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H EDYOTIS Linn. 
Hedyotis cagayanensis sp. nov. 
Frutex erectus, simplex, vix 1 m altus, glaber, partibus junioribus plus 
minus puberulis exceptis; caulibus teretibus, partibus junioribus quad- 
rangulatis, pulcherrime undulato-crenato-alatis ; foliis membranaeeis, am- 
plis, petiolatis, usque ad 18 cm Iongis, oblongo-obovatis vel elliptico- 
obovatis, nervis utrinque circiter 8 ; cymis axillaribus, in capitulis 'sub- 
globosis dense congestis. 
An erect undershrub about 60 cm high, unbranched, glabrous, or the 
younger parts more or less puberulent. Stem stout, brownish, about 6 
mm in diameter, the basal part terete, the younger parts above 4-angled, 
each angle with a striking undulate-crenate wing 1 to 2 mm in width. 
Leaves oblong-obovate to elliptic-obovate, membranaceous, glabrous, some- 
what shining, 13 to 18 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide, the apex blunt, acute, 
or broadly acuminate, the base acute; nerves about 8 on each side of the 
midrib, distinct, ascending, the reticulations very obscure, lax; petioles 
1.5 to 2 cm long; stipules ovate or oblong, about 12 mm long, cut into 
about 12 laciniae. Cymes axillary, glabrous, densely many-flowered, 
forming subglobose, axillary heads about 2 cm in diameter, the flowers 4- 
merous ; pedicels 2 mm long or less, the bracts oblong, 2 to 3 mm long. 
Calyx-tube somewhat 4-angled, glabrous, 1.5 mm long, the lobes 1.8 mm 
in length. Capsule obovoid, 3 mm long. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Pamplona, Bur. Sci. 7 502 Ramos, March 16, 1909, 
in forests along streams. 
A species manifestly allied to H. pilosissima Merr., but in adult stage quite 
glabrous, but more especially characterized by its square, prominently 4-winged 
stems, the wings undulate-crenate. 
Hedyotis macgregorii sp. nov. 
Frutex erectus, ramulis foliis inflorescentiisque plus minus strigoso- 
pubescentibus ; foliis elliptico-oblongis vel elliptico-lanceolatis, usque ad 
5.5 cm Iongis; cymis parvis, axillaribus terminalibusque, subsessilibus 
vel breviter pedunculatis, densis, paucifloris ; corolla circiter 6 mm longa. 
An erect much-branched shrub. Branches terete, glabrous, grayish, 
the younger ones prominently 4-angled and rather densely pubescent. 
Leaves elliptic-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, 
2 to 5.5 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide, the base acute, the apex blunt, acute 
or even slightly acuminate, the lower surface more or less strigose-pubes- 
cent with short hairs, especially on the midrib and nerves, the upper 
surface also more or less pubescent, ultimately becoming glabrous or 
nearly so; nerves about 5 on each side of the midrib, curved-ascending, 
anastomosing, the reticulations obsolete or nearly so; petioles densely 
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