A PRELIMINARY REVISION OF PHILIPPINE MYBTACEJE. 4<>1 



96. Eugenia intumescens sp. nov. 



Tnflorescentiis terminal ibus vel in foliorum superiorum axillis, cymoso- 

 paniculatis, rhachide saepissime crassa : calycis tubo turbinate*, lobis 4; 

 petalis, 4, liberie; staminibus numerosis: foliis sessilibus vel subsessilibus, 

 coriaceis, ellipticis, oblanceolatis, vel obovatis, basi cordatis, apice acu- 

 minatis; venis utrinque 12-18. 



Inflorescences cymose-panieulate, terminal or less often in the axils of 

 the uppermost leaves, 9-17 cm long, attaining a width of 10 cm but 

 usually less, the rachis and its branches 4-angled, often very stout (5 mm 

 wide), the bracts lanceolate, acute or subacute, often foliaceous, even 2.5 

 cm long ; flowers mostly clustered at the ends of the branches of the rachis, 

 usually three together, the individual flowers sessile, surrounded by two 

 decussate pairs of ovate bracteoles 2-3 mm long: calyx-tube turbinate, 

 4-5 mm long, 5-6 mm wide at the base of the lobes, projecting about 

 3 mm beyond the ovary; calyx-lobes 4, rounded, 1.5-3 mm long, 2-3 

 mm wide; petals 4, free or very slightly attached at their bases, orbicular- 

 ovate; staminal disk thin; stamens numerous, the filaments about 6 mm 

 long, the anthers 0.5 mm long; style 6 mm long, at anthesis nearly 

 hidden by the stamens ; ovary 2-celled. 



A tall tree, its branehlets 4-angled or nearly terete, not or obscurely 

 winged, the dry bark purplish or brown ; leaves sessile or with petioles 

 attaining a length of 5 mm; the coriaceous lamina elliptic, oblanceolatc 

 or obovate, 10-23 cm long, 5-11 cm wide, the base shallowly cordate, the 

 apex narrowed into a short and comparatively slender obtuse acumen; 

 primary lateral veins on each side of the midrib 12-18, forming a distinct 

 submarginal vein, upper surface of the lamina purplish-brown, shining, 

 the under surface, with the exception of the veins, much paler, green to 

 brown . 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, For. Bur. 183J t 9 Alvarez (probably) : Province of 

 Zambales, Subig, Merrill 2202: Province of Rizal, Bosoboso, Merrill 1877, For. 

 Bur. 3087 Ahern's collector; Antipolo, For. Bur. J,80 Ahem's collector (type), 

 Bur. Sci. 3360 Ramos. Masbate, Marintoc River, Merrill 2760. 



Local names, Malaruhat, Zambales; Jhigan, Rizal; Eagoho, Masbate. The 

 last two look like mistakes for Tarrietia sylvatica ( Dungon) , and Casuarina 

 equisctifolia (Agoho), respectively, both very different. 



97. Eugenia curtiflora Elmer Lead. Philip. Bot. 1 (1908) 328. 



Arbor: inflorescentiis axillaribus, brevibus, bracteatis; calycis tubo 

 turbinato; petalis calyptratis; staminibus numerosis, brevibus: foliis 

 coriaceis, oblanceolatis, basi acutis decurrentibusque, apice in acumen 

 breve acutum vel obtusum contractis, margine revolutis ; venis utrinque 

 9-11. 



Luzon, Province of Benguet, Baguio, Elmer 8768. 



Endemic. 



98. Eugenia melliodora sp. nov. 



Arbor alta : inflorescentiis axillaribus vel in axillis defoliatis, divari- 

 cato-cymosis, trichotomis, floribus sessilibus; calyce turbinato, lobis 4, 



