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Phelline erubescens Baill. Toiii 



lie ; forest ; 1500 ft. 1949. Small 



tree* Leaves medium green, shiny. Flowers white, sweet-scented. Petals 



recLirvet 



1. 



Probably also 91G from lie Pore Epic, Tree 25 ft. 



Th 



e 



description of the genus PheUine in Bentham and Hooker's ^ G 



rum/ now that more 



species are known, requires certain additions. The 



The 



g 



enus 



flowers are 4-5-merous and the ovary sometimes 5-locular. 



includes not only shrubs, but also trees 20 ft. high. Ten species have been 



described. 



MuRKAYA FLAVA Bak, (iL, sp. nov. ArhoT 25-pedalis^ ramis teretibus vel 

 subteretibus ; foUis pinnatis 1-1-jugis foliolis menibranaceis C-7 cm. longis 

 30-38 mm. hitis parum intequilateralibus ovatis vel ellipticis opacis, costa 

 siibtus conspicua, basi cuneatis subsessilibus nervis lateralibus ienuibus ; 

 fioribus flavis suaveolentibus sa^pius in racemes lateralcs dispositis fide cl. 

 detectorem ; cali/ce brevi 

 7- 



1 mm. longo dentibus brevissimis ; petalis 



8 mm. longis carnosulis lincari-oblongis ; 



disco prominente ovarium 

 circumdante cupuliformi margine crenato ; slf/Io elongate stigmate capitato ; 

 fructit ignoto. 



Mont Mou ; forest margin, cretaceous ; COO-1000 ft. 45G. Tree 25 ft. 



Flowers yellow, strong suffocating smell. Noticeable on account of the 

 yellow fljwers with a strong suffocating smell and prominent disc. 



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MiCROMELUM COEIACEUM Seem. He Ouere. G52. Shrub 8 fL Common 

 in Acacia sjnrorhis association. Isle oE Pines ; forest on coral soil ; 50 ft. 

 2282. Small tree 20 ft. Flowers white^ sweet-scented. Fiji. 



M. PUBEtiCENS Blume. Mt. Mou ; cretaceous forest ; 1000 ft. 518. 

 Shrub or small tree. Widely distributed in Tropical Asia and Pacific Islands. 



SIMARUBACE^. 



SouLAMEA Pancheri Broiign. & Gris. Kuakue. Fairly often in lowland 

 scrub. Flood plain of river* 907. Shrub 4 ft* Stem little branched^ with 

 velvety clothing on young plants. Abundant leaves towards apex, thick but 

 soft and pliable. Fruits two-winged on axillary racemes. Kuakue scrub ; 

 800 ft. 940. Shrub. Pivcr Comboui ; Callitris forest by river 200 ft. ; 

 serpentine. 2154. Small tree. Le.ives dark green above, veins prominent 

 not stiff. Perianth green, veflcxed, anthers brown. Scentless. 



S. MuELLEiu Brongn. & Gris. Taom ; abundant in serpentine scrub ; 

 500-2000 ft. 2313. Small shrub, stem erect, simple and slightly branched. 

 Flowers greenish yellow. Slight scent. Fruit 2- winged, 



SuRiAiSTA HAUiTiMA L. Anso Vata ; sea sand; 76. Isle of Pines; very 

 abundant on coral sand; 22G1. Shrub 8 ft. Leaves fleshy. Corolla 

 delicate w^liite, caducous. Widely distributed. 



