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GUTTIFERAE 
CALOPHYLLUM Linnaeus 
CALOPHYLLUM OBLIQUINERVIUM sp. nov. § Inophyllum. 
Arbor glaberrima, 7 ad 12 m alta, ramulis plus minusve 4- 
angulatis; foliis coriaceis, oblongo-obovatis ad oblanceolatis, ni- 
tidis, 5 ad 9 cm longis, obtusis ad breviter obtuse acuminatis, 
basi cuneatis; nervis utrinque numerosis, obliquis, obscuris; in- 
florescentiis racemosis, foliis subaequantibus; floribus circiter 
1.5 cm diametro, sepalis exterioribus orbiculari-obovatis, conca- 
vis, 3.5 ad 5 mm diametro, interioribus majoribus, ovatis ad 
obovatis; petalis 4, 7 ad 9 mm longis, oblanceolatis ad anguste 
obovatis ; fructibus globosis, apiculatis, circiter 1.5 cm diametro. 
An entirely glabrous tree 7 to 12 m high, the branches terete, 
dark reddish-brown, the younger branchlets more or less 4-an- 
gled. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, shin- 
ing, olivaceus or brownish olivaceous when dry, 5 to 9 cm long, 
1.5 to 3.5 cm wide, narrowed upward to the obtuse or very 
shortly and obtusely acuminate apex and below to the cuneate 
base; lateral nerves very numerous, crowded, slender, sometimes 
scarcely distinguishable, ascending at an angle of about 45°; 
petioles 1 to 1.5 ecm long. Inflorescences racemose, axillary, 
usually solitary, about as long as the leaves, the buds globose, 
the flowers white, fragrant, about 1.5 cm in diameter, their 
Pedicels 5 to 12 mm in length. Outer 2 sepals orbicular-ovate, 
concave, rounded, 3.5 to 5 mm in diameter, the inner 2 ovate to 
obovate, rounded, 7 to 8 mm long. Petals 4, oblanceolate to 
narrowly obovate, obtuse, 7 to 9 mm long, 2 to 5 mm wide. Sta- 
mens very numerous, their filaments 2.5 to 3.5 mm long. Ovary 
glabrous; style 4 to 5 mm long. Fruits globose, very shortly 
apiculate, about 1.5 cm in diameter. 
LUZON, Camarines Province, For. Bur. 21423 Alvarez, May, 
1914, in fruit, For. Bur. 27096 Alambra, March, 1918, with 
young fruits: Albay Province, Rapurapu, For. Bur. 20108 Ag- 
nes, sterile. PANAy, For. Bur. 15130 Cenabre, sterile. SAMAR, 
Merrill Phil. Pl. 1630, April, 1914, with immature fruits. Pa- 
LAWAN, For. Bur. 27929 Cenabre, Paras, & Gallidon (type), Feb- 
ruary, 1920, For. Bur. 27902 Cenabre, Baldimor, & Eduviso, 
February, 1920, Merrill 9585, May, 1913. On forested slopes 
at low and medium altitudes, sometimes occurring on the sea- 
shore and immediately back of the mangrove swamps. Local 
names, bitanghol (Tag.), kumukubol (Tagb.), bangkalan 
(Tag.). , 
