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A small tree, the younger parts, petioles, rachis, petiolules, 

 midrib on the lower surface of the leaflets, and the ample in- 

 florescences densely and uniformly stellate-tomentose with short, 

 pale-brownish or grayish-brown hairs. Branches thickened, the 

 ultimate ones at least 8 mm in diameter. Leaves crowded 

 toward the apices of the branchlets, about 45 cm long; leaflets 

 opposite and alternate, pale-brownish when dry, slightly shining, 

 of the same color on both surfaces, subcoriaceous, lanceolate to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 11 cm long, 2.5 to 3 cm wide, slenderly 

 acuminate, base strongly inequilateral, acute, or acute on one 

 side and somewhat rounded on the other, the lowermost ones 

 shorter than the others ; the midrib beneath, and sometimes also 

 on the upper surface, stellate-tomentose; lateral nerves slender, 

 somewhat curved, obscurely anastomosing, about 12 on each 

 side of the midrib, the reticulations obscure; petiolules 5 to 8 

 mm long. Panicles axillary, as long as the leaves, peduncled, 

 the lower branches up to 20 cm long, the branchlets densely 

 flowered, the flowers somewhat glomerate on the spike-like ulti- 

 mate branchlets. Flowers 5-merous, minute, very numerous, 

 the sepals ovate, pubescent, about 1 mm long. Petals 5, free, 

 when young orbicular-ovate, about 1 mm in diameter. 



Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Dingalan, Bur. Sci. 26598 Ramos & 

 Edano, August 27, 1913, in forests, altitude about 160 meters, locally known 

 as sarorongan. 



A species not closely allied to any other known to me, well characterized 

 by its long leaves and panicles, narrow, pale, very inequilateral leaflets, 

 and very numerous, sessile glomerate flowers on the spike-like ultimate 

 branchlets. 



AGLAIA ELAEAGNOIDEA (Juss.) Benth. PI. Austral. 1 (1863) 383; 

 C. DC. Monog. Phan. 1 (1878) 611. 

 Palawan, For. Bur. 8828 Curran, March, 1906, from flat forests back of 

 the beach, Phil. PI. 1275 Merrill, Bur. Sci. 21585 Escritor. Jolo, For. Bur. 

 22524. Klemme, August, 1912, in level open forests near the sea.' Basilan 

 For. Bur. 13260 Foxworthy, DeMesa, & Villamil, June, 1912 (sterile), along 

 the seashore, Bur. Sci. 16089 Reillo, For. Bur. 18853 Miranda, August, 1912, 

 back of the mangrove. Malamaui, Bur. Sci. 16876 Reillo, For. Bur. 18880 

 Miranda. Sibutu, For. Bur. 20818 Ferraris & Stadtmiller. Balabac, 

 Weber s. n. 



The specimens are rather characteristic, and appear to be decidedly 

 uniform in essential characters; they agree closely with specimens from 

 the Malay Archipelago and from Queensland. Its habitat is apparently 

 characteristic. 



The species is new to the Philippines, although I have previously des- 

 cribed a variety from the Batanes Islands. I am now of the opinion that 

 this northern form is specifically distinct, and herewith raise it to specific 

 rank. 



