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faces of the leaves. Leaves entire, chartaceous, oblong-ovate 
to oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 13 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, inequi- 
lateral, the base rounded on one side, acute on the other, the apex 
slenderly acuminate, the acumen often somewhat falcate, the 
upper surface brown, somewhat pubescent on the midrib and 
nerves, ultimately nearly glabrous, the lower rather densely and 
softly pubescent with short fulvous hairs; nerves 6 or 7 on each 
side of the midrib, curved-ascending; petioles densely and softly 
fulvous-pubescent, 5 to 8 mm long. Inflorescences of axillary, 
peduncled, solitary, softly fulvous-pubescent cymes 4 mm wide or 
less, the peduncles about 2 cm long. Fruits about 8 mm long, 
ovoid or ovoid-ellipsoid, slightly pubescent, brown when dry, 
crowned by the more densely pubescent calyx rim. 
LUZON, Rizal Province, For. Bur. 3307 Ahern’s collector (type), 
September, 1905, Loher 6229. A less-pubescent form is repre- 
sented by Bur. Sci. 32715 Ramos and For. Bur. 32608 Paraiso, 
from Ilocos Norte Province, Luzon, July, 1918, and January, 1915. 
Var. SUBGLABRUM var. nov. e 
A type differt foliis glabris vel subglabris. 
Flowers white. Ovary pubescent, 1 mm long, the limb pro- 
duced about 1 mm above the ovary, truncate or very obscurely 
toothed. Petals 6 or 8, pubescent, about 5 mm long, 1 mm wide, 
often connate in pairs, the flower then appearing as 3- or 4- 
merous. Stamens6or8,4mmlong. Style 4mm long, the arms 
2, 1 mm long, glabrous, linear. 
NecROos, For. Bur. 23399 Contreras, July 14, 1914. In rocky 
places on slopes, altitude about 300 meters. 
This species is most closely allied to Alangium vitiense Harms 
as Wangerin has arranged the species. It is distinguished by 
its small flowers. Local names are malabulau (Tag.) and 
pangagrauen (Ilk.). 
ERICACEAE 
DIMORPHANTHERA F. Mueller 
DIMORPHANTHERA MINDANAENSIS sp. nov. 
Species D. apoanae Schitr. affinis differt floribus glabris. 
A shrub, entirely glabrous except the bracts inclosing the in- 
florescences, the branches and branchlets rather stout, reddish 
brown when dry or sometimes nearly black. Leaves thickly 
coriaceous, ovate to elliptic, brownish when dry, 4 to 8 cm long, 
2.6 to 4.5 em wide, somewhat shining, the apex shortly acumin- 
