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MERRILL. 
MELASTOMATACEAE. 
MEDINILLA Gaiidich. 
Medinilla subsessilis sp. nov. 
Frutex 3 ad 4 m altus, glaber; ramis teretibus, nodis setosis; 
foliis oppositis, oblongo-ellipticis vel oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis, 
usque ad 16 cm longis, sessilibus vel subsessilibus, 5-plinerviis ; 
paniculis terminalibus, quam folia longioribus, ramis ramulisque 
verticillatis, bracteis parvis; floribus 4-meris. 
An erect glabrous shrub 3 to 4 m high. Branches terete ; nodes 
densely setose. Leaves firmly chartaceous or subcoriaceous, 
opposite, sessile or subsessile, oblong-elliptic or oblong-ovate, 
11 to 16 cm long, 5 to 6 cm wide, somewhat shining, of about the 
same color on both surfaces, brownish-olivaceous when dry, the 
apex rather slenderly acuminate, the base acute ; nerves 2 pairs, 
the lower pair leaving the midrib near the base, the upper pair 
at above 2 cm above the base. Panicles terminal, about 20 cm 
long, the primary branches in distant whorls of fours, more or 
less spreading, 4 to 7 cm long, the subtending bracts ovate- 
lanceolate, 8 mm long or less, the secondary branches 1 cm long 
or less, verticillate at the ends of the primary ones, the subtend- 
ing bracts small. Flowers apparently pink, 4-merous. Calyx 
urceolate, 4 mm long, the limb somewhat produced and with 4 
shallow, rounded teeth. Petals oblong-obovate, about 8 mm 
long, 6 to 7 mm wide. Stamens subequal ; filaments 4 mm long ; 
anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 5 mm long, the anterior append- 
ages auriculate, less than 1 mm long, the posterior spur about 
0.8 mm long. 
Luzon, Bontoc Subprovince, Malamey, Vanoverbergh 792, August 23, 
1910, in forests, altitude about 1,550 m. Igorot gubangbangtitao. 
A species closely allied to Medinilla intermedia Blume, but with differently 
shaped, acuminate leaves, and larger flowers. Among the Philippine species 
it is closely allied to Medinilla myriantha Merr., and to M. confusa Merr., 
but is quite distinct from both. 
Medinilla vanoverbergh! i sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, nodis setaceo-barbatis exceptis glaber; 
ramulis crassis, griseis, teretibus vel angulatis; foliis oppositis, 
petiolatis, ellipticis vel obovato-ellipticis, apice rotundatis, basi 
acutis vel leviter acuminatis, 5-plinerviis; paniculis axillaribus, 
multifloris, pendulis, usque ad 40 cm longis; floribus parvis, 
4-meris, staminibus aequalibus. 
A scandent shrubby plant, glabrous except the prominently 
setose-barbate nodes. Branchlets light-gray, smooth, terete or 
somewhat angled. Leaves opposite, elliptic or obovate-elliptic. 
