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KICKXIA Blume. 



Kickxia merrittii sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, 18 ad 20 m alia; foliis oppositis, subcoriaceis, oblongo- 

 vel elliptico-lanceolatis, utrinque acuminatis, 7 ad 12 cm longis, usque 

 ad 3.5 cm latis; floribus albis, axillaribus, solitariis vol binis, pedicellatis, 

 7 cm longis, corollae tubo 2.5 cm longo. 



A tree 18 to 20 m high, glabrous throughout. Branches terete, lenti- 

 cellate, dark-reddish-brown, the branchlets slightly compressed. Leaves 

 opposite, subcoriaceous, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7 to 12 cm 

 long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, entire, shining, the apex acuminate, acumen 

 blunt, the base acuminate; nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, 

 beneath rather distinct and often reddish-brown; petioles 1 cm long or 

 less. Flowers axillary, solitary or in pairs, white, about 7 cm long, the 

 pedicels 2 cm long or less. Calyx-lobes oblong-ovate, acuminate, keeled, 

 5 mm long, 3 mm wide. Corolla-tube 2.5 cm long, narrow below, some- 

 what inflated above, the lobes 5, about I cm long, 1.3 cm wide. Anthers 

 about 7 mm long. Disk 2 mm long, truncate. Ovaries elongated, united 

 by the style, the latter 8 hum long. Follicles (immature) cylindrie, 8 

 em long, about 2 cm thick, seeds spindle-shaped, long acuminate, about 

 4 cm long, the hairs brownish, 4 cm long. 



MlNBOaO, Ibalo River, For. Bur. 11488 Merritt, May 9, 1908, in mountain 

 forests at 600 m altitude. Mang., Ayete. 



The second species of the genus to be found in the Philippines, distinguished 

 from Kickxia blancoi Rolfe by its elongated corolla tube, and more acuminate 

 leaves. 



OCHROSIA Juss. 



Ochrosia littoral is sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 10 m alta, glabra; foliis tends vel quaternis, membrana- 

 ceis, late oblanceolatis, breviter obtuseque acuminatis, basi cuneatis, usque 

 ad 8 cm longis; cymis axillaribus terminalibusque, 2 ad 3 cm longis ; 

 floribus circiter 1 cm longis; drupis 2.5 ad 4 cm longis, divergentibus. 

 acuminatis. subeylindraceis, basi eonmitis. 



A tree about 10 m high, glabrous throughout. Brandies slender, 

 terete, reddish-brown. Leaves usually ternate, rarely quaternate, mem- 

 branaceous, broadly oblanceolatc, 6 to 8 cm long, 2 to 2.5 cm wide. 

 shining, the apex shortly and obtusely acuminate, the base cuneate; 

 nerves very numerous, parallel, not prominent; petioles 4 to 5 mm long, 

 sometimes shorter. Cymes axillary and terminal, 2 to 3 cm long, the 

 bracts and bracteoles ovate, 1 to 1.5 mm long. Flowers mostly at the 

 apices of the branchlets, usually crowded. Calyx-lobes ovate to oblong- 

 ox ate, obtuse or acute, imbricate, about 2 mm long. Corolla-tube cylin- 

 drie, slender, about 6 mm long, 1.5 mm in diameter, glabrous throughout, 

 the lobes 5, narrow, about 4 mm long, overlapping to the right. Stamens 

 inserted just above the middle of the tube; anthers lanceolate, acuminate. 

 1.3 mm long. Ovaries two, united at the base, and at the apex by the 2 



