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glabrous, 3-celled, each cell 2-ovuled. Flowers one in each bract, subses- 

 sile. Fruit about I mm. long, somewhat flattened vertically, 6 mm. wide. 

 obscurely 3-lobed, 3-celled, dehiscent, each cell 2-seeded, the pedicel in 

 infrutescence slender, 1 to l.5'cm. Long. 



Palawan, Puerto Princess cits. 258 Bermejos) December, 1905; Panacan 

 Point (3828 Outran) March, 1906. In forests hear the seashore. 



CLAOXYLON hiss. 



Claoxylon elongatum .Merrill sp. nov. § Euclaoxylon. 



A tree about LO in. high with oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate 

 leaves and slender elongated staminate inflorescence much exceeding the 

 leaves. Hranehlets slightly pubescent. Leaves membranous, rigid, 12 

 to 20 cm. long, 4 to (> cm. wide, scabrous, the base acute, the apex rather 

 slenderly acuminate, the margins distantly serrate, the upper surface 

 glabrous, dull, scabrid with numerous densely disposed small white 

 dots, the lower surface paler, slightly pubescenl on the nerves, becoming 

 nearly glabrous; lateral nerves prominent beneath. 5 to 6 on each side of 

 the midrib, curved-ascending, the reticulations distinct: petioles I to 7 

 cm. long, slightly pubescent. Staminate inflorescence slender, axillary, 

 solitary, 13 to 30 cm. long, many flowered, the axis rather densely hirsute 

 pubescent. Flowers glomerate, white, sessile or short pediceled, 3 or 4 

 in the axil of each bract, the glomeruli scattered, the bracts densely 



pubescent, 1 to 1.5 mm. long. Sepals :i. oblong ovate, acute, glabrous 

 or slightly ciliate on the margins, about 3 mm. long. Stamens about 

 25; filaments glabrous, about 1.5 mm. long; anther cells basifixed, about 

 0.5 mm. long. Disk glands scattered among the stamens, ovate to 

 obovate. obtuse, densely ciliate above, about 0.8 mm. long. Pistillate 

 flowers and fruits not seen. 



Luzon, Province of Laguna, Mount Maquiling (5141 Merrill) March 17. 1906. 



In forests on steep slopes at about 150 m. 



Claoxylon purpureum Merrill sp. nov. S Euclaoxylon. 



A shrul) about 5 in. high, with shining, few nerved, usually purplish, 



glabrous leaves and short, lew flowered, axillary racemes, dioecious. 

 Branches light gray, glabrous, the ultimate hranehlets often slightly 

 pubescent. Leaves oblong ovate to elliptical oblong, or obovate. sub- 

 ineiiibranous, the apex short acuminate, often abruptly so, narrowed 

 below to the acute base, the margins distantly sinuate crenate or dentate 

 to subentire; nerves 5 to (> on each side of the midrib, distant, prominent, 

 curved-ascending, interarching, the reticulations prominent, lax: petioles 

 0.5 to 1.5 cm. long, glabrous or nearly so. Inflorescence slender. I cm. 

 long or less, axillary, slightly pubescenl. Female flowers i'rw. Ovary 

 2-celled, each cell l-ovuled; style cleft nearly to the base, the two arms 

 recurved, aboul 2 mm. long. Male flowers: Sepals .'!. valvate. elliptical. 

 ovate, about '^ nun. long, acute. Petals (). Stamens about lii; filaments 

 about 1 nun. long: anther cells spreading or ascending, about 0.1 mm. 



