268 MERRILL. 
the nerves and reticulations especially pilose; lateral nerves 10 
on each side of the midrib, prominent, somewhat ascending, 
anastomosing, the reticulations subparallel, distinct ; petioles 
densely ferruginous-pilose, thickened, 6 mm long, or less. Flow- 
ers axillary, sessile or very shortly pedicelled, apparently solitary 
(not seen). Fruits umbellately arranged on stout, axillary, 
pubescent tubercles, 6 or more in each umbel, their pedicels 
pubescent, 5 to 8 mm long, the fruits yellow when fresh, dark- 
brown when dry, ovoid or ellipsoid, about 8 mm long, more 
or less ferruginous-pilose, the apex minutely apiculate. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Abulug River, Bur. Sci. 13870 Ramos, 
January 26, 1912, on trees in forests. 
A species well characterized by its pilose, ferruginous indumentum and 
comparatively few, distant, lateral nerves. 
POLYALTHIA Blume. 
POLYALTHIA LOHERl sp. nov. 
Species P. lanceolatae Vid. similis et afRnis, differt foliis ma- 
joribus, tenuiter acuminatis, floribus majoribus, circiter 2 cm 
longis. 
A tree 5 to 10 m high, nearly glabrous, the axils bearded with 
short, stiff, ferruginous hairs, the branchlets slender, terete, 
dark-colored when dry, usually lenticellate. Leaves chartaceous 
or subcoriaceous, glabrous, rather pale when dry, shining and 
of the same color on both surfaces, lanceolate to oblong-lanceo- 
late, 15 to 25 cm long, 2 to 5 cm wide, gradually narrowed into 
a long and rather slender acumen, base rounded or narrowed, 
minutely cordate, often very slightly inequilateral; primary 
nerves about 19 on each side of the midrib, spreading, anas- 
tomosing, the secondary ones often nearly as prominent, the 
reticulations rather lax, evident; petioles 3 mm long or less. 
Flowers axillary, solitary, perfect, white, cream-colored, or 
yellow, the pedicels slender, somewhat thickened upward, 3 
to 4 cm long. Sepals triangular-ovate, acute or slightly acu- 
minate, 3 to 4 mm long. Petals 6, subequal, oblong to oblong- 
obovate, thick, coriaceous, somewhat pubescent especially along 
the margins toward their tips, obtuse or acute, somewhat united 
below, 2 to 2.5 cm long, 4 to 7 mm wide. Anthers numerous, 
the connectives truncate. Ovaries villous. Fruit ellipsoid, 
apparently red, about 2 cm long, glabrous or nearly so. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Cuming 13^6; Culasing Mountain, For. 
Bur. 18^37 Alvarez (type), February 22, 1909, in dipterocarp forests; 
Pamplona, For. Bur, 1^780 Darling, March, 1909: Province of Rizal, San 
