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ELAEOCARPACEAE 
ELAEOCARPUS Linnaeus 
ELAEOCARPUS GLABRIPETALUS sp. nov. § Dicera. 
Arbor 7 ad 10 m alta, racemis ramulisque junioribus exceptis 
glabra; foliis numerosis, chartaceis, oblongo-ellipticis ad anguste 
oblongo-obovatis, 3 ad 7 cm longis, basi cuneatis, apice obtusis 
vel obtuse acuminatis, margine crenulato-denticulatis, nervis 
utrinque circiter 8, perspicuis; racemis paucifloris, 2 ad 3 em 
longis, adpresse pubescentibus; floribus 5-meris, circiter 6 mm 
longis, sepalis lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, acutis, minute 
pubescentibus ; petalis glaberrimis, usque ad } laciniatis, laciniae 
circiter 15; staminibus circiter 20, antheris 1.3 mm longis, cellu- 
lis subaequalibus, obtusis; ovario 3-locellato, dense pubescente. 
A tree 7 to 10 m high, glabrous except the inflorescences and 
the very young branchlets, the branches usually reddish brown, 
the very young branchlets sparingly pubescent. Leaves num- 
erous, chartaceous, oblong-elliptic to narrowly oblong-obovate, 3 
to 7 cm long, 1.5 to 8 cm wide, glabrous on both surfaces, nar- 
rowed below to the cuneate base and above to the obtuse to 
obtusely acuminate apex, the margins distinctly crenate, the 
crenulae usually supplied with a glandular tip which is often 
inflexed ; lateral nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, some- 
what spreading, anastomising, slender, distinct as are the 
primary reticulations; petioles about 5 mm long. Racemes 
axillary and from the axils of fallen leaves, rather few-flowered, 
2 to 3 cm long, appressed-pubescent. Flowers white, 5-merous, 
their pedicels appressed-pubescent, about 4 mm long, usually 10 
or fewer flowers in a raceme. Sepals lanceolate to oblong-lan- 
ceolate, acute, minutely appressed-pubescent, about 5 mm long. 
Petals entirely glabrous, 6 mm long, the upper one-third cut into 
about 15 slender lacineae. Disk pubescent, composed of 5 
glands, shallowly crenulate. Stamens about 20, their filaments 
0.8 mm long, the anthers oblong, scabrid, 1.3 mm long, the cells 
subequal, obtuse, terminated. by 3 or 4 slender, short hairs. 
Ovary ovoid, densely pubescent, 3-celled; style 3 mm long, some- 
what pubescent above. Very young fruits ellipsoid, sparingly 
pubescent. - 
Fukien -Province, Taai Yeung Shaan, F. A. McClure 6505 
(type), 6467, 7213, July 20, 1921. In thickets and on dry slopes, 
altitude 600 to 700 meters, with the local name tung to shue. 
