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xu,c,3  § Merrill: New Philippine Myrsinacéae 151 
style about 1.5 mm long, cylindric, thickened upward. Young 
fruits globose, about 4 mm in diameter. 
BASILAN, Tumakis, For. Bur. 24683 Tecson (type), November 4, 1915; 
Mount Singal, For. Bur. 18977 Miranda, October 1, 1912, both in forests, 
altitude 20 to 100 meters, said by Tecson to be common. MINDANAO, 
Misamis Province, Mount Malindang, For. Bur. 17984 Miranda, in forests, 
altitude 10 meters. : 
This species is manifestly allied to Discocalyx merrillii Mez and to D. 
sessilifolia Merr., differing from both in the reduced leaves on the special 
branches bearing the inflorescences, these branches being much shorter than 
in D. merrillii, and in its staminate flowers being smaller than in D. sessi- 
lifolia Merr. 
ARDISIA Swartz 
ARDISIA SAMARENSIS sp. nov. § Akasmos. 
Frutex, inflorescentiis parcissime furfuraceo-sublepidotis ex- 
ceptis glaber; foliis alternis, lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, 
utrinque subaequaliter angustatis, integris, basi acutis, apice dis- 
tincte acuminatis, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter 15, cur- 
vatis, anastomosantibus; paniculis axillaribus, circiter 8 cm lon- 
gis, bracteis foliaceis circiter 5 mm longis, deciduis; floribus 5- 
meris, circiter 4 mm longis, sepalis petalisque parcissime glandu- 
loso-puncticulatis. 
A shrub about 2 m high, glabrous except the very sparingly 
furfuraceous-sublepidote inflorescences. Branches brownish, 
subterete, the branchlets more or less angled when dry. Leaves 
alternate, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 17 to 20 cm long, 3 to . 
4.5 cm wide, subequally narrowed to the acute base and the 
rather prominently acuminate apex, entire, shining, greenish- 
olivaceous when dry, the glands blackish, scattered, evident on 
both surfaces, often to be found chiefly near the margins; lateral 
nerves about 15 on each side of the midrib, lax, curved, anasto- 
mosing, rather prominent on the lower surfaces, the reticulations 
distinct on both surfaces; petioles 1.5 to 2 cm long. Panicles 
axillary, peduncled, about 8 cm long, bipinnate, the primary 
branches few, spreading, up to 4 cm long, the greatly reduced 
leaf-like bracts about 5 mm long, deciduous. Flowers 5-merous, 
racemosely arranged on the ultimate branches, their pedicels 
2to 3mm long. Sepals elliptic-ovate, obtuse, about 2 mm long, 
spreading, sparingly glandular-punctate, margins minutely cili- 
ate. Petals elliptic-ovate, obtuse, about 4 mm long, slightly 
glandular-punctate. Anthers lanceolate, somewhat acuminate, 
2.3 mm long, the connectives glandular. 
Samar, Pinipisakan, Bur. Sci. 24462 Ramos, March 21, 1916, on steep 
forested slopes at low altitudes. 
