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curvato-ascendentibus, anastomosantibus, reticulis laxis, prominentibus, 

 elevatis; petiolo crasso, 1 ad 1.5 cm longo ; fructibus ovoideis vel depresso- 

 globosis, solitariis vel binis in axillis defoliatis, in sicco nigris, glabris, 

 nitidis, 1.5 ad 1.8 cm diametro, 8-locellatis, locellis monospermis. 



A tree 5 to 10 m high, glabrous except the inflorescence. Branches 

 terete, grayish, the younger ones slender, black, dark-brown, or oliva- 

 ceous, smooth. Leaves thickly coriaceous, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, 

 rarely lanceolate, 15 to 20 cm long, 4 to 8 cm wide, of about the same 

 color on both surfaces or the lower slightly paler, the upper shining, the 

 apex obtuse or slightly and obtusely acuminate, tbe base acute, margins 

 often slightly revolute, the lower surface with a distinct gland at the 

 base on each side of the petiole; primary nerves 8 to 10 uii each side of 

 the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, elevated, curved- 

 ascending, anastomosing, the primary reticulations lax, nearly as prom- 

 inent as the nerves, the ultimate reticulations less distinct; petioles 

 stout, black when dry, 1 to 1.5 cm long. Flowers unknown. Fruit 

 solitary or in pairs in the axils of fallen leaves, subsessile, numerous, 

 ovoid or depressed-globose, 1.5 to 1.8 cm in diameter, black and shining 

 when dry, glabrous, the apex slightly apiculate, 8-celled, each cell with 

 a single seed. Calyx accrescent, closely appressed to the base of the 

 fruit, more or less pubescent outside, densely so within, nearly square 

 and subtruncate, or with four short, broad teeth, 1.2 to 1.5 cm wide at 

 the top. Seeds about 8 mm long, 5 mm wide, compressed, brown, shining, 

 smooth, the albumen not ruminate. 



Type specimen collected by II. M. Curran, For. Bur. 10993, District of Bontoc, 

 Luzon, January, 1909, locally known as Aliuac. I am disposed to refer to it 

 also the following specimens, all from Luzon: Province of Bulacan, For. Bur. 117.1 

 Curran, June, 1907: Province of Rizal. San Mateo, For. Bur. i8'/7 Aherir's col- 

 lector; Merrill 236, Decades Philippine Forest Flora: Province of Laguna, Santa 

 Maria Mavitac, For. Bur. 10052 Curran, locally known in the last three provinces 

 as Canomoi. 



A species well characterized by its very prominent veins and reticulations, 

 manifestly allied to Diospyros maritima Blume, and to D. canomoi A. DC, 

 differing especially from the former in its much thicker leaves and very prominent 

 nerves, and from the latter in being nearly glabrous throughout. 



Diospyros whitfordii sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 18 m alta; ramulis junioribus densissime ferrugineo- 

 pubesccntibus ; foliis coriaceis vel subcoriaceis, oblongis vel elliptico- 

 oblongis, 8 ad 18 cm longis, breviter acuminatis, basi rotundatis vel 

 obtusis, utrinque nitidis, supra glabris, subtus glabris vel ad costa pubes- 

 centibus; fructibus globoso-ovoideis, 5 cm diametro, extus nigris, plus 

 minus pruinosis, glabris, in sieco plus minus reticulato-rugosis, pericarpio 

 osseo vel ligneo; calycibus persistentibus, accrescentibus, 5-lobatis, 4.5 

 ad 5 cm diametro, crasse coriaceis, lobis triangulari-ovatis, acutis, vix 

 reflexis, utrinque densissime ferrugineo-pubescentibus. 



