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ROBINSON. 



A tree attaining a height of at least 15 m with a trunk 70 cm in 

 diameter, the hark of the ultimate branches purplish-black or streaked 

 with grayish-brown, somewhat striate; leaves opposite, the lamina coria- 

 ceous, olivaceous or brown when dry, oblong or elliptic, 6-15 cm long. 

 2.5-5.5 cm wide, the apex shortly acuminate, at the acute base prolonged 

 sometimes almost to the insertion of the petiole, sometimes ending as 

 much as G mm from it; the under surface conspicuously glandular; 

 primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 18-25, becoming very 

 inconspicuous toward the extremes. 



LUZON, Province of Rizal, Montalban, Bur. got, 5198 Ramos (type) ; Bosoboso, 

 For. lint: 3177 Aherns collector: Province of Allmy, Batan Island, Calanaga, 

 Bur. 8c%. 6292 Robinson. Mixdoko, Pahian, For. Bur. 9920, !>!> ) I Mori'll ; Cayac- 

 \an River, For. Bur. 0751 Merrill. 



Local name, Tumulod, at the last-mentioned locality. 



43. Eugenia xanthophylla sp. nov. 



Floribus axillarihus. lateralihtis. rarissime terminalibus, cymosis, mag- 

 nis, tetrameris, pedicellatis; calycis tubo turbinato, hasi hand protracto; 

 disco stamineo crasso ; staminibus numcrosissimis; ovario 2-loculari : foliis 

 breviter pedicellatis. lineari-oblongis, oblongis, vel ellipticis, basi acutis 

 decurrentibuBque, apice breviter acuminatis; venis utrinque 15-25. 



Flowers cymosc, axillary, or at the apices of short lateral branches, 

 very rarely truly terminal, the cymes 1-9-flowered, in all 3-5 cm long, 

 the pedicels 2-12 mm long, with a pair of deciduous bractlets at their 

 apex: calyx-tube sometimes narrowed to form a pseudostalk for 1.5-3 

 mm, sometimes rounded to the base, turbinate, 1.6-1.7 cm long, 1.4-1.5 

 cm in diameter at the base of the lobes; prolonged 8-10 mm beyond the 

 ovary, calyx-lobes 4, unequal, broadly rounded, the larger 5 mm long and 

 11 mm wide, the smaller 3.5 mm long and 8 mm wide; petals 1. white 

 or rose, broadly oval or ovate, 8-10 mm long, 7-9 mm wide, occasionally 

 with one or more smaller petals within and opposite the others; staminal 

 disk thick; stamens over 1,000, the filaments 1.5-2 cm long, the anthers 

 1.2 mm long; style 2-3 cm long; ovary 2-celled, with numerous small 

 ovules arranged in 10-12 rows; fruit edible, attaining a diameter of 2.5 

 cm, its walls about 1.5 mm in thickness. 



A small tree, attaining a height of 20 m, usually less, with pinkish- 

 gray bark, that of the ultimate branches gray, smooth; leaves borne on 

 petioles 3-8 mm long, the lamina chartaceous, glandular-punctate, linear- 

 oblong to oblong or elliptic, 6-24 cm long, 2-1.8 cm wide, acute and 

 decurrent at the base, at the apex forming a short acute or obtuse acumen, 

 the upper surface when dry pale-olivaceous-green to brownish, the under 

 surface always paler, usually yellowish; primary lateral veins on each side 

 of the midrib 15-25, some of the secondary veins often prominent, sub- 

 marginal vein distinct. 



Luzon, Province of Abra, Baco, For. Bur. 1 > t 662 Darling: Province of Nueva 

 Ecija. Carr&nglan, Merrill 293; Cuyapo, For. Bur. 9596 Zsehokke: Province of 



