211 

 LECYTHIDACE^. 



BARRINGTONIA Foist. 



Barringtonia curranii Merrill sp. nov. § Stravidium. 



A tree 4 to (> in. high, glabrous except the inflorescence, with large or 

 very large oblanceolate leaves, elongated racemes, and 4-merous flowers 

 which are about 7 cm. across when open, the fruits elliptical-obovoid, 

 crowned by the calyx lobes, terete or very obscurely Wangled, ? cm. long, 

 about 1 cm. thick. Branches thickened, light gray, the leaf scars rather 

 large. Leaves alternate, crowded at the apices of the branchlets, sub- 

 coriaceous, rather pale when dry, shining, 20 to 60 cm. long, (i to 12 cm. 

 wide, the margins obscurely minutely but distantly toothed, the apex 

 acuminate, gradually narrowed below to the attenuate base, the petiole 

 stout, less than 1 cm. long; nerves IS to 24 on each side of the midrib, 

 very prominent, the reticulations evident. Racemes pendulous (1 m. 

 long according to Bermejos) stout, ferruginous-puberulent. Flowers 

 pink or red, sessile. Calyx tube about 8 mm. long, obscurely 4-angled, 

 densely ferruginous mealy puberulent. the lobes 4, broadly ovate or 

 orbicular-ovate, rounded, less than 1 cm. long, densely ferruginous mealy 

 puberulent, the margins slightly ciliate. Petals 4, obovate, rounded, 

 3.5 cm. long, about 2 cm. wide. Stamens indefinite, the filaments -f to 5 

 cm. long. Ovary 4-celled ; style about T cm. long. Fruit wrinkled when 

 dry, somewhat ferruginous puberulent, with a single large seed. 



Palawan, near Puerto Prinoesa (3596 Curran) January 30. 1906; (225 

 Bermejos) December 14, 1905. In forests and old clearings 20 m. or more above 

 the sea level. 



Barringtonia revoluta Merrill sp. nov. § Bulonica. 



A tree about 12 m. high, quite glabrous, with oblong-lanceolate to 

 oblong-oblanceolate entire leaves, the margins strongly revolute. elon- 

 gated, slender, recemose inflorescence and 3-merous flowers, the calyx 

 tube sharply 3-angled, the lobes and petals 3, and the ovary 3-celled. 

 Branches slightly thickened, strongly rugose when dry, brown or grayish. 

 Leaves alternate, crowded at the emls of the branchlets, subcoriaceous, 

 pale and shining when dry, 15 to 24 cm. long, l\ to (> cm. wide, the apex 

 acute or slightly acuminate, gradually narrowed below to the attenuate 

 base, the petiole proper stout, rugose, less than 1 cm. long; nerves about 

 14 on each side of the midrib, the reticulations rather lax, distinct. 

 Racemes 40 to 50 cm. long or more, the flowers \'v\v, scattered, their 

 pedicels about 1 cm. long. Flowers immature. Calyx tube narrowed 

 below to the pedicel, sharply 3-angled, closed in bud, splitting into three 

 broadly ovate, rounded lobes, which are sometimes minutely apiculate 

 at the apex. Petals :>. free, elliptical ovate, rounded. Stamens indefi- 

 nite; anthers 0.8 nun. long. Ovary 3-celled, each cell with 3 or I 

 pendulous ovules from the upper inner angle. Fruit and mature flowers 

 not seen. 



