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ininute round scales. The occurrence of these hairs and scales is very in- 
constant. The scales are present in all cases, though there may be but a 
few in some cases. The stellate hairs, on the other hand, are frequently 
Avanting and their ^jlace may be taken by roughened scurfy patches along 
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the under surface of the veins. 
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In the circumference of the pith thei'e are 18 to 24 resin-ducts, often 
large and close together. In the petiole, the outer low of 7 to 13 vascular 
bundles fonns a closed line, each one containing a resin-duct. In the 
center is a mass of vascular tissue which is relativelv free from resin-ducts. 
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Wood white, yellowish or pinkish, no distinction between heartwood 
and sapwood except a slightly darker color in the heart. Xo distinct 
rings of seasonal growth. Slightly resinous odor when fresh, a sour and 
disagreeable odor if the wood has been left standing in a wet place for 
some time. A wood oil is present in the wood and the vessels containing 
it have often been mistaken for resin ducts. The oil can be secured as 
in Diptcrocnrpus though it is not commonly collected. It solidifies 
quickly into a more or less whitisli lesin. Pith-rays of two sorts, moder- 
ately broad and fine. A^'essels of medium size. Wood parenchyma not 
prominent. AVood from young trees coarse-grained, brittle, rather dif- 
ficult to work. "Wood from nuiture trees of very good quality and seems 
to be fairly durable, being used for planks, crossbeams, etc. 
There may be a definite pei'iod of leaf -fall; but, it is not as pronounced 
as in Dipterocarpus. The seeds germinate rather quickly after falling 
to the ground. The fmit is starchy and does not last long. This may 
be due to decav or to destruction bv insects or other animals. The young 
seedlings do well in the shade. The floM'ers are borne in great quantity 
and are yellow. The flowering period for an individual tree is said to 
be not more than one month in lengtli. The flowers arc sometimes 
distinctly fragrant. 
There are about fifteen species in the genus. Heretofore, no Philippi"*^ 
species has been credited to any region outside the Archipelago. It is, 
however, sufficiently apparent that our Ani.^opfrra tlntnfera occurs in the 
Malay Peninsula, where it is usually identified as A, glabra^ and A. curtisu 
is here repoited for the first time from these Islands. This make? A. 
curih-ii the most widely distributed member of the genus. 
This genus in the Philippines gives the extreme northeastern range 
of the family. It also occurs almost as far north in the Philippines as it 
does in Burma. 
1. Anisoptera brunnea sp. nov. Plate XL. 
Arbor magna. Folia oblanceolata vel elliptica, coriacea, superne glabra; 
infra tomentosa, brunnoa; lamina G ad 12' cm longa, 3.5 and 5.o cm 
lata, nervis secundariis utrinque 12 ad 15; petiolo 2 ad 4.5 cm longo- 
