196 The Philippine Journal of Science ms 



Mindanao, Zamboanga Province, Naganaga, For. Bur. SI 895 VUlamil, 

 May 18, 1914 (type). Also For. Bur. 



9. VATICA Linnaeus 

 Key to the Philippine species of Vatica. 



a 1 . Leaves obtusely rounded at both ends 2. V. obtusifolia. 



a*. .Leaves acute or acuminate at apex. 



b\ Stigma distinctly lobed, not glandular 1. V. mangachapoi. 



&'. Stigma capitate and glandular. 



c 1 . Style gray-tomentose „ 5. V. sorsogonensis. 



c\ Style glabrous. 



d\ Secondary veins about 7 pairs 3. V. blancoana. 



0?. Secondary veins 11 to 14 pairs 4. V. mindanensis. 



1. VATICA MANGACHAPOI Blanco. 



Babuyan Isands. Luzon: Cagayan, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, 

 Union, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Ta- 

 yabas, Camarines, Albay. Samar. Leyte. Panay. Mindanao: Agusan, 

 Davao, Cotabato, Lanao, Olutanga, Zamboanga. Basilan. 



This species is quite variable in texture and in the arrangement of its 

 leaves. There is also a considerable variation in the amount of pubescence 

 on the twigs and inflorescences. 



2. VATICA OBTUSIFOLIA Elmer in Leafl. Phil. Bot. 4 (1912) 1471. 

 Known only from Palawan. 



3. VATICA BLANCOANA Elmer in Leafl. Phil. Bot. 4 (1912) 1473. 

 Known only from Palawan. 



4. VATICA MINDANENSIS Foxw. in Leafl. Phil. Bot. 6 (1913) 1957. 



Mindanao, Agusan. Leyte. Negros. 



Some of the forms credited here have fruits larger than those in the 

 type. 



5. VATICA SORSOGONENSIS sp. nov. 



Arbor magna. Folia chartacea, glabra, 5 ad 10 cm longa, 2.3 

 ad 8 cm lata, acuminata, ad basin rotundata vel cuneata; nervis 

 secundariis 11 ad 13; petiolo 14 ad 20 mm longo, ferrugino- 

 pubescente. Floribus paniculatis, axillaribus, 1.5 cm diametro. 

 Fructibus ovoideus, tomentosus, 4 ad 5 mm longus, aliis oblanceo- 

 latis vel oblongis, 3.5 ad 4.5 cm longis, 9 ad 10 mm latis, 

 pubescentibus. 



A tree, 12 m high and 60 cm in diam. Leaves chartaceous, 

 glabrous, except along the veins, dark green above, much lighter 

 beneath, 5 to 10 cm long, 2.3 to 8 cm wide, acuminate, rounded 

 or cuneate at the base, secondary veins 11 to 13 pairs; tertiary 

 veins reticulate, more distinct on lower side of leaf; petiole 14 

 to 20 mm long, ferruginous-pubescent, as are also the twigs, 

 buds, the branches of the inflorescence and the lower part of the 

 midrib of the leaf. Inflorescence paniculate, axillary, 2 to 4 cm 

 long, near the ends of the branches. Flowers about 1.5 cm in 



