192 MISS L. S. GIBBS ON THE FLORA AND PLANT FORMATIONS 
Sarawak, Matang, 3000’, small tree, 7 m., on the forest ridge. d. March. 
4400, | 
Distrib. Borneo (Sarawak) ; Philippines. 
Fig. 8. 
CxI2 
Dacrydium falciforme. A. Back and front view of strobilus; B. Young strobilus; 
C. Strobilus in longitudinal section; D. Ovule with oVuliferous scale and fertile 
bract in longitudinal section. fbr., fertile bract; o.s., ovuliferous scale; o., ovule ; 
n., nucleus. 
Here also belong :—A specimen of Haviland’s from the top of Santubong, 
at 2800', one of Lobb’s from “ Borneo,” and one from Mt. Halcon, Mindoro, 
by E. D. Merrill, No. 5744.  Lobb's specimen possesses good 9 flowers. 
Figures H-L on p. 47 of Pilger's Monograph, quoted above, belong to 
JD. tavoides and not, as would appear from the description of the illustration, 
to D. falciforme. They are, as stated, copied from Brongniart and Gris. 
Dacrypium GIBBSIÆ, Stapf, sp. nov. ; affine videtur D. Beccarii, speciei 
imperfecte notz, sed foliis heteromorphis brevioribus sectione trigonis (haud 
tetragonis) distinctum. (PI. 4.) 
Arbor 2-20 m. alta, juvenilis ramulis pendulis, matura erectis crassius- 
culis eum foliis squarrosis 8-9 mm. diametro. Folia status juvenilis 
laxiuscula, acicularia, leviter incurvata, pungentia, 12-14 mm. longa, vix 1 mm. 
lata, facie plana, dorso carinata, juxta carinam utrinque suleata ; folia status 
adulti dense imbricata, leviter incurvata, acicularia, pungentia, 6-7 mm. longa, 
vix 1 mm. lata, facie plana, dorso leviter carinata, juxta carinam utrinque 
subsuleata. Strobili masculi ignoti. Strobili feminei terminales, parvi, sub 
