300 MERRILL. 



acuminate, the apes sharply and abruptly acuminate, the acumen about 

 1 cm long, the margins rather finely crenate-eerrate or in the lower pari 

 Bubentire; petioles :> to 6 cm long; nerves 1(> to is on each side of the 

 midrib, prominent beneath, anastomosing, the reticulations distinct. 

 Spikes axillary, many-flowered, in anthesis 10 to 15 cm long, in fruit 

 up to 40 cm in length and somewhat thickened. Flower-buds sessile. 

 each subtended by three bracteoles, a lanceolate, acuminate middle one 

 about 5 mm long, and two lateral, much smaller ones. Calvx-tube 5 

 mm long, somewhat quadrangular, the lobes Three, one of which is some- 

 times split at the apex, ovate, obtuse, about (> mm long. Petals 4, 

 elliptic. 1.3 cm long. Mature flowers not seen. Fruit narrowly oblong, 

 about Id cm long, 2.5 cm thick, .somewhat quadrangular, the angles 

 rounded, the style persistent in young fruits, slender, 5 cm long. 



Balabac, Bur. Sci. ).i.i Mangubat, .March. 1906. 



A species said by the collector to ho rare, growing in forests, and used by 

 the natives to poison fish. X. v. (Moro), (lain. 



COMBRETACILE, 



COMBRETUM Linn. 



Combretum extensum Roxb. Sort. Beng. (1814) 28; PI. Ind. 2 (1824) 22!): 

 King in Journ. As. See. beng. 66- | 1807) :VM. 



Palawan, Mount Pulgar, Bur. Sci. .'> ',7 Fomworthy, March. l!)i»ti. Mi.vdoko. 

 Madrugo River, For. Bur. ' t <n>, Merritt, April. 1006. 



British India to the Malay Peninsula, Andaman Islands, and -lava; new to the 

 Philippines. 



TERMINALIA Linn. 



Terminalia comintana (Blanco) comb, now 



Buoida oomintana Blanco Fl, Pilip. (1887) B86, ed. 2 (184.)) 266, ed. 3, 2:4S. 



Terminalia chebula P.-Vill. Nov. App. (1880) 80, non Rets. 



Terminalia multiflora Men-, in Govt Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1904) 34. 



Terminalia polyantha Preal Epim. Bot. (1861) 2131 



Luzon, Province of Za m bales, Canad, For. Bur. 5897 Curran: Province of 

 Pangasinan, Cape Bolinao, For. Bur. 8381 Curran a) Merritt: Province of Rixal, 

 Bosoboso. Merrill 2798 (type of Terminalia multiflora Men-.). 86*47, For. Bur. 

 298.}, 2099 Mian's collector, For. Bur. tOOSS Curran, Bur. Sci. 3265 Ramoa: 

 Province of Batangas, Ban Jose, Guerrero ». n, (topotvpe of Buoida comintana 

 Blanco): Province of Bataan, Mount Mariveles, Elmer tamo. Whitford 1257: 

 Province of Tayabas I Infanta), Tinuan River, Whitford 767: Province of (ama- 

 rines. Mount [sarog, For. Bur. I(l',',s Curran. Minimum). For. Bur. 6198, 8708 

 Merritt, For. Bur. I.'.'ll Rotenbluth. Ticao, For. Bur. 1830 Clark. Mindanao. 

 District of Zamboanga, For. Bur. 9883 Whitford <(- Hutchinson. Local names: 

 Zambales Bingaa, Botitinon; Pangasinan Mogtolopoi; Rital Noghubo, Polauag, 

 Baplunaan; Batangas Dinglat; Tayabas (Infanta) Bangiaa; Oaaaarines Ttooon; 

 Mimloro Bangiaa; Ticao Batitinan-babaye j Zamboangi Malatagum, Batitinan, 



Blanco's Unci, I, i comintana has previously been considered as a doubtful species. 



and 1 have expressed the opinion " thai it was referable to the genus Calycopteris, 



and that F.-Yillar was wrong in transferring it to the genus Terminalia. While 



"Govt. Pah. Publ. (Philip.) 17 (1804) M. 



