56 The Philippine Journal of Science 1921 
FICUS LAMAOENSIS sp. nov. § Urostigma. 
Arbor alta, glabra; foliis coriaceis, oblongis ad oblongo-ellip- 
ticis, petiolatis, laevis, usque ad 18 cm longis, late breviter ob- 
tuseque acuminatis, basi subacutis ad rotundatis, nervis utringe 
circiter 9, distinctis; receptaculis globosis, sessilibus, circiter 1 
cm diametro, basi 3-bracteatis. 
A tall tree, quite glabrous, reaching a height of at least 25 
m, the branches terete, grayish or reddish-brown when dry, 
wrinkled, 4 to 5 mm in diameter. Leaves alternate, oblong to 
oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, 12 to 18 cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide, 
entire, apex shortly, broadly, and obtusely acuminate, base sub- 
acute to rounded; lateral nerves about 9 on each side of the 
midrib, prominent on the lower surface, anastomosing, the retic- 
ulations distinct; petioles 2.5 to 3 cm long. Receptacles axillary, 
solitary, sessile, globose, orange-yellow when mature, about 1 cm 
in diameter, the basal bracts three, broadly ovate, about 3 mm 
long. 
LUZON, Bataan Province, Lamao River, For. Bur. 2483 (type), 
2369 Borden, January, 1905, For. Bur. 2316 Meyer, December, 
1904, on forested ridges, altitude about 200 meters. 
A species in the group with Ficus benjamina Linn., but with 
larger leaves and receptacles and strongly differentiated nerves, 
the primary ones being distant and much more prominent than 
are the reticulations. 
FICUS BRUNNEA sp. nov. § Synoecia. ~ 
Frutex glaber 2 ad 3 m altus; foliis chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, 
in siccitate brunneis, lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, usque ad 
13 cm longis et 2.5 cm latis, integris, utrinque subaequaliter an- 
gustatis, apice acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis utrinque 9 ad 16; 
receptaculis axillaribus, globosis, laevis, breviter pedicellatis, cir- 
citer 1 cm diametro. 
A glabrous shrub, 2 to 3 m high, the branches terete, pale 
brownish-gray, slender, smooth. Leaves alternate, lanceolate 
to oblong-lanceolate, 5 to 13 cm long, 1 to 2.5 cm wide, sub- 
equally narrowed to the acute base and to the acuminate apex, 
entire, smooth, glabrous, brownish and of about the same color on 
both surfaces and slightly shining when dry, chartaceous to sub- 
coriaceous; lateral nerves 9 to 16 on each side of the midrib, 
distant, spreading, not very prominent, anastomosing, the retic- 
ulations obscure; petioles 5 to 12 cm long; stipules lanceolate or 
linear-lanceolate, acuminate, about 1 cm long. Receptacles ax- 
illary, solitary, globose, smooth, about 1 cm in diameter, the 
