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been made the type of the species. It is characterized by its comparatively 

 large leaves, and is in the alliance with Orophea tarrosae Merr., O. williamsii 

 Merr., and 0. submaculata Elm., from all of which it is readily distinguish- 

 able by its larger leaves and more numerous lateral nerves, as well as in 

 its floral characters. 



MYRISTICACEAE 

 KNEMA Loureiro 

 KNEMA STELLATA sp. nov. 



Arbor alta, ramulis junioribus costa subtus petiolis fructibus- 

 que dense stellato-f errugineo-tomentosis ; f oliis coriaceis, oblongis 

 ad oblongo-lanceolatis, usque ad 23 cm longis, integris, olivaceis, 

 nitidis, subtus pallidis, basi acutis ad rotundatis, apice tenuiter 

 acuminatis, nervis utrinque circiter 25, subtus valde prominenti- 

 bus ; f ructibus pedunculatis, ellipsoideis, vel globoso-ovoideis, 1.8 

 ad 2.3 cm longis, extus densissime ferrugineo-tomentosis. 



A tall tree, the very young leaves, the branchlets, the midrib 

 on the lower surface, the petioles, and the entire infructescence 

 densely stellate-tomentose with short ferrugineous hairs. 

 Branches brown, rugose, terete, ultimately glabrous. Leaves 

 coriaceous, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 14 to 23 cm long, 2.5 

 to 6 cm wide, entire, gradually narrowed upward to the slenderly 

 acuminate apex, the acumen usually acute, base acute to rounded, 

 the upper surface olivaceous, shining, entirely glabrous, the 

 lower pale, glaucous, the midrib and nerves somewhat brownish, 

 more or less stellate-tomentose; lateral nerves about 25 on each 

 side of the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, some- 

 what curved, anastomosing; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long, stellate- 

 tomentose. Flowers not seen. Infructescences axillary, each 

 with from one to three fruits, all parts densely ferruginous- 

 tomentose, the fruits ellipsoid or ovoid-globose, 1.8 to 2.4 cm 

 long, their peduncles stout, up to 1 cm in length; aril lacerate 

 in the upper one-third. 



Samae, Catubig River, at Canabaan, Cagmanaba, and Palapag, Bur. 

 Sci. 24276 (type), SUSO Ramos, Sablaya 52, February and March, 1916; 

 Ambalate, Phil. PL 1706 Ramos, April, 1914 (distributed as Knema steno- 

 carpa Warb.), in forests at low altitudes. 



A characteristic species in many respects resembling Knema glomerata 

 (Blanco) Merr. (K. heterophylla Warb.), but readily distinguished from 

 this and from other species by its simply stellate-tomentose indumentum. 



LAURACEAE 

 ENDIANDRA R. Brown 

 ENDIANDRA LAXIFLORA sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 15 m alta, prominente f errugineo-pubescentibus ; 

 foliis coriaceis, nitidis, ellipticis ad oblongo-ovatis, usque ad 30 



