PHILIPPINE PHYLLANTHINJB. 103 



globose, light-brown, 5 mm long, 12-14 mm in diameter, minutely pubes- 

 cent, 12-grooved, G-celled; seeds 4-5 mm long. 



A tree or hush attaining 10 m in height, the branchlets covered with 

 grayish or brownish, striate, lenticellate bark, the ultimate branchlets 

 usually strongly angled; glabrous or nearly so except the pedicels, 

 perianth, and ovary: leaves borne on petioles 4-5 mm long, the lamina 

 coriaceous, oval, elliptic, ovate, or nearly round, 6-13 cm long, ;!-.") cm 

 wide, the base acuminate and narrowly winging the petioles sometimes to 

 their insertions, the apices obtusely acuminate; pairs of lateral veins on 

 each side of the midrib 6-9. 



Similar in general appearance to G. rubrum, most easily distinguished by the 

 larger flowers. 



Palawan, Puerto Princesa and vicinity, For. Bur. 3502 (type) Curran, 3474 

 Gurran, Bur. Sci. 235 Mangubat ; Iwahig River, Merrill 696, Bur. Sci. 783 

 F ox worthy ; Malatgao River, Bur. Sci. 906 Foxivorthy. 



26. Glochidion phil ippicum Benth. PI. Hongkong. (1861) 314. (G. philip- 

 pinense. ) 



Bradlcia philippica Cav. Tc. 4 (1797) 48, pi. 371. 



Bradleja philippensis Willd. 8p. PI. 4 (1805) 592. 



Gyrostcmon blancoi Llanos Frag. Alg. PI. Filip. (1851) 74. 



Phyllanthus philippinensis Muell.-Arg. in Flora 48 (1865) 376. 



Luzon, Province of Ilocos Norte, Bangui, For. Bur. 13919 Merritt <C- Darling: 

 Province of Benguet, Twin Peaks, Elmer 6366; Sugpon, For. Bur. 14115 Merritt 

 cG Darliny : Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Bamhang, For. Bur. 10885 Gurran: 

 Province of Pangasinan, Villasis, Alberto J/2: Province of Zambales, Aglao, For. 

 Bur. 6087 Aguilar; Olangapo trail, For. Bur. 5806 Curran; between Castellejos 

 and Aglao, For. Bur. 58 '(7 Gurran: Province of Bulacan, Angat, For. Bur. 11192 

 Aguilar; Norzagaray, Yoder 66: Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, For. Bur. 10027 

 Curran; Antipolo, For. Bur. 405 Ahern's collector; Montalban, Bur. Soi. 5201 

 Ramos: Province of Laguna, Calauan, Cuming 459; Los Bafios, Elmer s. n.: 

 Province of Tayabas, Atimonan, Whitford 661: Province of Camarincs, Pasacao, 

 Ahem 160, 274- Masbate, Masbate, Merrill 3069. Nkgkos, Province of Negros 

 Occidental, Gimagaan River, For. Bur. 4314 Everett; Paglamgan River, For. Bur. 

 4315 Everett. MlNDOBO, Mompong, For. Bur. 9691 Merritt; Baco, Merrill 1236; 

 Calapan, Merrill 907 ; Pola, Merrill 2246 ; Bongabong River, For. Bur. 4076 Merritt, 

 Whitford 1393; Mansalay, Merrill 910. Mindanao, Province of Surigao, Surigao, 

 Ahem 342: District of Davao, Santa Cruz, Williams 2707: Lake Lanao, Camp 

 Keithley, Mrs. Clemens }70, 600, s. n.: District of Cotabato, Malabang, Mrs. 

 Clemens s. n. : District of Zaniboauga, Sax River, Williams 23)8. Basilan, 

 Hallier s. n. 



In spite of its formation, it seems desirable to restore the original spelling of 

 the specific name of this species, and it may fairly be credited to Bentham, who 

 first made the necessary transfer, though with a changed ending. 



The reduction of Llanos' species is made on his own authority, and his descrip- 

 tion makes it plausible. Zarcoa philippensis Llanos, reduced to this species by 

 F.-Villar, certainly belongs elsewhere. Blanco appears not to have described it. 



N. v. Bagna, Tag., Rizal; Bugna, Vis., Surigao; Malay sa, Baringcocorow, Zam- 

 bales; Matang hipon, Tag., Rizal; Galian, Antobanag, Tag., Mindoro; Yamog- 

 yamog, Taquinis, Vis., Negros. 

 Hongkong, Sumatra. 



