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UROPHYLLUM Wallich 
UROPHYLLUM LUZONIENSE sp. nov. 
Frutex erectus, glaber; foliis coriaceis, oblongo-ellipticis ad 
oblongo-ovatis, usque ad 7 cm longis, olivaceis, nitidis, utrinque 
subaequaliter angustatis, basi acutis, apice acuminatis, nervis 
- utrinque 7 vel 8, subtus prominentibus; fructibus axillaribus, 
solitariis, longe pedicellatis, urceolato-ovoideis, circiter 5 mm 
diametro. . 
An erect glabrous shrub about 2 m high, the branches rather 
stout, subterete, brownish, about 5 mm in diameter, the branch- 
lets smooth, dark brown, somewhat shining. Leaves coriaceous, 
olivaceous when dry, shining, of about-the same color on both 
surfaces, oblong-elliptic to oblong-ovate, 4 to 7 cm long, 2 to 3.5 
cm wide, subequally narrowed to the acute base and to the 
somewhat acuminate apex; lateral nerves 7 or 8 on each side of 
the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, curved, anas- 
tomosing, the reticulations prominent; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long; 
stipules ovate, acute, deciduous, about 7 mm long. Fruits axil- 
lary, solitary, urceolate-ovoid and black when dry, about 5 mm 
in diameter, the persistent calyx-rim truncate, the pedicels 2 to 
2.5 cm long. 
LUZON, Tayabas Province, Mount Dingalan, Bur. Sci. 26522 Ramos & 
Edano, September 8, 1916, in forests, altitude at least 300 meters. 
The alliance of this species is with Urophyllum bataanense Elm., from 
which it is distinguished by its smaller, fewer-nerved leaves and its long- 
peduncled fruits. 
UROPHYLLUM MICROPHYLLUM sp. nov. 
Frutex, plus minusve ciliato-pilosus; foliis oblongo-ovatis, 
firmiter chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, usque ad 2.5 em longis, 
acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis utrinque 5 vel 6, subtus promi- 
nentibus; fructibus axillaribus, solitariis breviter pedicellatis, 
ovoideis, circiter 2 mm diametro, pubescentibus, calycis lobis 4, 
late triangularis, circiter 1 mm longis. 
An erect, much-branched shrub about 2 m high, the branch- 
lets, petioles, margins of the leaves, and the midrib and lateral 
nerves on the lower surface prominently ciliate-pilose with 
soft, appressed or subappressed, pale hairs. Branches terete, 
grayish-brown, glabrous or nearly so. Leaves oblong-ovate, 
firmly chartaceous to subcoriaceous, 2 to 2.5 cm long, 0.8 to 
2.3 cm wide, brownish-olivaceous or pale when dry, base acute, 
apex rather prominently acuminate, the upper surface glabrous 
or, when young, sparingly pilose on the midrib, the margins 
ciliate-pilose; lateral nerves 5 or 6 on each side of the midrib, 
