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MERRILL. 
corymboso-paniculatis ; capitulis numerosis, 5-floris, squamis cir- 
citer 12, 6 interioribus 6 mm longis, acuminatis, glabris, exterior- 
ibus brevioribus, extus leviter pubescentibus. 
A scandent herb, the stems brownish when dry, striate, terete, 
slightly brownish-pubescent with short hairs, the younger parts 
more densely so. Leaves opposite, ovate to broadly oblong-ovate, 
submembranaceous, 9 to 13 cm long, 4 to 6 cm wide, the base 
broadly rounded, the apex long and slenderly subcaudate- 
acuminate, the margins rather coarsely serrate-dentate except 
at the base and along the sides of the acumen which are entire, 
both surfaces somewhat shining when dry, the upper one oliva- 
ceous, the lower somewhat paler, both with scattered minute 
glands, and shortly pubescent on the midrib and nerves; lateral 
nerves about 5 on each side of the midrib, slender, distinct, 
anastomosing; petioles densely pubescent, 1.5 to 2 cm long. 
Inflorescence terminal, corymbosely paniculate, about 15 cm long, 
the branches few, distant, spreading, opposite, the lower ones up 
to 12 cm long, all parts densely brown-pubescent with short hairs. 
Heads rather crowded on the ultimate branchlets, greenish- 
white, their pedicels 1 to 3 mm long. Involucral bracts about 
12, the outer 6 slightly pubescent externally, oblong-ovate to 
oblong, obtuse, the outermost ones 1.5 to 2 mm long, the others 
longer, the inner six oblong-linear, 6 mm long, 1 mm wide, 
glabrous, acuminate, 3-nerved. Flowers 5 in each head. Corolla 
white, 3.6 mm long, the teeth 5, oblong-ovate, acute, 0.5 mm long. 
Style-arms exserted, 3 mm long. Achenes 1.8 mm long. Pappus 
white, about as long as the corolla. 
Camiguin de Mindanao, Mount Mahinog, in forests. Bur. Sci. H688 
Ramos, April 11, 1912. 
A species manifestly allied to the Luzon forms, Eupatorium sambuci- 
folium Elm., E. toppingianum Elm., and E. benguetense C. B. Rob., and 
nearer the first than to either of the others. It is distinguished from 
all by its much larger leaves which are differently shaped and with a 
different venation. 
BLUMEA DC. 
BLUMEA BICOLOR sp. nov. 
Herba erecta, simplex vel parce ramosa, omnibus partibus 
leviter adpresse pilosis; foliis alternis, usque ad 16 cm longis, 
chartaceis vel membranaceis, oblongo-ellipticis, apice acute acumi- 
natis, margine irregulariter denticulatis, basi longe decurrente 
acuminatis, supra subglabra, subtus leviter adpresse pilosis, pur- 
purascens; paniculis circiter 15 cm longis, pedunculatis ; capitulis 
circiter 8 mm longis. 
