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dull-green or the upper somewhat shining, gland-dotted beneath ; primary 

 lateral veins on each side of the midrib 20 or more, thin, and difficult to 

 trace toward the extremes of the leaf, the intramarginal vein best seen 

 from the upper surface as beneath it is concealed or nearly concealed by 

 the revolute leaf -margins. 



LETTS, central divide, For. Bur. 16890 liosenbluth (type) j Babatungon, For. 

 Bur. 12895 Rosenbluth. 



Of Philippine species this is most similar to E. claviflora, from which its 

 inflorescence is sufficient to distinguish it: a much nearer ally is E. attenuata 

 Miq., from which, judging by the description, it seems to be separated by its rather 

 larger leaves and flowers and the greater extent of its ovary-cavity. 



Local name, Magcusison. 



69. Eugenia atropunctata sp. nov. 



Inflorescentiis in axillis defoliatis, paniculato-cymosis, floribus in tria- 

 dibus dispositis, sessilibus, parvis: alabastris subglobosis, calycis lobis 4, 

 brevibus; petalis liberie: foliia chartaceis, oblanceolatis rarius ellipticis 

 vel oblongis, basi acute acuminatis, apice in acumen brevem obtusum 

 angustatis; venis utrinque 12—16. 



Inflorescences on the branches below the leaves, 2-5 cm long, solitary 

 or fascicled, trichotomously paniculately branched, the individual flowers 

 mostly in threes, sessile, the bractlets varying from lanceolate to ovate 

 and mucronate and attaining a length of nearly 1 mm: flowers about 

 2.5 mm long, the buds subglobose or obovoid-globose ; calyx-tube about 

 half the total length of the flower, becoming nearly flat after anthesis, 

 turbinate, about 2.3 mm in diameter at the apex, the lobes 4, obtuse, 

 about 0.7 mm long and 1 mm wide at the base, persistent often in early 

 fruit; petals free, suborbicular, 1.6-2 mm long, 2 mm wide; stamens 

 numerous, the filaments 3 mm long, the anthers 0.4 mm long; style 

 1.5 mm long; ovary 2-celled. 



A tree, its branches covered with dark-gray bark, that of the rather 

 slender terete branchlets paler; leaves with petioles 4-12 mm long, the 

 lamina chartaceous, oblanceolate rarely elliptic or oblong, 4-13 cm long, 

 2-4.2 cm wide, acute or acutely acuminate at the base, decurrent upon 

 the petiole, the margins slightly revolute, at the apex contracted into 

 an obtuse acumen 5-10 mm long, when dry the upper surface usually 

 reddish-brown, the lower surface brown and rather densely dotted with 

 minute black glands; primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 

 12-16, exserted on both surfaces and distinct though rather slender, 

 much more .conspicuous than the secondary articulations, their extremities 

 forming a definite vein near the margin and a very faint outer vein. 



Luzon, Province of Cagayan, Cuming 1308 (type) ; Aparri, For. Bur. 11274 

 Klemmej San Vicente, For. Bur. 17298 Curran, Negbos, Province of Negros Oc- 

 cidental, Gimagaan River, Whit ford 1576 Whitford & Everett. Mindanao, Lake 

 Lanao, Camp Keithley, Mrs. Clemens s. n., the last specimen having lighter bark 

 and fewer-veined leaves. 



Local name, Pango, Cagayan. 



