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MERRILL. 
(Copeland) . Dr. C. B. Robinson , of the New York Botanical Garden, has indicated 
the Philippine form, in lit., as a new species, but as his description has not as yet 
been published, I do not consider myself free here to publish his specific name. 
SONERILA Roxb. 
Sonerila woodii Merrill, n. sp. 
Caulis .. erectus vel adscenclens, simplex, sparse glanduloso-setulosis ; 
foliis consimilis, ovato-oblongis, acuminatis, basi oblique subrotundatis vel 
subacutis, margine setuloso-serratis ; flores 3-meri ; calyx ad 6 mm. 
longus; petala pallide violacea, usque ad 10 mm. longa; antherae lanceo- 
latae, ad 6 mm. longae. 
Erect, unbranched, 10 to 30 cm. high, the stems and petioles glandular- 
setose or hirsute, terete. Leaves opposite, subequal, membranous, oblong- 
ovate, 5 to 10 cm. long, 2 to 3 cm. wide, the apex acuminate, the base 
inequilateral, rounded or subacute, the margins sharply serrulate, very 
slightly puberulent and with few scattered setose hairs ; petioles 1.5 to 
3.5 cm. long, glandular-pubescent; nerves about 3 on each side of the 
midrib, ascending, distinct, reddish, the reticulations lax. Flowers pink, 
nearly 2 cm. in diameter when spread. Calyx somewhat cylindrical, 6 
mm. long, slightly glandular-pubescent, the three teeth small. Petals 
3, 10 mm. long, 5.5 mm. wide, oblong-ovate, abruptly acuminate, the 
base contracted, inequilateral. Stamens 3 ; filaments 5 mm. long ; an- 
thers lanceolate, 6 mm. long. Style about 10 mm. long. Capsule obeo- 
nical, trigonous, 6 to 7 mm. long. 
In forests 900 to 1,300 m. alt. (No. 5794) ; also collected by Merritt in June, 
1906 (No. 4352). Dedicated to Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, through Whom the ex- 
ploration of Mount Haleon was made possible. 
M EDI N I LLA Gaud'ich. 
Medinilla myrtiformis Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 (1871) 86; Cogn. in 
DC. Monog. Phan. 7 ( 1891 ) 583. 
In forests at 700 m. alt. (No. 5682) ; also collected by Merritt at 900 m. alt. 
in June, 1906 (No. 4356). 
On most of the higher mountains of the Philippines." 
Amhoina. 
Medinilla ramiflora Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 29 (1905) 35. 
In forests 1,300 to 1,500 m. alt., frequently pseudoepiphytic (No. 5724) ; also 
collected by Merritt in June, 1906 (No. 4388). 
Medinilla astronioides Triana 1. c. 88; Merr. 1. c. 37. 
In forested ravines at 700 m. alt. (No. 6149). 
Previously known only from Luzon. 
Medinilla merrittii Merrill, n. sp. 
Ramis teretiusculis ; foliis elliptico-ovatis, glabris, coriaceis, oppositis, 
petiolatis, 7-nervis, nervulis transversalibus validis; cymis axillaribus, 
paucifloribus ; floribus 5-meris; calyx campanulato, 1 cm. longo. 
