234 MERKirjL. 
MELICOPE Foist. 
Melicope curranii sp. nov. § Entoyanum. 
ArbuscTila glabra; foliis oUongo-obovatis vel obloiigo-lancoolatis, ami- 
Tiiinatis, simplicibus; paniculis axillaribus, iisquc ad 4 cm longis, pauci- 
floris; floribus 4-iiieris, 2 ad 2.5 mm longis. 
A slirub, glnbrous tbroiigbout. Brandies slendei% brown, terete, the 
brancblets greenisli. Leaves simple, membranaceous, ol)long-obovate to 
oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base cimeate, 11 to 17 cm long, -4 
to G cm \vide, sliining; nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the midrib, irregular, 
somewhat prominent beneath, distant, anastomosing; petiohile about 1 
cm long, the petiole 2 to 5 cm long, geniculate at tlie joint with the 
petiolule. Panicles small, axillary, peduncled, 4 cm long or less, the 
braucbos sliort, spreading. Flowers 4-merous, greenish-wliite, their ped- 
icels 2 mm long. Calyx short, 4-toothed, the teeth acute. Petals 
oblong, acute, 2 to 2.5 mm long, 1 mm wide, valvate and with an ap- 
pendage at the apex inside. Stamens 8, about 1 mm long. Ovary 
4-lobed; style short; stigma 4-lobed. 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, For. Bur. OOGS Curran, March, 1908. 
In general appearance resembling Melicope luzoniensis Engl., but characterized 
at onc^'e by its simple leaves. The same form has also been collected by Vidal 
(lUirb. Kew). 
CHISOCHETON Blume. 
Chisocheton curranii sp. nov. § Euchisochcton, Paniculati. 
Foliis modice petiolatis, 2- vel 3-jugatis, petiolis rhachide petiolulisque 
fulvo-olivaceo-pubescentibus; foliolis oppositis, elliptico-oblongis vel ellip- 
tico-ovatis, basi acutis, apice l)reviter acuminatis, costa nervisque utrinqiie 
hirsutis: panicuUs axiUaribus, angustis, 9 ad 15 cm longis, pauce breviter 
ramosis, dense pubcscentibus ; floribus breviter pedicellatis; petalis 5, 
pubo^^centibus, ca. 10 mm longis; tubo cylindrico, 5-laciniato; ovario 
2-loculare. 
A small tree about 5 m high, the branches apprcssod-hrownish-pubes- 
cent. Leaves about 20 cm long, the rachis, petiolules, midribs, and 
lUM-vos on both sides of the leail*'ts densely olivaceous-brownish-pubes- 
cent or hirsute; leaflets subcoriaceous, opposite, 2 or 3 pairs, 8 to 
11 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, apex short a<:'uniinate, base a^ute, the 
nerves and midrib on both surfaces pubc^scent or hirsute; nerves about 7 
on eacli side of tlie midrib, prominent, the reticulations distinct; petio- 
lules 5 to 7 mm long. Panicky pubescent, axillary, narrow, 9 to 15 cm 
long, the branches very short, spreading or ascending, few, 1 to 2 cm 
long. Calyx pubescent, cup-shaped, 4 to 5 mm long, the teeth short, 
rounded. Petals yellowish- white, about IG mm long, 2 mm wide, pubes- 
cent outside, glabrous within. Staniinal tul)e 13 to 14 mm long, cylin- 
drical, free, appressed-liirsute on both sides, the apex 5-lobed, the lobes 
