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tic to subobovate, coriaceous, 20 to 30 em long, 11 to 17 cm wide, 
base broadly rounded, apex obtuse to abruptly and shortly acumi- 
nate, the upper surface somewhat olivaceous when dry, smooth 
and shining, glabrous, or the midrib very slightly pubescent, the 
lower surface a little paler than the upper, distinctly and shortly 
pubescent on the midrib, the lateral nerves, and the primary 
reticulations, the indumentum pale-fulvous, dense on the midrib 
and primary nerves; lateral nerves about 20 on each side of 
the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, spreading- 
curved, the primary reticulations lax, prominent, subparallel ; 
petioles 2.5 to 3.5 cm long, densely pubescent. Flowers on the 
branches below the leaves, fascicled in the axils of fallen leaves, 
the peduncles up to at least 10 in each fascicle, stout, about 8 
mm long, densely pale fulvous-pubescent, each bearing at its 
apex from 1 to 3 sessile, young fruits. Calyx accrescent, in - 
young fruit about 7 mm long, 7 mm in diameter at the apex, 
truncate, externally very slightly pubescent, dark brown, grad- 
ually narrowed to the base. Very young fruits oblong-obovoid, 
about 1 cm long, glabrous, dark brown, wrinkled, and shining 
when dry. 
Samar, Phil. Pl. 1654 Ramos, April, 1914 (type). Luzon, Isabela Prov- 
ince, Nagan, For Bur. 20866 Bernardo, Oct. 2, 1913, locally known here as 
baticuling. 
A species belonging in the group with Litsea philippinensis Merr., but 
very distinct from that form in its much larger leaves which are pro- 
minently pubescent beneath. : 
LITSEA DOLICHOPHYLLA sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 18 m alta subtus foliis ramulis petioliisque dense 
fulvo-villosis ; foliis subverticillatis, oblongis, coriaceis, usque ad 
55 cm longis, utrinque subaequaliter angustatis, basi acutis, apice 
acuminatis, nervis utrinque circiter 14, subtus valde prominen- 
tibus ; fructibus in ramis defoliatis, fasciculatis, breviter pedicel- 
latis, ellipsoideis ad obovoideis, circiter 1.5 diametro, ut videtur 
extus carnosis, in siccitate nigris, nitidis, calycibus accrescenti- 
bus, leviter pubescentibus, circiter 8 mm diametro. 
A tree about 18 m high, the branches terete, brown-pubescent, 
the younger parts densely so. Leaves subverticillate, oblong, 35 
to 55 cm long, 9 to 13 em wide, coriaceous, subequally narrowed 
to the acute base and the rather sharply acuminate apex, the 
upper surface brownish-olivaceous, smooth, glabrous, and shin- 
ing when dry, the lower surface densely and softly fulvous- 
villous, the indumentum on the midrib and lateral nerves denser 
and darker in color than on the surface; lateral nerves about 
