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SANTALACE^E. 



EXOCARPUS Lab. 



Exocarpus rolfeanus (O. Kuntze) comb. nov. 



Xylophyllo* rolfrana 0. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PI. 1 (1891) 589, (rolfsiana) . 



Palawan. Vidal J67/7, type in Herb. Kew.; Victoria Peak. For. Bur. 8852 

 Curran. March, 1900,. altitude 300 in. 



A curious endemic species, known only from the above two collections. Curran's 

 specimen is sterile, and is described by him as a 3 m high shrub. 



OLACACELE. 



ANACOLOSA Blnme. 



Anacolosa luzoniensis sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, inflorescentiis exeeptis, usque ad 15 m alta: foliis 

 chartaceis vel subcoriaccis, ovato-oblongis, elliptico-oblongis, vel oblongis, 

 8 ad 12 cm longis, basi acutis, apice obtusis vol obscure acuminatis, 

 nervis utrinque circiter 5; floribus axillaribus, congestis, griseo-puberulis, 

 stipitatis, 6-meris; petalia intus in partibua inferioribus glabris, carinatis, 

 supra crassis, subtrigonis, dense pubescentibus ; filamentis latis, glabris, 

 connectivo Ludumento dense coronato; ovario 2-loculare; fructibus ellip- 

 soideis, 2 cm longis, disco accrescent i. 



A tree reaching a height of 15 m, glabrous except the inflorescence. 

 Brandies slender, terete, reddish-brown. Leaves alternate, oblong, ovate- 

 oblong, or elliptic-oblong, 8 to 12 cm long, 3 to 5 cm wide, chartaceous 

 to subcoriaceous, dark or pale when dry, sligtly shining, the base acute, 

 the apex obtuse, rarely obscurely and broadly acuminate; nerves about 5 

 on each side of the midrib, anastomosing, the reticulations lax; petioles 

 5 to 8 mm long. Flowers pale-green, gray-pubcrulent, densely congested, 

 axillary, the stipes 2 to 3 mm long. Calyx 3 mm in diameter, sub- 

 truneate and with (i minute teeth. Petals ('», valvate, pubescent, lanceo- 

 late or oblong-lanceolate. 4 mm long, 1.8 mm wide, acute or somewhat 

 acuminate, the lower half, inside, glabrous and keeled, the upper portion 

 thickened, 3-sided, and densely pubescent in the central portion. Stamens 

 6, opposite the petals; filaments broad, about 1 mm long and broad, 

 flattened, glabrous, the antheriferoua portion as broad as the filament and 

 crowned with copious hairs. Ovary superior, 2-celled. each cell with 

 a single pendulous ovule: style narrowly conical, 1 to 1.5 mm long. 

 Fruit fleshy, ellipsoid, about 2 cm long. 1-celled, entirely inclosed in the 

 accrescent disk. 



Luzon. Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles. For. Bur. 2830 Meyer, March, 

 1905 (type). For. Hur. 119!) Borden, June, 1904, For. Bur. 1222 Curnni. June, 

 1907. Bur. Soi. 516') Ramos, February, 1908. Mindoko, For. Bur. 8650. 11863 

 Merrill. January, April, 1908. Masbatk, For. Bur. 12601 Roaenbluth, January, 

 1909. 



