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BUCAS GRANDE, Bur. Sci. 35136 Ramos & Pascasio, June 10, 
1919, in dry forests at low altitudes. The same species is appar- 
ently represented by Bur. Sci. 35198 Ramos & Pascasio from the 
neighboring island of Dinagat, the latter number consisting of 
leaves only. 
A species not closely allied to any previously described Phil- 
ippine form, well characterized by its narrow, rigid leaves; its 
solitary, erect, long-peduncled syncarps, the peduncles being sup- 
plied with several reduced leaves and several additional, reduced, 
apical, leaflike bracts; and by its very numerous, small, narrow, 
1-celled drupes. Allied to Pandanus brachyspathus Martelli, but 
with very different leaves. 
PANDANUS TENUIPEDUNCULATUS sp. nov. § Bryantia, 
Frutex erectus, ramulis 1 ad 1.3 cm diametro; foliis subflacci- 
dis, anguste oblongo-lanceolatis, 50 ad 75 cm longis, 3 ad 4.5 cm 
latis, apice abrupte angustatis, breviter acuminatis; syncarpiis 
ovoideis, erectis, circiter 3 cm diametro, pedunculo usque ad 9 
cm longo, 5 mm diametro; drupis numerosis, obovoideis ad an- 
guste obovoideis, 10 ad 12 mm longis, circiter 5 mm diametro, 
1-locellatis, apice rotundatis, stigma sessile, planum, circiter 1.2 
mm diametro. 
A shrub, the ultimate branches 1 to 1.3 cm in diameter. 
Leaves subflaccid, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 50 to 75 cm long, 
3 to 4.5 cm wide, about the same width throughout or somewhat 
narrowed below, the apex abruptly tapering to the short acumen, 
the latter 5 mm long or less, the margins rather finely toothed, 
the midrib beneath in the uppermost part with few small teeth, 
the 2 lateral nerves on the upper surface toward the apex 
with similar scattered teeth. Heads ovoid, solitary, terminal, 
erect, about 3 cm in diameter, the peduncles triangular, about 
9 cm long, 5 mm in diameter. Drupes red, obovoid to narrowly 
obovoid, 10 to 12 mm long, up to 5 mm in diameter, 1-celled, 
narrowed below to the cuneate base, the apical portion rounded, 
the very tip sometimes depressed, terminated by the flat stigma 
which is about 1.2 mm in diameter. 
MINDANAO, Surigao Province, Bur. Sci. 34739 Ramos & Pas- 
casio, June 20, 1919, in open forests at low altitudes. Bur. Sci. 
34842 Ramos & Pascasio from Siargao Island, a specimen with 
staminate flowers, probably represents the same species. 
This species is readily distinguishable by its rather ‘flaccid 
leaves which are of about the same width throughout and rather 
abruptly narrowed to the short-acuminate apex; and by its slen- 
derly peduncled, solitary, erect syncarps. 
