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an examination of the pistillate flowers, however, shows sufficiently important 
differential characters to warrant the characterization of the Philippine plant 
as a distinct genus. 
PITTOSPORACEZ. 
PITTOSPORUM Banks. 
Pittosporum littorale sp. nov. 
Arbor glabra usque ad 6 m alta; foliis anguste oblongo-obovatis, sub- 
coriaceis, apice rotundatis, basi angustatis, decurrento-acuminatis vel 
acutis; fructibus aurantiacis, ovoideis, circiter 2 cm longis, 2-valvatis, 
apiculatis, in sicco rugosis; seminibus circiter 20, nigris. 
A glabrous tree about 6 m high. Branches terete, light-gray, smooth. 
Leaves somewhat crowded toward the apices of the branchlets, subcoria- 
ceous, narrowly oblong-obovate, 9 to 17 cm long, 3 to 5 em wide, when 
dry somewhat shining, paler beneath, the apex rounded, broad, rarely 
somewhat acute, the base gradually narrowed, acute or decurrent-acum- 
inate, the margins often somewhat recurved; nerves about 15 on each 
side of the midrib, not prominent; petioles 2 to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 
unknown. Fruiting racemes 2 to 3 cm long, in the upper axils. Fruits 
ovoid, about 2 cm long, 2-valved, valves ultimately recurved, orange-yellow 
when fresh, wrinkled when dry, the pericarp rather thick. Seeds about 
20, black, shining. 
Minvoro, For, Bur. 9845 Merritt, March, 1908, along the seashore. S1quivor, 
For. Bur. 16999 Everett, December, 1907, rocky point at Liloan, locally known 
as ticala. 
A species quite different from any of the other Philippine form, readily 
distinguishable by the shape of its leaves. 
Pittosporum megacarpum sp. nov. 
Arbor vel arbuscula glabra, usque ad 8 m alta, ramis pallide griseis, 
teretibus; foliis chartaceis, oblongo-ellipticis vel obovato-ellipticis, basi 
acutis, apice abrupte acuminatis; nervis utrinque 8 ad 10, subtus pro- 
minentibus; fructibus ovoideis, in sicco valde rugosis, 4 cm longis. 
A shrub or tree 3 to 8 m high, glabrous throughout. Branches terete, 
light-gray. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 10 to 
18 cm long, 4 to 7 em wide, shining when dry, the apex abruptly and 
sharply acuminate, the acumen 1 cm long or less, the base acute; nerves 
8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, impressed on 
the upper surface, anastomosing; petioles 1 to 2 cm long. Flowers un- 
known. Fruits ovoid, 2-valved, yellow, densely wrinkled when dry, about 
4 cm long, shortly apiculate, the pericarp thick. Seeds many, irregular, 
about 6 mm long, black, minutely wrinkled when dry. 
MassateE, Bulo River, For. Bur. 12557 Rosenbluth, January, 1909. MINpDoRo, 
Balete River, For. Bur. 5892 Merritt, October, 1906. 
A species with larger fruits than any other known Philippine form. Among 
our species most closely allied to Pittosporwm odoratum Merr. 
