158 MEUIULF.. 
the leaflets o1,loiig, coriaceous, caudate-acuiniiiate, base rounded or sub- 
acute, iiiargiBS coarsely aud irregularly sinuate-dentate, somewhat shining 
■ above, dull beneath, 25 to 40 cm long, 10 to 15 cm wide; nerves about 
16 on each side of the midrib, very prominent beneath ; petioles very stout, 
65 cm long or less; petiolules 7 to 11 cm long. Complete inflorescence 
unl<nowTi, its branches stout, 60 em long or loss, scurfy, becoming nearly 
.dabrous in infruteseence. Flowers in 10- to 20-flowered umbels which 
lie racemosely arranged along the branches, their peduncles rather slen- 
der scurfy, about 1.5 cm long, a single lanceolate, acuminate, 1 cm long 
bract at the base of each ultimate braiuhlet or peduncle; pedicels about 
1 cm lono- Calyx hemispherical, with G shallow truncate teeth. Petals 
and stamens not seen, probably 6. Ovary 6-celled ; style short, cylindrical, 
0.5 mm long. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, about i mm long, 6-sulcate, the 
resulting ridges acute. 
Mi.NDANAO, Lake Lana<,, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens 717, USl, Septoinber- 
October, 1900, and February, 1907: Province of Misumis, Mount Mahndang, For. 
Bur. Ji5G5 Mearns & Hutchinson, May, 1000. 
A most characteristic species, readily recognizable by its very large leaves and 
largo inflorescence. 
Schefflera gracilipes Merrill sp. nov. 
Glabra; foliis ca. 8-foliolatis, foliolis oblongis vel oblongo-ellipticis, 
integris, acuminatis, usque ad 9 cm longis; infloresceiitiis terminalibus, 
rliacliidibus 4 ad 6 em longis, ramis numerosis, 15 ad 25 cm longis, graci- 
libus; floribiis minutis, 5-meris. 
Scandent, glabrous throughout, the branches light-gray, terete, rather 
slender. Leaves about 8-foliolate, the petioles 8 to 10 cm long, slender, 
the stipules 8 mm long, clasping the stems; leaflets oblong to oblong- 
elliptical, rather sharply acuminate, base acute, entire, 5 to 9 cm long, 
2. to 3 cm wide, coriaceous, shining; nerves 4 or 5 on each side of the 
midrib, not prominent, irregular, scarcely more distinct than are the 
secondary nerves and reticulations; petiolules slender, 2 to 4 cm long. 
Panicles terminal, the common rachis 4 to fi cm long; branches numerous, 
slender, 15 to 25 cm long, each subtended by a lanceolate, acuminate, 
somewhat mealy bract 1 to 1.3 cm long. Flowers small, disposed in 
subcapitate 8- to 12-flowered umbels, the ultimate branchlets of the in- 
florescence or peduncles very slender, 2 cm long or less, each subtended by 
a small bracteole, the pedicels 2 mm long or less. Calyx small, about 
0.8 mm in diameter, disciform, minutely 5-toothed. Totals 5, narrowly 
ovate, acute, 1.5 mm long, 0.8 mm wide, 3-nerved. Stamens 5; filaments 
1 mm long; anthers about 1 }um long. 
Mindanao, Lake I.anao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens s, n., September-October, 
lUUG. 
A specie^i well chavacteri^ea by its elongate and very slender branches and 
uUiniute branchlets, and by its minute flowers. 
