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A species characterized by its narrow, lanceolate to oblong- 
lanceolate, concolorous, glabrous leaves and its rather large 
obovoid to subellipsoid, glabrous, rugose, and slightly longitud- 
inally sulcate fruits. 
CRYPTOCARYA MACLUREI sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 20 m alta, partibus junioribus puberulis; ramis 
ramulisque teretibus, tenuibus, puberulis; foliis penniverviis, 
glabris, chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, oblongis ad oblongo-ovatis, 8 
ad 10 cm longis, 3 ad 4 em latis, acuminatis, basi acutis, supra 
olivaceis, nitidis, subtus pallidis vel albicantibus, nervis utrinque 
circiter 7, subtus perspicuis, pagina inferiore haud foveolatis; 
fructibus globosis vel depresso-globosis, glabris, laevis, 1.5 cm 
diametro, in siccitate nigricantibus, haud sulcatis. 
Ng Chi Leng, McClure 8508, December 22, 1921. In forested 
ravines, altitude 1,000 meters. 
A species probably as closely allied to Cryptocarya caesia 
Blume as to any other described form, but with globose fruits 
and shorter, fewer-nerved leaves which are often nearly white 
beneath. 
“9 GRYPTOCARYA OBTUSIFOLIA sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 10 cm alta, partibus junioribus et inflorescentiis 
et subtus foliis ad costa nervisque ferrugineo-pilosis, ramis ulti- 
mis 3 mm diametro, glabris, griseis vel brunneis, foliis crasse 
coriaceis, penninerviis, oblongo-ellipticis, 13 ad 19 cm longis, 4.5 
ad 7 cm latis, apice rotundatis, basi acutis; supra in siccitate 
flavido-viridis, subtus glaucescentibus, nervis utrinque circiter 
9, supra impressis, subtus cum reticulis valde perspicuis, haud 
foveolatis; petiolo pubescente, 10 ad 12 mm longo; paniculis 14 
cm longis, ferrugineo-pubescentibus, ramis paucis, inferioribus 
5 ad 6 cm longis; fructibus submaturis ellipsoideis, 10 ad 12 mm 
longis, glabris vel apice leviter pubescentibus, in siccitate nigri- 
cantibus, obscure longitudinaliter 12-costatis. 
Ng Chi Leng, McClure 8581, December 21, 1921. In forested 
ravines, altitude 700 meters. 
A species resembling Cryptocarya crassinervia Mig. in many 
respects. To be compared with Cryptocarya ochracea H. Le- 
comte of Indo-China, but with rounded leaves and longer petioles. 
ROSACEAE 
RHAPHIOLEPIS PARVIBRACTEOLATA sp. nov. 
Frutex 2.5 m altus, inflorescentiis parcissime villosis exceptis 
glaber; ramis ramulisque tenuibus, glabris; foliis ellipticis, 
