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pair reaching the middle of the leaf or above, the lateral nerves 
above the basal ones 3 or 4 on each side of the midrib, prominent, 
the reticulations subparallel; petioles 2 to 5 cm long, those of 
each pair of leaves unequal in length, when young densely 
g tomentose, becoming glabrous or nearly so. Racemes terminal 
and in the upper axils, erect, many-flowered, 10 cm long or 
less, the rachis densely tomentose, the bracteoles lanceolate, 
acuminate, 1.5 mm long, tomentose; pedicels ciliate-tomentose, 
about 4 mm long. Buds globose, slightly tomentose, the lobes 
3 or 4, in flower reflexed, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute or 
obtuse, often concave, 4 to 5 mm long. Stamens about 50; 
filaments up to 4 mm in length; anthers 1 to 1.3 mm long, the 
cells oblong, one often situated a little higher than the other, 
the connective very short, merely uniting the two cells. • Pistil- 
late flowers and fruits unknown. 
Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Cuming 1267, 
This form, collected over 70 years ago, has not appeared in any recent 
collections. It is apparently undescribed, and does not appear to be 
closely allied to any other known Philippine form. Unfortunately the 
fruits are unknown, so that it is difficult to determine its proper alliance. 
MALLOTUS CAULIFLORUS sp. nov, § Eumallotus, 
Arbor parva, ramulis petiolis inflorescentiisque plus minusve 
pubescentibus ; foliis oblongis vel oblongo-ov^tis, chartaceis vel 
flubcoriaceis, usque ad 33 cm longis, glabris, penninerviis, nervis 
utrinque 11 ad 15, prominentibus, apice acuminatis, basi acutis, 
obtusis, vel subauriculato-cordatis, supra 2-glandulosis, subtus 
vix glandulosis; inflorescentiis truncifloris, fasciculatis et in 
axillis foliorum solitariis, racemosis, elongatis; coccis pellucido- 
glandulosis, echinatis. 
A small tree, 2 to 3 m high fide Curran, 10 m high fide Ramos. 
Branches, petioles, and inflorescence more or less pubescent, 
otherwise glabrous. Leaves opposite, penninerved, oblong to 
oblong-ovate, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, opposite, unequal, 
one of each pair considerably smaller and with a shorter petiole 
than the other but of about the same shape, prominently acu- 
minate, base more or less narrowed, acute, obtuse, or subau- 
riculate-cordate, 2-glandular on the upper surface at the base, 
the lower surface not at all waxy-glandular, quite smooth and 
glabrous; nerves 11 to 15 on each side of the midrib, prominent, 
anastomosing; petioles of the larger leaves about 5 cm long, 
of the smaller ones about one-half as long; stipules lanceolate, 
somewhat acuminate, about 2 cm long, striate. Inflorescence 
racemose, the racemes slender, up to 15 cm long, solitary in the 
axils of the leaves but more abundant on the trunk, springing 
