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and the inflorescence and flowers are also similar, but not identical. The flowers 

 and the calyx-lobes of E. longiflora are much the larger, probably sufficiently so to 

 hold the species distinct. Incidentally, the name E. liiiettla is QO< (enable for the 

 Indo-Javan species, as it is preoccupied as such by E. lineata DC. Prodi*. 3 (1828) 



273, a West Indian species, and as Myrthus lineata (liniata) Blume Bijdr. (1826) 

 1087, is similarly antedated by the original of the latter, Myrtiis lineata Sw. Fl. 

 Ind. Occid. (1800) 891. Assuming the correctness of the reduction by Koorders & 

 Valeton, its oldest tenable name seems to be E. cerasiformis DC. Prodr. 3 (1828) 



274, based on Myrtus cerasiformis Blume Bijdr. (1826) 1088. 



Local names, Malaruhat, Baler, Lamao, Piapi, Mindoro, and Gumaca ; Guisihan 

 at Tanay. 

 Endemic. 



38. Eugenia macgregorii sp. nor. 



Syzygium caryophyllaceum Men*, in For. Bur. Bull. (Philip.) 1 (1903) 44, 

 non 8. caryophyllacum Gaertn. Fruct. 1 (1788) 186, pi. 33. 



lnflorescentiis terminations vel sultterminalibus, cymosis: calycis tubo 

 turbinato, lobis 4, rotund a ti s ; pctalis liberis; staminibus numerosis, 

 antheris mirmtis : foliis ellipticis vel ovalibus, basi acutis, apice rotundatis 

 vel breviter obtuse acuminatis; venis utrinque 14—17. 



Cymes terminal, widely branched, many-flowered, 5-7 cm long, the 

 individual flowers sessile or a few of them on pedicels 1-2 mm long: 

 calyx-tube turbinato, 6.5-7.6 mm long, of which the basal half is greatly 

 narrowed, 4-6 mm wide at the base of the lobes ; calyx-lobes 4, rounded, 

 1.5 mm long, 3—1 mm wide; petals 4, white, 4-5 mm in diameter, certainly 

 usually free, possibly sometimes falling calyptrately ; disk thin; stamens 

 numerous, the filaments 8-9 mm long, the anthers 0.3 mm long; style 

 about 1 cm long; ovary 2-celled. 



A small tree, attaining a height of 12 m and a trunk-diameter of 30 

 cm, the branchlets covered with grayish to brownish bark: leaves with 

 petioles 5-10 mm long, the lamina subcoriaceous, purplish-brown, elliptic, 

 oblong-elliptic, oval, or obovate, 4.5-10.5 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, the base 

 acute the apex rounded, refuse, or more often forming a very short and 

 broadly obtuse acumen; primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 

 14-17, often but little more conspicuous than some of the secondaries, 

 forming a definite vein near the margin, and frequently an irregular 

 much less conspicuous outer vein extending through the basal two-thirds 

 of the leaf. 



Bohol, Tagbilaran, McGregor 1279 (type) ; Guindulman, McGregor 1260. 

 Masbate, Bulo River, For. Bur. 1707 Clark. Negros, Province of Negros Oc- 

 cidental, San Carlos, For. Bur. 12J,07 Danao. Mindoro, Calapan, For. Bur. 5307 

 Merritt. Tinago, Ahem J t 2'i. Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Kcithley, Mrs. 

 Clemens 1201. 



The type was collected on cliffs along the coast, Clark and Danao obtained 

 their material in mangrove swamps, and the former reports the fruit as black and 

 edible. 



Name given doubtfully from Negros as Malatampoy; from Tinago as Palo 

 Maria, which belongs to Calophyllum inophyllum. 



