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cm longis, basi acutis, apice prominente acuminatis, nervis utrin- 

 que circiter 7, subtus valde prominentibus, reticulis primariis 

 laxis, prominentibus, ultimis utrinque dense jejeune foveolatis; 

 inflorescentiis axillaribus, solitariis, longe pedunculatis, laxis, 

 paucifloris, dense ferrugineo-pubescentibus, usque ad 11 cm 

 longis; floribus junioribus circiter 4 mm longis; fructibus ob- 

 longo-ellipsoideis, in siccitate brunneis, circiter 4 cm longis, 

 glabris. 



A tree about 15 m high, the branches, branchlets, and inflores- 

 cence densely ferruginous-pubescent, the leaves prominently 

 pubescent on the lower surface, the upper surface ultimately 

 glabrous or nearly so. Branches terete, pale or brownish. 

 Leaves coriaceous, brownish or somewhat olivaceous when dry, 

 shining, elliptic to oblong-ovate, apex prominently and usually 

 slenderly acuminate, base acute, 15 to 30 cm long, 9 to 20 cm 

 wide; lateral nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, very 

 prominent on the lower surface, curved-ascending, anastomosing, 

 the primary reticulations lax, prominent, the ultimate ones close, 

 both surfaces shallowly and densely foveolate; petioles pubes- 

 cent, 1 to 2 cm long. Inflorescences axillary, lax, peduncled, 

 densely ferruginous-pubescent, rather few flowered, up to 11 

 cm long, flower-bearing in the upper third. Young flowers 

 densely ferruginous-pubescent, about 4 mm long. Fruits oblong- 

 ellipsoid, hard, dark-brown and glabrous, rounded at both ends, 

 about 4 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. 



Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Sampaloc, For. Bur. 24516 Labitag (type), 

 For. Bur. 25423 Duldulao, April, 1916, in semi-open forests, altitude 300 

 to 400 meters. Samar, Catubig River, Bur. Sci. 24426, 24280 Ramos, 

 February, 1916. It is locally known in Tayabas as malagasaha. 



In many respects this species closely resembles Endiandra cortacea Merr. 

 and E. arborea Elm., but is distinguished by its larger leaves and especially 

 by its characteristic indumentum. 



BURSERACEAE 



CANARIUM Linnaeus 

 CANARIUM SAMARENSE sp. nov. § Parvifolia. 



Arbor parva, circiter 6 m alta, partibus junioribus plus mi- 

 nusve f errugineo-hirsutis ; foliis usque ad 30 cm longis, foliolis 

 5 vel 7, firme chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, glabris, nitidis, acu- 

 minatis, oblongis, usque ad 20 cm longis, nervis utrinque circiter 

 11, subtus valde prominentibus; inflorescentiis axillaribus, soli- 

 tariis, spicatiis, usque ad 20 cm longis vel 9 sub fructu longiori- 

 bus ; floribus $ solitariis vel f asciculatis, 3-meris, circiter 6 mm 

 longis, calycis cupuliformibus, extus plus minusve ferrugineo- 

 hirsutis, lobis acutis; petalis 6 mm longis, sursum leviter pubes- 



