108 IVIEllUILT^ AND RODFE. 
in age, glahrons, somewhat shining above^ entire, tlie base acute, the 
apex gradually and sharply acuminate, 2.5 to 5 cm loug, 5 to 8 mm wide, 
snbsessile, the nerves rather obscure. Panicles 15 cm long or loss, slightly 
pubescent, densely ferruginous-tomentose at the base only, diffuse. 
Female flowers. sessile or short-pedicelhite, 1.5 mm long or less, the bracts 
deciduous, the sepals about 1.5 mm long. Ovary subglobose; style 2-cleft. 
Male flowers pedicelled, the bracts if any early deciduous. Stamens 
3; anthers 2 mm long, the filaments very short. Drupe about 5 mm long, 
slightly longer than broad and somewliat compressed, rugose when dry. 
Luzon-, Province of Beiiguet, Tilad and Amlmklao, Loher 137; Vidal 182o; 
Baguio, For. Bur. o003 Curran, August, 190G. 
An interesting species, the first representative of the genus to be reported from 
the Philippines, well characterized by its comparatively narrow leaflets and 
2-cleft styles. 
MANGIFERA Linn. 
Man(;ui:ka LAGENnKUA Griff.; Perkins Frag. Fl. Philip. (1004) 25. 
This species must be excluded from the known PUilippiuc flora, as of the 
specimens cited by Perkins 1. e., Cuming 2330 is from Malacca, correctly localized 
in Englor's monograph of the family,^ while Merrill 610 from Culion is Buchan- 
ania florida Schauer!=:B. arhorcsccns Bl. 
DRACONTOMELUM Blume. 
Dracontomelum Dao (Blanco) Merrill & Rolfe comb. nov. 
Paliurits Dao Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 174; ed. 2 (1845) 122; ed. 3, 1 :219. 
Dracontomelum inanffifcrum F.-Vill. Xov. App. (1883) 5G; Merr. in Govt. Lab. 
Publ. 27 (1905) 36; Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 84, non Blume. 
Dracontomelum celebicum Koorders in Meded. 's Lands Plantent. 19 (1898) 
410, nomen. 
Luzox, Province of Tayabas, Baler, Merrill 10S2, A\i gust-October, 1903; 
Gumaca, Whitford 869, September, 1904: Province of Nueva Ecija, Vidal 175: 
Province of Albay, Vidal 25/f9, 2550: Province of Bataan, Lamao River, For. Bur. 
1528, Wt8, 1670 Borden. Mtxdoro, Puerto Gah-r.-i, Merrill 3322; Baco River, 
McGrcyor 302. 
Blanco's Palinrus Dao was referred by F.-Villar to Dracontomelum manfjiferum 
Blume, in wliieh lie was followed by later authors, but the Philippine material 
on comparison with autht^-utie specimens of Bhniie's species was found to differ 
constantly from D. mangiferum in its much smaller leaflets. Blanco's specific 
name is here retained for the Philippine form, for although his description is 
short and rather imperfect it manifestly applies to the specimens here cited. 
Engler^ has referred Foupartla pinnata Blanco to Dracontomelum manyiferum 
Blume, but it seems probable that Potipartid pinnata Blanco is really referable 
to Spondia.'i nwngifera Willd. Dracontomelvm celehicum. Koorders, from Celebes, 
is apparently identical with the form liere considered, so far as can be determined 
from the fragmentary cotype in Herb. Kew. Dracontomelum Dao seems to he 
more closely allie<l to D, sinenae Stapf than to D. mangifcrum Blume. The sjiecies 
is remarkable for its strongly developed buttresses. It is commonly known to the 
natives of the Philippines as dao. The wood is rather soft and of little value, 
»DC. Monog. Phnn. 4 (1883) 211. 
^DC. Monog. Phan. 4 (1883) 252. 
