glabrous. Seeds obovoid, turgid, about 
6 mm long, nearly as wide, very slightly compressed, apex 
rounded, base narrowed, with a prominent longitudinal zone, the 
sides broadly rounded, obtuse, not with subacute appendages. 
Luzon, Subprovince of Bontoc, Bauco, Vanovcrbergh 1262 , June, 1911, 
male flowers, 3662 bis (type) , June, 1913, with female flowers and fruits. 
A species manifestly allied to Trichosanthes himalensis Clarke, of India, 
differing in the shape of its fruits, its different seeds, and its oblong- 
spatulate to oblong-obovate, mostly entire bracts. 
