13827, Teichosperum vhilippinenee (Ktz.) Cik. Upon 
large nearly decayed limbs lying in wet earth of an open : 
guich surrounded by dense forests about lagoon Dansao at 5060 
feet; stems several, suberect or horizontal, a yard or two 
long, 1/2 inch thick and smooth brown toward base, speringly 
rebranched, hard and rigid; twigs ascending, dull green, or 
descending; leavers slseo descending, very rigid, gradually 
recurved, shining deep ereen above, much lighter green 
beneath; flowers in emall clustera, axillary, the e@rect 
pedicel end eslyx green; corolla purpureus, also erect, 
Cabadbarean, September, 1912. 
13828, Solanum mindanaense Sim. n. 8p. Upon nearly 
decayed Large limbs lying upon very wet earth of an open 
gulch in denee forests about lagoon Danao at 5000 feet; 
stem s yard long, only speringly brenched, erect, dark 
green, subterete, crooked; leaves horizontal and recurved, 
dull green above, much lighter green below, submé@mbranous ; 
flowers sxillary, recurved, ecslyx green, pedicel dark 
vinoeus tinged, corolla white but becoming lilacinus, 
anthers light yellow. Cabedberen, September, 1912. 
13829. FPicue williemsii epiphytica Blm. n. var. 
Bpiphytic shrub upon inclining mose covered and among other 
vines tree trunk in humid forestea above lagoon Dansao st 
6250 feet; etems several, t# 1 to 2 yarde long, ascending, 
branched from below the middle, 3/4 inch thick, terete, 
quite rigid; branchlets seeending, yellowish gray; leaves 
similerly arranged, rigid, flat, slightiy reeurved toward 
the slender tip, deep shining areen above, much Lishter or 
Yelatively yellowish green benesth; figs slso secendinz, 
upon slender short stalks, smooth and green 1/3 inch acroes, 
somewhat constricted about the umbilicus; bud braect green, 
sharply pointed, usually curved; “Dishonon” in Hanobo. — 
Cabadbaran, September, 1912. 
13830. Goniothalemus @epivhytioue @lm. nm. ep. 
Spiphytiec shrub on inelining mosa and vine covered tree 
trunks 15 feet above the very humid soil of dense woods 
bordering Danao lagoon at 5000 feet; steme several, aseend- 
ing or horizontal and eren drooping, slender, spsringly 
rebranched, 2 yarde long, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thiek, terete, 
aqpite rigid; brenechlete drooping, their tips ascendingly 
curved, tough, covered with smooth light aray bark; lesves 
thickly corisceous, descending or drooping, very shallowly 
conduplieate on the uwpeer lucid surface, much lighter green 
beneath, tips abruptly recurved; peduncle axillary or more 
often laters], terete, ¢reen, 2 inches long, usually descend 
ing, young fruite yellowieh brown; petiole stropurpureus or 
— black; "Lenaten” in Menobo, Cabadbaran, September, 
1912, 
13831. ELatostema umbrinus Mlm. n. me ep. in wet 
hunat covered soil of deep ferests about ia goon Danae or 
at 5000 feet altitude; stexs very flexible and herbaceous, 
ereeping, dull green, more or less angular, oecasionsally 
branched and forming seattering messes, the ultimate ones 
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