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SCHEFFLERA ELLIPTIFOLIOLA sp. nov. § Euschefflera. 



Frutex epiphyticus, inflorescentiis plus minusve pallide pubes- 

 centibus; foliis longe petiolatis, 9- ad 11-foliolatis, foliolis char- 

 taceis ad subcoriaceis, ellipticis ad obovato-ellipticis, usque ad 

 13 cm longis, breviter abrupteque acuminatis, basi rotundatis, 

 nervis utrinque circiter 12, tenuibus, utrinque distinctis. Pani- 

 culis amplis, multifloris, rhachibus productis, ramis primariis 

 15 ad 20, racemose dispositis, usque ad 20 cm longis; floribus 

 5-meris, umbellatis, umbellis in ramis primariis racemose dis- 

 positis; fructibus subellipsoideis, 3 ad 4 mm longis, 5-sulcatis, 

 5-locellatis. 



An epiphytic shrub, glabrous except the more or less pale- 

 pubescent inflorescences. Leaves 9- to 11-foliolate, their petioles 

 13 to 16 cm long, inflated and clasping at the base, the petiolules 

 3 to 5.5 cm long; leaflets elliptic to obovate-elliptic, chartaceous 

 to subcoriaceous, entire, pale and shining when dry, 7 to 13 cm 

 long, 4.5 to 7 cm wide, the apex shortly and abruptly acuminate, 

 base rounded; primary lateral nerves about 12 on each side 

 of the midrib, slender, distinct on both surfaces. Panicles ter- 

 minal, ample, peduncled, the peduncle 4 to 10 cm long, with few 

 to many bracts resembling the inflated petiolar bases, the rachis 

 produced, in large panicles attaining a length of 20 cm, the 

 younger parts more or less pale-pubescent, the indumentum 

 deciduous on the older parts; primary branches racemosely 

 disposed, 15 to 20 on each panicle, up to 20 cm in length. Flow- 

 ers umbellate, the umbels racemosely disposed on the primary 

 branches, the peduncles 5 to 8 mm long. Flowers 5-merous, 

 small, 8 to 12 in each umbel, their pedicels, just after anthesis, 

 2 to 4 mm in length. Fruit subellipsoid, 3 to 4 mm long, 5- 

 sulcate, 5-celled. 



Catanduanes, Mount Mariguidon, Bur. Sci. 30511 (type), 30210 Ramos, 

 November, 1917, epiphytic, in damp forests. 



This species is especially well characterized by its ample inflorescences, 

 the rachis being greatly prolonged, and the numerous primary racemosely 

 disposed branches; and by the umbels being racemosely disposed on the 

 primary branches. 



SCHEFFLERA MYRIANTHELLA sp. nov. § Euschefflera. 



Frutex epiphyticus, inflorescentiis distincte furfuraceis excep- 

 tis glaber; foliis 6- ad 8-foliolatis, foliolis obovatis, integris, 

 usque ad 12 cm longis, breviter acuminatis, nitidis, nervis utrin- 

 que circiter 12, tenuibus; paniculis terminalibus, pedunculatis, 

 amplis, quadripinnatim-paniculatis, rhachibus valde elongatis, 

 ramis primariis racemose dispositis, usque ad 23 cm longis, 

 ramis secondariis numerosis, 2.5 ad 3.5 cm longis ; floribus sub- 



