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Vaccinium villarii Vid. Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. (1886) 166. 
With the preceding species (No. 5502). 
Extending from the high table lands of northern Luzon to Mount Apo, Min- 
danao. Endemic in the Philippines. 
Vaccinium hutchinsonii Merrill n. sp. 
Epiphyticum, glabrum, foliis late elliptico-ovatis, abrupte subcaudato- 
aeuminatis, coriaceis, 8 ad 11 cm. longis, 5.5 ad 7 cm. latis, basi acutis; 
flores usque ad 17 mm. loflgi, rubri, in raeemos bracteatos axillares 
dispositi, filamentis pause setoso-pilosis. 
A scandent epiphytic or pseudoepiphytic shrub about 5 to. high. 
Branches glabrous, light gray or brown, the younger ones somewhat 
angular. Leaves broadly elliptical-ovate, coriaceous, glabrous, the base 
acute or acuminate, the apex abruptly subcaudate-acuminate, shining, 
entire, 8 to 11 cm. long, 5.5 to 7 cm. wide; nerves about 7 on each side of 
the midrib, mostly basal, ascending, distinct, the reticulations distinct; 
petioles 1 to 1.5 cm. long. Racemes axillary, glabrous, 8 to 14 cm. long, 
the bracts oblong-lanceolate, reddish, membranous, deciduous, glabrous, 
acuminate, 2 cm. long, 5 mm. wide; pedicels rather distant, solitary in 
the axil of each bract, about 1.5 cm. long. Calyx globose, rugose, 3 to 4 
mm. in diameter, the teeth ’ 5, triangular-ovate, acute, 1 mm. long. 
Corolla red, tubular-campanulate, glabrous, 14 mm. long, gradually 
wider above. Stamens 10 ; filaments 6 to 7 mm. long, with few stiff 
hairs below; anthers narrowly oblong, 5 to 6 mm. long, the terminal 
tubes half the length of the anthers. Ovary glabrous; style glabrous, 
15 mm. long. 
Epiphytic or pseudoepiphytic in mossy ridge forests at 2,000 m. alt. (No. 
5524). 
Most closely related to Vaccinium barandanum Vid., from northern Luzon, 
differing in its much broader, relatively shorter and differently shaped more 
numerously veined leaves, shorter flowers and slightly setose-pilose filaments. 
Named in honor of IF. I. Hutchinson of the Philippine Forestry Bureau, my 
companion in the ascent of Halcon. 
Vaccinium halconense Merrill n. sp. 
Scandens, epiphyticum; foliis oblohgo-elliptico-ovatis vel obovatis, 
acutis vel breviter acuminatis, basi acutis, 6 ad 9 cm. longis, coriaceis; 
racemis axillaribus, rhachidibus pedicellis fructibusqne ferrugineo-pi- 
losis. 
A scandent shrub or subarborescent, 5 to 10 hi. high, epiphytic or 
pseudoepiphytic. Branches reddish brown, glabrous, terete, the growing 
tips slightly pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-elliptical-ovate or 
somewhat obovate, 6 to 9 cm. long, 2 to 3.5 cm. wide, glandular-punctate 
beneath and paler than above, slightly shining, the base acute, the apex 
acute or shortly acuminate; nerves about 3 on each side of the midrib, 
mostly basal, ascending, not very distinct; petioles stout, 5 mm. long 
or less, glabrous or slightly pubescent. Racemes axillary, 5 to 7 cm. 
long, the rachis, pedicels and fruits ferruginous-pilose but not densely 
so ; pedicels about 1 cm. long. Fruits globose, about 8 mm. in diameter. 
