14156, Loranthus terminaliflorus Elm, ne. Sp. 
Scandent along the lower side of small stems in very humid 
woods about the lagoon at 5000 feet, in wet humus covered 
more ox 1e8s Stony Soil; Stem flexible, terete, less than 
an ordinary lead pencil thick, occasionally branched, 
sovered with brown bark, oc¢aSionally grafted into its 
Support; branches few divaricate or descending, Slender, 
2 to 3 feet long, very Seldom rebranched; leaves opposite, 
rigidly coriaceous, shining deep green above, yellowish 
green beneath, the midvein brownish, tips subfaleate and 
Strongly recurved, otherwise flat; flowers at the end of 
Slender pendant flexible brown peduncle or the terminal 
portion of the branch, rachis Short erect pedicels and 
bracts yellowish green, calyx red; flowers rather dense, 
erect, odorless, deep fiery red or light purpureus, except 
the yellowish anthers, constricted toward the base; Caducous; 
"antifig-antifig" in Manobo; flower® 1 inch long, falling 
from baSe toward apex; Gabadbaran, October, 1912. 
14157. Spiraeopsis philippinense Elm ne sp. ‘ree 
on a rocky forested ravine near the summit ridge of 
Cawilanan peak at 5000 feet altitude; trunk 1 1/2 feet 
thick, Subterete, bent, 35 feet high or higher, chiefly 
branched toward the top; wood white, soft, light, odorless 
and quite tasteless; bark thick, minutely checked longitudinally, 
rather light yellowish gray, exactly ferrugineus but the 
epidermis; main branches spreading, crookedly rebranched; 
twigs Short and subereet, not merous; leaves horizontally 
Spreading or ascending, Shallowly folded and sides usually 
Somewhat curved or wavy, yellowish green beneath, the 
conspicuous Stipular bracts foliaceous; inflorescence 
ascending from the leaf axils, the stalk as well as the 
Sweetly odorous flowers yellowish green, the anthers 
brighter yellow, the whole soft infloreseence dull sulphureous 
and paniculately branched; young capsules erect and becoming 
reddish tinged from apex toward base; "Bognog"™ in Manobo. 
Gabadbaran, October, 1912. 
14156, Calamus vinosus Beets mn. Sp. Middle sized 
tree climber on a rocky densely forested ravine near the 
Summit ridge of Cawilanan peak at 4760 feet; leaf bearing 
Stem 2 inches thick, at least, very dark green; leaves 
alternatingly scattered every 8 inches, horizontal and 
recurved, their rachis extended into a dangling hooked 
flagella, the leaf bearing portion 6 feet long; petiole 1 
foot jong, 1 inch wide, flat and spiny on the upper side and 
along the edges, the thickened plate smooth; sheaths provided 
with bristle-like spines eSpecially dense and longer toward 
the top or along the margins; leaflets chartaceous or rather 
parchment-like, very Strongly recurved or pendant, shining 
above, a trifle paler beneath; infrutescence arising from 
kim near the leaf axils, recurved but not much, 3 to 5 feet 
long or longer, quite rigid, the rachis compressed toward 
the base, Sheaths smooth except the fringe of bristle like 
Spines toward the throat; branches alternating every 4 inches, 
divaricate and Slightly recurved, rebranched; the fruit 
bearing Segments ascending slightly; nuts or seeds ka short 
ellipsoid, very bluntly pointed at apex, 1/2 inch long, 
BEURX Upon Short green pedicels, vinosus, the scale margins 
darker vine color, very Sour and juicy even when ripe; the 
main branches similarly rebranched; not known to the 
Manobos, Gabadbaran, October, 1912. 
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