NEW OB NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE PLANTS, VII. 301 



F.-Villar was certainly in error in transferring Blanco's species to Trntti Italia 

 chebula Uetz.. I am now of the opinion that lie was correct as to the genus, and 

 that liiuida cotnintana Blanco is identical with the species previously described 

 by me as Terminalia inuHi flora. Through the kindness of Dr. Leon Guerrero, 

 member of the Philippine Assembly, we have been able to secure specimens of the 

 tree locally known as Dinglaa in the town of San dose. Province of Batangas, 

 which native name was cited by Blanco in his original description and from 

 which town Blanco secured his specimens. A similar name occurs on speci- 

 mens from Zam bales, Bingoa, while BingioB is applied to the same species in the 

 Province of Tayabas, and in Minfloro. Blanco did not have mature fruits when 

 he described the species, and apparently assumed that the calyx was persistent 

 in ripe fruits; the calyx-rim is. however, very early deciduous. The specific 

 name is from an old name of the Province of Batangas, according to Blanco. 



Terminalia polyantha Presl is probably not specifically distinct from the above 

 species, but there are slight differences in the leaves. J previously reduced Preal's 

 species to Terminalia catappa Linn., from the abridged description given by 

 Miquel, to which species it is not at all allied: a specimen of ('ttiiiiiif/ 1516, on 

 which the species was based, is now in our herbarium. 



A specimen from Celebes in the Kew Herbarium, collected by Beccari, is 

 probably referable to Terminalia oomintana (Blanco) Merr., which species is 

 otherwise not known from outside of the Philippines. 



Terminalia quadrialata sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, 15 ad 35 m alta ; Poliis oblongo-obovatis vol elliptico- 

 obovatis, Bubcoriaceis, nitidis, usque ad "20 cm Longis, apice breviter acu- 

 minatis, basi sensim angustatis, decurrento-alatis, nervis utrinque 15 ad 



80, distinetis, retieulis obscuris : paniculis torminalibus. ramis patulis; 

 fructibus 2 ad 'A cm longis, apice retusis, regulariter t-alatis. a 1 is tenuiter 

 coriaceis vel Bubmembranaceis, 1 ad 1.3 cm I at is. 



A tree, glabrous throughout. 15 to ;>."> m high. Branches rather stout, 

 grayish or reddish-brown, lenticellate. Leaves somewhat crowded to- 

 wards the apices of the branches, oblong-obovate to elliptic-obovate, 15 

 to 25 cm long, 4 to 10 cm wide, Bubcoriaceous, shining, glabrous, of aboul 

 the same color on both surfaces when dry, the apex shortly acuminate, 

 rarely Bubobtuse, gradually narrowed towards the base whieh is somewhat 

 deeurrent : nerves 15 to 20 on each side of the midrib, distinct, parallel, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations lax, obscure; petioles stout, usually 5 

 mm long or less, but the lamina sometimes deeurrent to the branch, bo 

 that the leaves often appear to be sessile or subsessile. flowers unknown. 

 Fruiting panicles terminal, 20 cm long or less, the branches spreading, 

 sometimes relieved, the lower ones sometimes 8 cm long, with few 

 secondary branches, or unbranched, the upper ones gradually shorter, 

 scattered, more or less thickened towards their apices, and in the apical 

 portions bearing many pedicel-scars. Fruit; including the wings, ellip- 

 soid or Bubprbicular in outline, "^ to ;! cm long, nearly as wide, retuse <'t 

 the apex, rounded at the base, the see* I -bearing portion very narrow, 

 thin-walled, usually but .1 mm thick; wings four, equal, thinly coriaceous 

 or Bubmembranaceous, 1 to \.'-\ em wide, transversely nerved; seeds 

 oblong, (i to 7 mm long. 



