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2. SHOREA CILIATA King. 



This species has previously been reported only from Penang. It is 

 represented by For. Bur. 22788 Tabat, collected in flower April 20, 1914, 

 at Pinagcamaligan, Tayabas Province, Luzon, growing in lowland forest. 

 It is known by the local name yacal. It matches very closely the des- 

 cription of the species in the flowers and leaves. The fruit has not yet 

 been collected in the Philippines. It is represented also by Bur. Sci. 18575 

 McGregor, in flower, collected on Biliran Island, May 24, 1914. 



This is a large tree with smooth brownish bark and yellowish inner 

 bark, which is very resinous. The leaves are coriaceous, glabrous above, 

 lighter colored, sometimes almost glaucous, and slightly pubescent beneath, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base, 6.5 to 9 cm long, 2.4 

 to 3.4 cm wide; petiole brownish, sometimes pubescent, 12 to 15 mm long; 

 secondary veins 8 or 9 pairs, tertiary veins parallel and reticulate. Flowers 

 yellowish, with sweet odor. 



3. SHOREA ASTYLOSA sp. nov. 



Arbor excelsa. Folia ovata, acuminata, basi rotundata, gla- 

 bra; nervis secundariis utrinque 8 ad 12. S. balangeran similis 

 sed foliis brevioribus et staminibus ciliatis. 



A very large tree, 25 to 30 m tall and 1 m or more in diameter. 

 Wood very hard, dark brownish-yellow, resinous. Leaves ovate, 

 entire, margins slightly inrolled, rounded at base, acuminate at. 

 apex, glabrous on upper surface and only slightly puberulent 

 beneath, lighter-colored beneath, coriaceous, shining, 6.5 to 9 cm 

 long, 3.5 to 4.5 cm wide ; petioles dark-colored, slender, 1 to 2 cm 

 long. Twigs very dark, almost black. Secondary veins 8 to 12 

 pairs, tertiary veins fine, parallel and reticulate, almost as distinct 

 above as below. Flowers pale to rusty yellow with a sweet odor. 

 Inflorescence axillary, paniculate, less than 5 cm long. Branches 

 of inflorescence, calyx and outside of corolla grayish pubescent. 

 Sepals broadly ovate, grayish pubescent on the outside, smoother 

 within, concave, imbricate, 1.5 mm long and wide. Petals oblong- 

 lanceolate, rusty yellow, 8 mm long, 2 mm wide, rounded at apex, 

 more or less twisted, convolute in bud, concave, grayish pubescent 

 on the outside and faintly puberulous within. Stamens 20 to 30, 

 less than 1 mm long, filaments short, anther cells elliptic-oblong, 

 about 0.2 mm long, appendix to connective ciliate about 0.3 mm 

 long. Ovary pyramidal or conical, grayish pubescent, 1.5 mm 

 tall and about 1 mm in diameter at the base, bluntly rounded 

 at the apex. Style practically absent or very short. Fruit 

 unknown. 



Mindanao, Zamboanga Province, For. Bur. 13271 Foxworthy, De Mesa, 

 & Villamil, May 8, 1912, collected on a bluff overlooking a swamp at the 

 edge of Dumanquilas Bay (type) . Local name, yacal. 



This species differs from Shorea balangeran by the shorter and relatively 

 broader leaves, with a smaller number of secondary veins; the smaller size 



