Sa ae 
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XII, C, 3 Merrill: New Philippine Lauraceae Fay 
ibus ; foliis oblongis ad late oblongis, usque ad 18 cm longis, basi 
acutis ad rotundatis, apice latissime breviter obtuseque acumina- 
tis, subcoriaceis, subtus ad costa nervisque subdense minute 
pubescentibus, nervis utrinque circiter 9, prominentibus; panicu- 
lis axillaribus terminalibusque, usque ad 18 cm longis; floribus 
pubescentibus, circiter 5 mm longis; fructibus junioribus ovoi- 
deis, leviter pubescentibus, longitudinaliter striatis. 
A tree 7 to 12 m high, the younger parts rather prominently 
ferruginous-pubescent with short hairs. Branches terete, red- 
dish-brown, slightly pubescent, the young branchlets rather dense- 
ly pubescent. Leaves cblong to broadly oblong, subcoriaceous, 
olivaceous or somewhat pale when dry, slightly shining, the lower 
surface browner than the upper, 11 to 18 cm long, 4 to 8 cm wide, 
base acute to rounded, apex rather abruptly, shortly, and very 
obtusely acuminate, the upper surface glabrous or somewhat 
pubescent on the midrib and the lateral nerves, the lower surface 
minutely and often rather densely pubescent on the midrib, la- 
teral nerves, and usually the primary reticulations, in age often 
becoming nearly glabrous; lateral nerves about 9 on each side of 
the midrib, prominent, curved-ascending, usually distinctly im- 
pressed on the upper surface, the ultimate reticulations dense, 
‘shallowly foveolate on both surfaces; petioles about 1 cm long, 
pubescent. Panicles axillary and terminal, rather densely fer- 
ruginous-pubescent, especially the younger parts, up to 18 cm in 
length, often much shorter, the primary branches distant, spread- 
ing. Flowers whitish, pubescent, the perianth tube ovoid, about 
2 mm long, the lobes subequal, oblong to oblong-obovate, acute, 
about 3 mm long. Young fruits ovoid, somewhat pubescent, 
about 8 mm long, obtuse, distinctly longitudinally striate. 
’ MINDANAO, Zamboanga District, Siay River, For. Bur. 13395 Foxworthy, 
Demesa, & Villamil (type), May 29, 1912; Sax River, Williams 2301, Feb- 
ruary 4, 1905; Tetuan, Ahern 58%. The native name indicated by Fox- 
worthy is taming-taming; by Quadras (Ahern 583) pulipup. 
A species similar to Cryptocarya palawanensis Merr., from which it 
differs essentially in its somewhat smaller, fewer-nerved leaves. 
CRYPTOCARYA GRIFFITHIANA Wight Ic. (1852) ¢. 1830. 
MinpANao, Lanao District, Kalambugan, For. Bur. 23179 Agama, 
November 6, 1914, in forests, altitude not indicated. 
The specimen agrees so closely with a rather full series of specimens 
representing Cryptocarya grifithiana Wight, from the Malay Peninsula, 
that I cannot detect any constant characters by which it can be distinguished 
and I have accordingly no hesitation in referring this Mindanao plant to 
Wight’s species. 
Tenasserim to Singapore; new to the Philippines. 
