Stalks greenish, the Slightly odorous flowers more yellow, 
the whole panicle a yard long at times or much Shorter; 
“Mafigauhay" in Manobo. Cabadbaran, August, 1912, 
13553. Meliolea araneoSa Syd. mse Sp. On the upper 
leaf surface of the older leaves of number 13552 collected 
in very humid forests at 750 feet altitude; colonics 
rather Small, truly circular, ater, while the Scattered 
fruiting dots are niger, occasionally covering the entire 
leaf surface, but usually well &emke Scattering, *Alaplap" 
in Menobo. CGabadbaran, “ugust, 1912. 
13554, Piper betle (b) G. DO. Middle sized tree 
Glimber in wet Soil of a densely wooded flat at 750 feet; 
stem 11/2 inch thick, climbing up to 30 feet and there 
forming interlaced masses, subterete, obscurely nadulose, 
rather loosely looping about the tree trunk; wood very 
Soft, a trifle pepperish, odorless or nearly $0, porous, 
the white radial lines alternating with yellowish Ligneous 
tissues, pith quite large; branchlets pale green, horizontal 
or deScending, tough; leaves Similarly Spreading, subchar- 
taceous or Subcoriaceous, nearly flat, much darker and deep 
green above; Spikes pendant, opposite the terminal leaves, 
upon & pale green 1 inch long Stalk, terete, green but 
yellow in anthesis, usually erooked or curved; the leaves 
and even the pranchlets have a very pronouneed. aromatic 
odor; “Buyogs" Cabadbaran, August, 1912. 
13655, Dryopterisa immersa (B1i) 01 Ke Tufte in 
loose wet earth of land @lides along Streamlets at 750 
to 1000 feet altitude; rhizome a few inches thick, 1/2 
foot long, curved and rigid; stipes erect, soft in 
texture, creased along the upper green side, finely 
yellowish Striped along the sides, the lower Side turning 
brownish, 1/2 inch that at base and a yard long, dark 
brown or black Seale covered near the rhizome; frends as 
jong or longer, gracefully recurved, the flat pinnae soft 
membranous and paler green beneath, roct® black and numerous; 
"Pagaypagan" in Menobo. Gabadbaran, August, 1912. 
13556. Torenia polygonoide® Benth, Reclining herbs 
in wet or Bomewhat Swampy 8011 of a secondary forest flat 
at 750 feet altitude; etems pale green, freely rebranched 
‘and forming dense masses, taking roots at the nodes, angular, 
the ultimate branches suberect; leaves membranous, upon 
suberect petioles, the flat blade paler green beneath, 
mainly horizontelly ®8preading; the few flowers upon green 
erect Stalks from the leaf axils; calyx green and Sharply 
S-winged; corolla ascending, the tube yellowish, the 
lebes white with violaceow borders, Stamens also whitish; 
GapsSules with numerous Sordid brown Seeds; green winged; 
"“Mouco" in Manobeo. Cabadbaran, August, 1912. 
13557. Aneilema vitiense petiolatum Clk. Subsucculent 
herbs in wet earth near streamiets of densely shaded woods 
or on borders of muddy basing at 750 feet; stems greenish, 
terete, creeping or reclining and taking reot at the basal 
joints, occasional branched and thereby forming Scattered 
masses; Sheaths aS well a8 the exposed Stems turning 
purplish when o1d or exposed; leaves horizontal, flat, very 
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