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Panicles erect, terminal and in the upper axils, peduncled, com- 

 paratively few-flowered, slightly pubescent. Flowers white, 

 fragrant, the bracteoles ovate, acute, about 1 mm long, slightly 

 pubescent, equalling or shorter than the pedicels. Sepals broadly 

 ovate, 1 to 1.3 mm long, obtuse, margins slightly ciliate-pubes- 

 cent, the inner three slightly larger than the outer two. Outer 

 three petals glabrous, rather thick, broadly ovate to subreniform, 

 about 2.5 mm long, 2.3 to 3 mm wide, rounded. Inner petals 

 oblong-oblanceolate, acute, about 1.6 mm long and less than 0.5 

 mm wide. Ovary glabrous. 



Luzon, Province of Sorsogon, Bulusan Volcano, Bur. Sci., 23657 Ramos, 

 September 4, 1915, on forested slopes. 



A species well characterized by its simple, glabrous, entire, rather long- 

 petioled leaves, quite different from all other known Philippine and Malayan 

 forms. 



MELIOSMA MEGALOBOTRYS sp. nov. 



Arbor alta, partibus junioribus inflorescentiisque ferrugineo- 

 pubescentibus ; foliis pinnatis, circiter 25 cm longis, foliolis cir- 

 citer 13, oblongis, integris, acuminatis, usque ad 9 cm longis, 

 nervis utrinque circiter 7; paniculis terminalibus, circiter 50 

 cm longis, breviter pedunculatis, ramis inferioribus usque ad 20 

 cm longis; floribus sessilibus, petalis exterioribus circiter 2 mm 

 diametro, interioribus valde reductis, bifidis. 



A tall tree, the younger parts and the inflorescence rather 

 prominently brown- or ferruginous-pubescent with short hairs. 

 Ultimate branches rather stout, about 1 cm in diameter. 

 Leaves pinnate, about 25 cm long, the rachis sparingly pubes- 

 cent; leaflets about 13, oblong, entire, acuminate, base rounded 

 to acute, 7 to 9 cm long, 2 to 3 cm wide, subcoriaceous, the 

 upper surface pale and somewhat shining when dry, the lower 

 surface pale-brownish, sparingly pubescent on the midrib and 

 lateral nerves ; lateral nerves about 6 on each side of the midrib, 

 prominent on the lower surface. Panicles terminal, pyramidal, 

 up to 50 cm long, the lower branches up to 20 cm in length, 

 apparently spreading, all parts more or less brown-pubescent. 

 Flowers numerous, sessile, mostly in groups of threes along the 

 ultimate branchlets, white, the bracteoles ovate, acute, some- 

 what pubescent, about 1 mm long. Sepals similar to the brac- 

 teoles. Outer three petals suborbicular, rounded, about 2 mm 

 in diameter, the inner two reduced to a cleft scale less than, 

 1 mm long adnate to the basal part of the fertile filaments. 

 Ovary ovoid, glabrous, about 1 mm long. 



Luzon, Province of Sorsogon, Mount Lalao, Bur. Sci. 23516 Ramos, 

 August 14, 1915, on forested slopes. 



