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A shrub, the younger branchlets somewhat furfuraceous, the 

 inflorescence more or less subferruginous-pubescent, otherwise 

 glabrous or nearly so. Branches terete, dark-colored when dry, 

 the ultimate ones 5 mm in diameter or less. Leaves simple, 

 oblong, chartaceous, 20 to 27 cm long, 8 to 10 cm wide, sub- 

 equally narrowed to the acute base and to the distinctly acuminate 

 apex, margins distinctly crenate-dentate, the teeth rather small, 

 often glandular, the upper surface dark-olivaceous when dry, 

 slightly shining, the lower much paler, shining; lateral nerves 

 15 to 18 on each side of the midrib, very prominent, nearly 

 straight, somewhat ascending, anastomosing very close to the 

 margin, the reticulations subparallel, rather close; petioles 3 to 

 4 cm long. Inflorescence subterminal, short, crowded, 2 to 3 cm 

 long. Flowers 4-merous, white, 6 to 7 mm long. Calyx funnel- 

 shaped or cup-shaped, about 4 mm long, with 4 shallow, rounded 

 lobes, externally slightly pubescent. Corolla-tube about 3 mm 

 long, the lobes 4, reflexed, oblong, acute, 3.5 to 4 mm long. 

 Staminal-tube united with the corolla, exserted about 2 mm above 

 the reflexed petals, crenate. Anthers 4, united with the tube, 

 about 2 mm long. Ovary ovoid, glabrous ; style 1.2 mm long. 



Samar, Catubig River at Pinipisakan, Bur. Sci. 2^878 Edano, March 20, 

 1916, in swampy places along streams at low altitudes. 



A most characteristic species, readily distinguished among the unifolio- 

 late species of Leea by its oblong, numerously nerved leaves, its short. 

 crowded inflorescences, and its 4-merous flowers. It is apparently allied 

 to Leea simplicifolia Z. & M., but is totally different from all known Philip- 

 pine forms. 



TILIACEAE 



GREWIA Linnaeus 

 GREWIA INFLEXA sp. nov. 



Arbor, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra vel subglabra; foliis 

 subcoriaceis, oblongo-ovatis ad ovato-ellipticis, usque ad 19 cm 

 longis, breviter obtuseque acuminatis, basi rotundatis vix vel 

 obscure 3-nerviis, olivaceis, nitidis, nervis utrinque 7 vel 8, pro- 

 minentibus; paniculis axillaribus terminalibusque, usque ad 9 

 cm longis, prominente simpliciter hirsutis ; fioribus involucratis, 

 sepalis oblongo-spatulatis, minute tomentosis, circiter 8 mm 

 longis, margine inflexis, petalis nullis. 



A tree, nearly glabrous except the prominently hirsute inflo- 

 rescence and puberulent or tomentose flowers. Branches brown- 

 ish, terete, glabrous, the younger ones sparingly hirsute with 

 scattered spreading hairs. Leaves subcoriaceous, oblong-ovate 

 to ovate-elliptic, 13 to 19 cm long, 7 to 9 cm wide, olivaceous and 

 shining when dry, the lower surface somewhat brownish, the apex 



