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MERRILL. 
not seen. Staminate panicles terminal, ample, dichotomously branched, 
about 11 cm long, diffuse, rather many-flowered, the pedicels slender, 5 
to 7 mm long, the bracts small, lanceolate, acuminate, about 2 mm 
long, deciduous, Staminate flowers vermillion, about 2.4 cm in dia- 
meter. Sepals 2, broadly ovate, or orbicular-ovate, rounded, about 12 
mm long. Stamens about 30; anthers narrowly obovoid, obtuse, about 
1.2 mm long, the filaments somewhat longer. Capsules not known. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Infanta, Mount Binuang, Bur. Sci. 9^9 Robinson, 
August, 1909, in forests at an altitude of about 800 m. 
This species is characterized by its rather large, vermillion staminate flowers 
that are arranged in diffuse, terminal, panicles, and by its leaves being nearly 
entire, denticulate but not lobed or dentate-lobed, and rounded, not cordate at 
the inequilateral base. It is manifestly allied to Begonia merrittii, B. malindan- 
gensis, and related forms. The leaves, stems, and flowers like most of our species, 
have a pleasant acid taste, and are eaten by the Tagalogs and by the Negritos 
as a relish with fish. 
31. Begonia subtruncata sp. nov. 
Suffruticosa, erecta, ramosa, glabra ; f oliis oblongis, subf alcatis, iu 
siccitate chartaceis, subtus pallidis, basi non angustatis, oblique truncato- 
rotundatis, non cordatis, altero latere late rotundatis, altero angustis, 
acutis, breviter petiolatis, margine dentatis vel subdentato-lobatis, apice 
acuminatis; inflorescentiis paucifloris, floribus masculinis ignotis; cap- 
sulis 2 cm longis, 3 cm latis, aequaliter 3-alatis, apice late truncatis, basi 
acutis. 
An erect, branched, glabrous, suffrutescent plant exceeding 0.5 m 
in height. Leaves oblong, often subfalcate, strongly inequilateral, base 
not narrowed, very oblique, rounded-subtruncate, not cordate, one side 
very broad, rounded, the other very narrow, acute, chartaceous and 
rather pale on the lower surface when dry, 7 to 15 cm long, 2 to 5 cm 
wide, dentate or subdentate-lobed, apex acuminate ; basal nerves 7 or 8, 
the outermost ones not prominent; petioles 7 to 12 mm long; stipules 
lanceolate, caducous, about 1 cm long. Inflorescence in the uppermost 
axils, few flowered. Male flowers not seen. Female flowers : Perianth 
segments ovate, about 7 mm long; styles 3, short, forked, the stigmas 
spirally twisted; bracts 2, at the base of each flower, membranaceous, 
ovate, about 8 mm long. Capsules 2 cm long, 3 cm wide across the 
truncate apex, equally 3-winged, narrowed to the acute base. 
Luzon, Province of Union, Castilla, Lober 6076, March, 1906. 
Probably allied to Begonia merrittii Merr., but differing in several characters, 
notably in its leaves not being at all cordate. It! is distinguished from Begonia 
cumingii A. Gray, by its leaves being quite glabrous. 
32. Begonia everettii sp. nov. 
Suffruticosa, erecta, glabra; f oliis membranaceis, inaequilateraliter 
oblongo-ovatis, basi valde oblique truncatis, vix vel obscurissime cordatis,, 
altero latere angustis, acutis, altero latissime rotundatis, apice subcau- 
