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cm in length, sparingly pubescent. Flowers white, numerous, 

 sessile, fascicled, 4-merous, the bracteoles slightly pubescent, 

 linear-lanceolate, 2 to 2.5 mm long, the bracts similar but larger, 

 5 to 8 mm long. Perianth-segments ovate, about 2 mm long. 

 Filaments 3 mm long. Pistillate flowers not seen. 



Samar, Catubig River at San Jose, Pinipisakan, and Palapag, Bur. Sri. 

 2U06 2U27U (type) Ramos, Sablaya 20, March, 1916, in thickets and in 

 damp forests along streams at low altitudes, locally known as lingaton. 



A sufficiently characteristic species apparently not very closely allied 

 to any previously known Philippine form, well characterized by its glabrous 

 leaves. 



OPILIACEAE 



CHAMPEREIA Griffith 

 CHAMPEREIA PLATYPHYLLA sp. nov. 



Frutex circiter 4 m altus, glaber; foliis oblongo-ellipticis, 

 usque ad 25 cm longis et 12 cm latis, coriaceis, in siccitate 

 utrinque verruculosis, acuminatis, basi acutis vel rotundatis et 

 decurrento-acuminatis, nervis utrinque circiter 8, subtus prom- 

 inentibus; inflorescentiis laxis, usque ad 10 cm longis, sepalis 

 oblongo-ovatis, acutis, 2 mm longis. 



A glabrous erect shrub about 4 m in height. Branches and 

 branchlets terete, grayish, the former lenticellate. Leaves 

 oblong-elliptic, 20 to 25 cm long, 9 to 12 cm wide, olivaceous 

 and usually dull when dry, minutely verruculose on both sur- 

 faces, apex acuminate, base acute to rounded and decurrent- 

 acuminate, coriaceous or subcoriaceous ; lateral nerves about 8 

 on each side of the midrib, rather prominent on the lower 

 surface, obscurely anastomosing, the primary reticulations very 

 lax, not prominent, the secondary obsolete; petioles stout, less 

 than 1 cm long. Inflorescences axillary, lax, rather many 

 flowered, up to 10 cm in length. Flowers greenish-white, their 

 pedicels about 4 mm long. Sepals oblong-ovate, acute, 2 mm 

 long. Filaments about 1 mm long. 



Samar, Catubig River at Camaniwan, Bur. Sri. 24248 Ramos, February 

 12, 1916, on forested slopes at low altitudes. 



A species similar in general appearance and in details of its flowers to 

 Chamjtereia manillana (Blume) Merr., from which it is readily distin- 

 guished by its very large leaves, most of which are from 20 to 25 cm long 

 and about 11 cm wide. 



CHAMPEREIA OBLONGIFOLIA sp. nov. 



Frutex vel arbor parva, glabra; foliis oblongis, junioribus 

 membranaceis vetustioribus subcoriaceis, usque ad 18 cm longis 

 et 8 cm latis, basi acutis ad acuminatis, sursum gradatim an- 

 gustatis, longe acuminatis, utrinque verruculosis, nervis utrinque 



