NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE PLANTS, VII. 279 



EVERETTIODENDRON gen. nov. 



Flores dioici, apetali. Discus nullus. PI. $ : Sepala 4, valvata 

 Petala 0. Stamina A, filamentia subnullis; antherae erectae, basifixao. 

 minutae, subglobosae, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarii rudi- 

 mentum 0. PL $ : Ovarium 3-loculare, ovula in loculis geminate, 

 angulo centrali loculorum affixa, collateralia, raphe ventrali ; styli 3, erecti 

 patentes vcl curvati, incrassati, integri, a basi papilloso-stigmatosi. Fruc- 

 tus ovoideus vel depresso-globosus, exocarpio suberoso, endocarpio duro, 

 fere osseo, 3-loculari, loculicide 3-valvato. Arbor ramulis inflorescentiis 

 ovarioquc dense fcrrugineo-pubescentibus. Folia alterna, longe petiolata. 

 penninervia, integra, coriacea. Inflorescentia axillaria, flores $ numerosi, 

 paniculati, bracteolati, $ solitarii vel (?) raeemoai, pauci. 



Everettiodendron philippinense sp. nov. 



Arbor 15 ad 20 m alta; foliis alternis, coriaeeis, oblong-ovatis vel 

 oblongo-lanceolatis, integris, coriaceis, usque ad 18 cm longis, in sicco 

 brunncis, nitidis, glabris vel subtus ad nervos parce pubescentibus, nervis 

 utrinque 5 ad 7, distinctly ascendentibus, anastomosantibus, reticulis 

 laxis; petiolo 2 acl 5 cm longo; floribus masculinis in paniculis augustis 

 axillaribus dispositis, minutis, 4-meris, bracteolatis, congestis, dense fcrru- 

 gineo-pubescentibus ; floribus femineis ignotis, ut videtur solitariis vel 

 breviter racemosis, ex fructibus immaturis ovario dense ferruginco-pubes- 

 centi, 3-loculari, loculis 2-ovulatis; fructibus axillaribus, solitariis, ovoi- 

 deis vel depresso-globosis, circiter 3 cm diametro. 



A tree 15 to 20 m high, the young branches and inflorescence densely 

 ferruginous-pubescent. Brandies terete, brown or reddish-brown, glab- 

 rous. Leaves alternate, coriaceous, oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 entire, coriaceous, 9 to 18 cm long, 4.5 to 8 cm wide, brown and shining 

 when dry, entire, glabrous or somewhat pubescent on the midrib and 

 lateral nerves beneath, the apex usually prominently and sharply acumi- 

 nate, the acumen sometimes subfalcate, the base acute, rarely somewhat 

 rounded : nerves 5 to 7 on each side of the midrib, prominent beneath, 

 ascending, slightly curved, anastomosing near the margin, the reticula- 

 tions lax; petioles often ferruginous-pubescent ultimately subglabrous, 

 3 to 5 cm long, slightly thickened at the apex and sometimes a little 

 geniculate. Staminate inflorescence in the upper axils, of narrow, 3 to 

 5 cm long, racemose panicles, all parts of it densely ferruginous-pubescent, 

 the branches short, each one subtended by an ovate bract about 3 mm 

 long, the flowers minute, sessile, congested, subtended by bracteoles similar 

 to but smaller than the bracts. Sepals 4, free, valvate, acute or slightly 

 acuminate, ovate, pubescent, 2 mm long. Petals none. Stamens 4, in 

 the center of the flower, with no staminodes and no disk ; filaments very 

 short or subobsolete : anthers globose, basifixed, minute, about 0.2 mm in 



