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somewhat obtuse at the apex, 5.5 mm long. Stamens 8, equal, 
the filaments slender, 3 mm long, more or less thickened above 
the slender base ; anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 4 mm long, the 
dorsal appendage very short, brown, the two anterior ones 
oblong-obovate, obtuse, 0.5 mm long. 
Leyte, Mount Ibuni, near Dagami, Bur. Sci. 15228 Ramos, August 23, 
1912, on trees in the mossy forest. 
A strongly marked species, characterized by its opposite, oblong-lanceo- 
late, 5-pIinerved leaves and its axillary, solitary, very long and slenderly 
peduncled inflorescences. It does not appear to be closely allied to any 
previously described species. 
