51. Eumachia balabacensis (Merr.) Barrabé, C.M. Taylor & Razafim., comb. nov.

Ξ Psychotria balabacensis Merr. in Philipp. J. Sci. 10: 127. 1915 .

Lectotypus (designated by SOHMER & DAVIS, 2007: 115): PHILIPPINES. Prov. Palawan: island of Balabac, VIII.1913, Escritor 21605 (lUC-191662 image seen; isolecto-: BM [BM000945533] image seen, P [P00836906] image seen, US-902450 image seen) .

Notes. – This species is found in the Philippines, where it is known from several scattered islands (SOHMER & DAVIS, 2007). It was illustrated by SOHMER & DAVIS (2007: 116, fig. 60). They cited the date of the type collection as January 1913, however the date on the label is August 1913.