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PAN DAN US OCCULTUS sp. nov. § Keura. 



Caulis prostratis, parce ramosis, usque ad 3 m longis; foliis 

 usque ad 2.2 m longis, circiter 4 cm latis, superne leviter angus- 

 tatis, acuminatis ; syncarpiis solitariis, erectis, breviter peduncu- 

 latis, ellipsoideis, circiter 20 cm longis; drupis numerosis, 4 ad 

 4.5 cm longis, deorsum gradatim angustatis, 1.5 ad 2.5 cm latis, 

 superne haud angustatis, apice truncatil ; loculis circiter 5, apices 

 pentagonis, 5 ad 8 mm diametro, angulatis, leviter pyramidatis, 

 sulcis distinctis separatis; stigmatibus obliquis. 



Trunk prostrate, sparingly branched, 3 to 4 cm in diameter, 

 up to 3 m in length, the tips ascending about 0.5 m. Leaves 

 very numerous, greatly elongated, coriaceous, about 2.2 m long 

 and 4 cm wide, gradually narrowed upward, acuminate, the 

 margins rather coarsely toothed especially in the lower part, 

 the teeth less conspicuous and usually appressed above the mid- 

 dle, the midrib beneath with few, small, scattered teeth in the 

 upper part of the leaf, and the two lateral nerves on the upper 

 surface with corresponding teeth. Syncarps solitary, erect, 

 short-peduncled, very dark-green when fresh, ellipsoid, hidden 

 in the terminal crown of leaves and nearly covered with the 

 numerous, imbricate, dead bracts, its length about 20 cm, its 

 diameter about 11 cm. Drupes numerous, densely crowded, 4 

 to 4.5 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, the apex broad, truncate, 

 gradually narrowed below, compressed or angular, usually 5- 

 celled, the tips of the loculi 5-angled, 5 to 8 mm in diameter, 

 somewhat pyramidal, distinctly separated by narrow and not 

 very deep sulci, the stigmas solitary, oblique, pointed. 



Palawan, Taytay, Merrill 9361, May 7, 1913, in level forests, dry at 

 this season but swampy in the rainy season, slightly above sea level. 



This species is prominently characterized by its habit, being prostrate 

 with ascending branches; its greatly elongated leaves; and its solitary, 

 erect, ellipsoid syncarps, which are hidden in the terminal crown of leaves 

 and nearly covered with the dead bracts. The plants were common in one 

 restricted area, and were very familiar to me for several weeks before I 

 discovered that a few of them were fruiting. 



PAN DAN US ACLADUS sp. nov. § Vinsonia. 



Arbor 5 ad 6 m alta, simplex; foliis usque ad 2 m longis et 

 10 cm latis, crasse coriaceis, supra gradatim angustatis; infruc- 

 tescentiis pendulis, syncarpiis circiter 9, oblongo-ellipsoideis vel 

 oblongo-ovoideis, circiter 18 cm longis et 10 cm latis; drupis 

 numerosis, obovoideis, angulatis, 3.5 ad 5 cm longis, 2 ad 2.5 

 cm diametro, 9- ad 15-locellatis, apice truncatis et leviter sulcatis, 

 stigmatibus vix obliquis, 1 ad 1.5 mm diametro. 



A tree 5 to 6 m high, unbranched. Leaves up to 2 m in 



