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3. Phyllanthus curranii sp. nov. § Emblicastrum. 



Floribus solitariis, breviter pedicellatis ; perianthii masoulini segmentis 

 4, exterioribus majoribus, disci glandulis liberis, minutis; filamentis 

 coalitis, antheris 2, transverse dehiscentibus : perianthii feminei segmentis 

 4 vel 5, disco angusto, annularis ovario globoso, stylis 3 integris, apice 

 liberis : foliis subsessilibus, lineari-rhomboideis, parvis ; stipulis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, acutis, deciduis. 



Flowers glabrous, solitary, borne on pedicels 0.5—1 mm long, the male 

 with 4 perianth-segments arranged in two rows, the outer 1-1.2 mm long, 

 nearly orbicular, the inner lanceolate; disk glands free, minute, situated 

 at the sinuses of the perianth-segments; staminal column in all 0.5 mm 

 long, the filaments united, anthers 2, dehiscing transversely: perianth- 

 segments of female flowers 4 or 5, oblong-ovate, slightly exceeding 1 mm 

 in length, their apices rounded; disk very narrow, annular with a lobed 

 margin; ovary globose, 0.6 mm in diameter, 3-celled; styles 3, free at the 

 rounded and undivided pale-colored apex, nearly as long as the ovary: 

 capsules 3 mm in diameter, 3-celled, the testa of the young seeds smooth. 



A small tree or shrub 3 m high, its grayish stems 3 cm in diameter, the 

 grayish or reddish branches terete or the upper conspicuously angled: 

 leaves subsessile, linear-rhomboid, 3.5-7 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, the base 

 usually inequilateral and at least on one side rounded, the margins 

 revolute, below the thickened apex rounded, the upper surface shining, 

 the under paler; lateral veins slender, 10—12 on each side of the midrib; 

 stipules linear-lanceolate, acutely-acuminate, 1-1.5 mm long, deciduous. 



Luzon, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Santa F6, For. Bur. 10889 Curran (type), 

 For. Bur. 18021 Merritt: Province of Pampanga, Mount Arayat, Loher JfilO, our 

 specimen sterile, but doubtless the same species. 



4. Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. Encycl. Meth. 5 (1804) 298. 



P. chamissonis Klotzsch in Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 (1843) Suppl. 1 : 420. 



Cicca decandra Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 701. 



P. microcarpus Muell.-Arg. in Linnaea 32 (1863) 51. 



Babuyanes Islands, Camiguin Island, Bur. Set. 3967 Fenix. Luzon, Province 

 of Ilocos Norte, Bangui, For. Bur. 13897, 15535 Merritt c£- Darling: Province of 

 Ilocos Sur, Santiago, For. Bur. 15659 Merritt & Darling: Province of Union, 

 Bauang, Elmer 56J/7, 5717 : Province of Benguet, Sugpon, For. Bur. 14120a Merritt 

 & Darling; Itogon to Dilopirip, For. Bur. 15880 Bacani; Mount Pulog, For. Bur. 

 18181 Merritt: Province of Tarlac, O'Donnell, For. Bur. 5154 Curran: Province 

 of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Lamao River, For. Bur. 2715 Borden, For. Bur. 

 6348 Curran, Williams 521, Elmer 6702: Province of Rizal, Manila, Merrill 372; 

 near Mariquina, Bur. Sci. 6524 Robinson: Province of Laguna, Los Baiios, Hallier 

 s. n. Cebu, Cebu, Hallier s. n. Mindobo, Calapan, Merrill 905. Mindanao, 

 District of Zamboanga, Sax River, Williams 2354: Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley, 

 Mrs. Clemens s. n. 



The specimens cited above include representatives of both of the varieties into 

 which the species was divided by Mueller. 



N. v. Bagbagutot, II., Camiguin; Tinatinan, Tag., Manila; Tintatintahan, 

 Malatinta, Tag. 



Malaysia, tropical Asia and Africa, reported doubtfully from Australia. 



