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A tree a1)oiit 10 lu liiu]i ur less. Braiicliuti teroic, lighi-gray, glfil)rous, 
the hnnichlets Hliglitly hirsute or ^ib-labrous, glandular, often slightly 
eonii)i'essea. Leaves opposite, simple, the petiole 1.5 to 3 em long, the 
potiolule 1 to 1.5 cm long, the l>lafle 15 to 23 em long, r> to 11 em wide, 
ol)]ong-ollii>ti(-al or iiaiTowly obovate-elliptieal, subeoriaceous, somewliat 
shining, glabrous above, somewhat pubedcent and with prominent glands 
beneath, the apex rounded, sometimes retuse, the base cuneatc; nerves 
14 to 18 on eaeh side of the midrib, prominent, anastomosing, the retic- 
xdations distinct, lax. Panicles axillary, many flowered, 13 cm long 
or less, sparingly pubescent. Pedicels about 1 mm long. Calyx 4-lobed, 
broadly ovate, acute, abont 0.3 mm long. Petals 4, valvate, the tip 
inflexed, narrowly oblong, 3 to 3.5 mm long, abont 1 mm ivide. Stamens 
8, four with filaments 2.5^ to 3.5 mm long, the alternating four with 
filaments 1.5 to 2 mm long; anthers about 0.6 anm long. Ovary villous, 
depressed-globose; styles very short; stigmas minute. Fruit of 2 to 4 
dehiscent rugose cocci, each coccus about 3 mm in diameter. 
Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens JfOl, April, 1900, also 
no. 409 his, March, 1906 and without numbers, May and November, 1900 • 
District of Cotahato, For, Bur. 3031 BiilvUnson, March, 1906. 
Apiuirently allied to Melicope hclferi Hook, f., but distinct; a species well 
characterized by its simple leaves. 
PARAMIGNYA Wight. 
Paramignya mindanaensis Merrill ap. nov. 
Scandens, glabra, ramulis floribusque exeeptis; foliis oblongo-ellipticis, 
y ad 12 cm longis, acuminatis; spinis solitariis/ axillaribus, glabris, re- 
eurvis, ca. 1 cm longis; floribus axillaribus; solitariis vel binis, ea. 17 
nun longis; filamentis plus minus pubescentibus. 
A scandent shi-ub, nearly glabrous, the branches terete, yellowish-green, 
glabrous, slender, the branchlets slightly pubescent. Leaves alternate, ' 
oblong-elliptical, glabrous, subcoriaceous, 9 to 12 cm long, 3 to 6 cm 
wide, shining, base rounded or acute, apex acuminate ; nerves not prom- 
inent, anastomosing, scarcely more distinct than are the secondary ones 
and reticulations; petioles about 1 cm long; spines axillary, solitaiy, 
rather stout, glabrous, somewhat recurved, about 1 cm long. Flowers 
axillary, solitary or in pairs, the slender pedicels 1 to 1.5 cm Ion- 
Calyx cupular, slightly pubescent, about 5 mm long and wide, the ^5 
teeth about 1.5 mm long, rounded. Petals white, imbricate, oblong, 
about 12 mm long, 5 mm wide, glabrous. Stamens 10; filaments 
thickened, somewhat pubescent, about 7 mm long; anthers 4 mm long. 
Disk cylindrical, about 2 mm long and thick, crenulate. Ovary and style 
about 10 mm long, somewhat pubescent, the ovary 5-angled, 5-celled 
