90 ROBINSON. 



often those of G. triandrum at a similar stage; the stipules in G. triandrum are 

 variable in prominence, and those of G. quinquestylum come well within the limits 

 of their variation, the branchlets of G. quinquestylum are less pubescent than is 

 usual in G. triandrum, but come within the limits of variation in 3-anthered 

 plants. A majority of the collections cited under the latter have male flowers; 

 the others, all fertile, might just as well be placed here, except on grounds of 

 probability. 



N. v. Shimey, Ig., Benguet. 



2. Glochidion urophylloides Elmer Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 300. 



G. fenicis Merr. Philip. Jour. Sci. 3 ( 1908) Bot. 414. 



Batanes Islands, Batan Island, Santo Domingo de Basco, Bur. Sci. 3696 Fenix. 

 Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Aparri, For Bur. 11218 Klemme: Province of 

 Isabela, Casiguran, Bur. Sci. 3113 Hearns: Province of Benguet, Baguio, Elmer 

 8617, 8158: Province of Rizal, Montalban, For. Bur. 3^08 Ahern's collector. 



The type of G. urophylloides is represented in this herbarium by a leaf-bearing 

 branch with a single female flower, but agrees well with the other Benguet 

 specimen, originally distributed under a different name. The species had been 

 already placed by me in the section Euglochidion, on account of the peduncled 

 inflorescence of the latter specimen, which is indicated rather than present in 

 the type, before their identity was suspected with the other specimens here cited, 

 each of which has flowers with 4 or 5 anthers. At this time G. fenicis was held 

 distinct, and of our specimens it has the largest leaves, but it was subsequently 

 agreed that it was cospecific, though the description had gone too far in type to 

 be withheld. If presence of a Latin diagnosis be insisted upon, it takes precedence 

 of the older name. 



The identity of this species with G. lanceolatum Hayata being suspected, 

 material of the numbers which seemed to me to approach most nearly the descrip- 

 tion of the latter was sent to Dr. Hayata, who has courteously compared it with 

 the type, and believes that in spite of the similarity the species are distinct, the 

 Formosan plant having larger capsules, less clustered flowers and much smaller 

 leaves. 



The leaf variation of the species as here interpreted is considerable, the length 

 varying from 5 to 16 cm, and the width from 2 to 6 cm. 

 N. v. Annam, Batanes Islands; Cangil, Neg., Cagayan. 



3. Glochidion lancifolium sp. nov. § Euglochidion. 



Floribus pedunculatis, pedicellatis, perianthii segmentis 6, biseriatis: 

 florum masculinorum antheris 4-6 ; florum femineorum ovariis 5-loculari- 

 bus, columnis stylaribus basi angustatis apice incrassatis ovaria juniora 

 aequantibus, mox eis conspicue angustioribus : arbor parva, glabra, foliis 

 oblongis vel lanceolatis, apice breviter acuminatis. 



Flowers of both sexes in the same or different fascicles, borne on short 

 thickened peduncles usually arising 2-10 mm above the axils, the pedicels 

 of the male flowers about 1 cm long, those of the female flowers 3-5 mm 

 long : perianth of the male flowers 6-parted, the segments of the outer 

 row slightly larger than those of the inner, 2.3 mm long, ovate, rounded 

 at the apex; anthers 5, more rarely 4 or 6, 0.6 mm long, the connective 

 produced about 0.2 mm : perianth-segments of the female flowers 6, 

 biseriate, lanceolate to ovate, 1.3-1.5 mm long, rounded and often apicu- 

 late at the apex, ovary glabrous, strongly 10-grooved, in the youngest 



