406 The Philippine Journal of Science 1922 
VITACEAE 
LEEA Royen 
LEEA NITIDA sp. nov. 
Arbor glabra, 5 ad 6 m alta, ramis lenticellatis; foliis pinnatis, 
circiter 30 cm longis, foliolis 5 ad 7, oblongo-ovatis ad late 
oblongo-lanceolatis, chartaceis, nitidis, in siccitate brunneo- 
olivaceis, 12 ad 18 cm longis, 4 ad 6 cm latis, caudato-acumina- 
tis, basi acutis, margine repando-dentatis vel undulato-denticu- 
latis, eglandulosis, nervis utrinque circiter 8, distinctis; cymis 
5 ad 6 cm longis, pedunculatis, paucifioris; floribus albidis, 
4-meris, breviter pedicellatis, calycis cupulatis, 4 ad 5 mm 
longis, basi cuneatis, lobis late ovatis, obtusis vel subacutis, 
usque ad 1.5 mm longis, corolla 6 mm longa, lobis patulis, 3 
mm longis, intus ad apicem appendiculatis; fructibus obovoideis, 
1 ad 1.5 cm diametro, seminibus plerumque 4. 
A glabrous tree 5 to 6 m high, the branches lenticellate, the 
ultimate branchlets rugose, 2.5 to 8 mm in diameter. Leaves 
pinnate, about 30 cm long, the leaflets 5 to 7, oblong-ovate to 
broadly oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous, shining, when dry 
brownish-olivaceous, eglandular, 12 to 18 cm long, 4 to 6 cm 
wide, rather slenderly caudate-acuminate, the base acute, the 
margins repand-dentate or undulate-denticulate; lateral nerves 
about 8 on each side of the midrib, distinct, as are the reticula- 
tions; petiolules 8 to 12 mm long. Cymes including the pedun-. 
cles 5 to 6 cm long, about as wide as long, few-flowered, the 
flowers white, 4-merous, shortly pedicelled; calyx cup-shaped, 
4 to 5 mm long, the base cuneate, the lobes broadly ovate, obtuse 
to subacute, about 1.5 mm long. Corolla 6 mm long, the lobes 
spreading, 3 mm long, appendiculate at the apex inside, the 
staminal tube exserted, about 2 mm, 8-toothed; anthers 2 mm 
long. Fruits obovoid, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter, reddish. Seeds 
usually 4. 
Luzon, Apayao Subprovince, Mount Sulu, Bur. Sci. 28428 
Féniz (type), May, 1917: Laguna Province, San Antonio, Bur. 
Sci. 20406 Ramos, February, 1913: Tayabas Province, Mount 
Binuang, Bur. Sci. 28830 Ramos & Edafio, May, 1917. In damp 
forests along small streams at low and medium altitudes. 
A species apparently belonging in the group with Leea philip- 
pinensis Merr., well characterized by its small, few-flowered, 
rather lax cymes and its chartaceous, shining leaflets. 
