11423, Gleichenis “lmeri Copel. n. ep. A tambling 
@limber in very damp woods at 5500 feet of mount Apo; stem 
somewhat flattened especially along the lower side, i/2 
inch wide, smooth herd brown, climbing trees up to 40 feet 
high and forming tangled masees; main pinnae about 3 feet 
apart, subtended by folisceous stipules (7%), 5 feet long 
and drooping; secondary pinnae descending, eradually droop. 
ing toward the apex; pinnules coriaceous or chartaceous, 
recurved, much lighter or yellowish creen beneath: etems 
naked below, bearing the fronds at the top; said to be 
used the same an "bahancas" for tieing and weaving purposes; 
"Tangiras;"  Todsya, August, 1909, 
11423 a, Gleichenia sordidsa Copel n. 2p. Collected 
at a 1000 feet lower altitude of mount Apo than number 
11423; its habit is very similar; Todaya, August, i909, 
1424, Paychotria diffusa Nerr. Climbing upon email 
trees and forming tangled masees 20 feet from the moiat 
humus covered e011 of dense woode at 500 feet of mount Apo; 
stem terete, 1/2 inch thick, freely branched toward the top; 
twigs green, covered with dirty brown hairs, the ultimate 
ones drooping; leaves recurved especially the tips, coria- 
oeous, very deep green above, muth paler beneath; inflores- 
cent stalks green, as is also the calyx; eorella pure white, 
erect; stamens and style also whitish; fruit greenish, sub-« 
globose or short ellipsoid bearing the prominent calyx 
crown; etipular eheaths early turning dry and brown; 
“Balagen-marintok;"  Todaya, August, 1909, 
11425, Bverrettia pulcherrima Merr, Tree 25 feet 
high with 1 foot thick stem, on a streamlet of dense woods 
at 5500 feet of mount Apo: wood moderately seft, pale white, 
odorless and tasteless; bark brovn, thinly eesling; branches 
from the middle, the ultimete ones rather slender and half 
drooping; twigs erect, ereen, angfuler, heevy; leaves spreade 
ing or hanging, fiat, heavy coriaceous, shining green above, 
rusty green beneath; inflorescence suberect or erect, dark 
ereen, the Calyx rusty brown, thiek, hard, covered with 
minute light colored lenticells; petale early falling, also 
quite rigid or thick, creamy white below the exposed surface 
turning yellowish; stamens and style creamy white, the 
stigma brown; "“Bagebo;™ Todays, Auguet, 1909, 
11426, Astronia Terrugines Elm. n. sp. Small tree 
20 feet high with a 6 inch thick stem, alone wooded stream- 
lets of mount Apo at 5500 feet; wood moderately soft, sappy 
white, without edor or taste; bark brown, ecaling in thin 
plates; branches above the middie, ascending, yellowish 
brown; leaves horizontsl or ascending, flat with recurved 
tips, coriaceous, dull green above, Yruety brown beneath; 
infrutescenece also rusty brown, erect, quite rigid; 
"Bagoboemarintok;"  Todaya, Auguet, 1909, 
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