108 BRAND. 



1. Inflorescentiae simplices. 



2. Flores sub foliis prominentes 11. 8. oblongifolia 



2. Flores in axillis foliorum. 



3. Inflorescentiae terminales 12. 8. imperialis 



3. Inflorescentiae axillares. 

 4. Ramuli glabri. 



5. Folia chartacea 13. 8. betula 



5. Folia coriacea. 



6. Flores racemosi 14. 8. peninsular is 



6. Flores spicati. 



7. Folia 6-11 cm longa 15. 8. Cumingiana 



7. Folia 3-5.5 cm longa 16. 8. Whitfordii 



4. Ramuli ferruginei vel pilosi. 



5. Fructus inconspicuus, vix 2.5 mm in diametro 17. S.inconspicua 



5. Fructus 4-5 mm longus. 



6. Folia pleraque plus quam 4 cm longa. 



7. Folia coriacea 18. 8. luzoniensis 



7. Folia chartacea 19. 8. Mcrrilliana 



6. Folia pleraque minus quam 4 cm longa. 



7. Folia utrinque glaberrima 20. S. palawancnsis 



7. Folia plus minus pilosa 21. 8. depauperata 



3. S. imbricata Brand sp. nov. 



Arbor ramulis purpureis vel atro-purpureis, glabris. Folia crasse 

 coriacea, ramulis adpressa et imbricata, 5-6 cm longa, 2.5-4 cm lata, 

 ovata vel late ovata, serrato-dentata, utrinque glaberrima, in apicem 

 brevem subito producta, basi leviter cuneata vel truncata, costa supra 

 impressa; petiolus 5-10 mm longus. Spicae terminales et subterminales, 

 compositae, glabriusculae, laxiflorae, petiolo multo longiores, fructiferae 

 incrassatae et elongatae; bracteae 3, ovato-rotundatae, sericeae, calycem 

 occultantes; calycis tubus brevissimus, glaber, lobi rotundati, obtusi, 

 sericei, tubo multo longiores, post deflorationem supra ovarium glabrum 

 convergentes; stylus glaber, calyce duplo longior; corolla mihi non visa. 

 Fructus niger, ovato-ampulliformis, 10-12 mm longus, valde rugosus, 

 glaber, trilocularis, sed loculis binis plus minus abortientibus ; lobi 

 calycini discum comose superantes. 



Luzon, Province of Zambales, Mount Tapulao, Bur. Sci. IfiOl Ramos, December, 

 1907: Province of Benguet, Pauai, Bur. 8ci. JfiftG Mcarns, August, 1907, with 

 mature fruit, altitude 2,200 m. 



5. S. floridissima Brand in Pflanzenreich 6 (1901) 35, var. serrata var. nov. 



Arbor ramulis atro-purpureis glabris. Folia tenuiter coriacea, 10-13 

 cm longa, 4-7 cm lata, ovalia vel elliptica, grosse serrata, utrinque 

 glabra, in apicem brevem subito producta, basi nunc rotundata, nunc 

 cuneata; petiolus ca. 2 cm longus. Paniculae puberulae, petiolo 4—6-plo 

 longiores, pedicellis calycem aequantibus vel superantibus ; bracteae mini- 

 mae; calyx dense ferrugineus, lobis rotundato-triangularibus tubum 

 aequantibus ; corolla calyce duplo longior, 5-partita, extus sericea ; stamina 



