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A.POCYNACECE. 
CHONEMORPHA G. Don. 
Chonemorpha elliptica 
mao) Merrill & Rolfe comb. nov. 
Tabernaemontana elliptica Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 115; ed. 2 (1845) 83; ed. 
3, 1:152; F.-Vill. Nov. App. (1883) 132. 
Chonemorpha macrophylla Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 29 (1905) 45, non Don. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, Merrill 27 01/; For. Bur. 111/1 Ahern’s 
collector; Bur. Sci. 1065 Ramos; holier 3881; San Mateo, Vidal ,3265. 
The Philippine form cannot with propriety be referred to Chonemorpha macro- 
phylla G. Don, as it has flowers about one-half the size of those of the latter and 
differs in some other characters. As the specimens above cited represent a 
different species, Blanco’s specific name is here adopted, because this is certainly 
the plant that Blanco described under the name Tabernaemontana elliptica. 
Alyxia lucida Wall, in Boxb. FI. Ind. ed. Carey & Wall. 2 (1824) 540; Hook, 
f. FI. Brit. Ind. 3 (1882) 635; King & Gamble in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 74 2 
(1907) 418. 
Culion, Merrill 611/, December, 1902. 
Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo; new to the Philippines. 
Wrightia calycina A. DC. Prodr. 8 (1844) 406; Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1856) 
433. 
Guimaras, For. Bur. 228 Gammill. Masbate, Merrill 3082, 301/9. Palawan, 
For. Bur. 1/510 Curran. 
The above specimens agree very closely in all essential characters with authen- 
tic specimens of this species from Timor, in Herb. Kew. 
Timor. 
Ischnostemma carnosum (R. Br.) Merrill & Rolfe comb. nov. 
Oxystelma carnosum R. Br. Prodr. (1810) 462. 
V incetoxicum carnosum Benth. FI. Austral. 4 (1869) 331. 
Cynanchum carnosum Schltr. in Perk. Frag. FI. Philip. (1904) 120. 
Ischnostemma selarigorica King & Gamble in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 74 2 (1907) 
Luzon, Loher 1/030, 1/01/0: Province of Bataan, Lamao River, Williams 387, 
December, 1903. 
In 1907 King and Gamble described the above monotypic genus, based on 
specimens collected in Selangor by Ridley and the specimens collected by Loher 
in Luzon, cited above. In 1904, however, Schlechter had identified the second of 
Lolier’s two numbers as Oxystelma carnosum R. Br.. and transferred the species 
to Cynanchum. In working over the material at Kew, the same number of Loher’s 
collection being found cited under both the above genera, Mr. N. E. Brown, 
specialist on Asclepiadacece at Kew, was asked to compare the specimens with 
Robert Brown’s type of Oxystelma carnosum. Both the type in the British 
ALYXIA R. Br. 
WRIGHTIA R. Br. 
ASCLEPIADACECE. 
ISCHNOSTEMMA King & Gamble. 
532. 
