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lateral nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, slender, prom- 
inent, anastomosing, the reticulations lax, distinct; petioles 
black when dry, about 2 mm long. Flowers, yellowish, extra- 
axillary, solitary or few in a fascicle, but one flower developing 
at a time, their pedicels slender, about 12 mm long, appressed- 
pubescent, supplied with one or two, oblong, 2 mm long bracts 
below the middle. Sepals ovate, sparingly ferruginous-pubescent, 
3 mm wide, 4 to 5 mm long, prominently acuminate. Petals 
united for the lower 2 to 3 mm, very unequal, three of the lobes 
ovate, about 5 mm long and 3 mm wide, much narrowed above 
to the acuminate apex, the three alternating lobes oblong, 6 to 
7 mm long, 2 to 2.5 mm wide, sparingly appressed-pubescent 
outside, slightly narrowed upward, usually acute. Stamens in- 
definite, about 1.4 mm long. Carpels about 5, oblong, 1 mm 
long, appressed-pubescent; ovules apparently 3; stigma capitate. 
LuZON, Ilocos Norte Province, Burgos, Bur. Sci. 32853 Ramos, 
July 26, 1918, in dry forests at low altitudes. 
In vegetative characters this species is very similar to Pap- 
ualthia lanceolata Merr., but differs radically in its floral 
characters, notably in the ovate, very prominently acuminate 
sepals and the very unequal petals, three of which are ovate 
and prominently acuminate, the three alternating ones oblong, 
longer, narrower, and usually acute. 
PHAEANTHUS Hooker f. and Thomson 
PHAEANTHUS PUBESCENS sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, ramulis cinereo-pubescentibus, novellis ferru- 
 gineo-pubescentibus; foliis lanceolatis ad oblongo-lanceolatis, 
chartaceis, usque ad 18 cm longis, plus minusve acuminatis, 
basi acutis, nervis utrinque circiter 10, curvato-adscendentibus, 
supra in siccitate atro-brunneis, nitidis, glabris, subtus per- 
spicue pubescentibus; fructibus oblongo-ovoideis, nigris, gla- 
bris, circiter 1.7 cm longis. 
A tree, about 5 m high, more or less pubescent, the younger 
parts densely so. Branches terete, brownish, rugose, glabrous, 
the branchlets rather prominently cinereous-pubescent, the very 
young parts densely ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves lanceolate 
to oblong-lanceolate, chartaceous, 10 to 18 cm long, 2 to 5 cm 
wide, narrowed upward to the usually blunt-acuminate apex, 
the base acute, upper surface glabrous, blackish-brown when 
dry, shining, the lower somewhat paler, rather prominently 
cinereous-pubescent, the midrib densely so; lateral nerves about 
10 on each side of the midrib, slender, curved-ascending, dis- 
tinct; petioles pubescent, 8 to 6 mm long. Fruits oblong-ovoid, 
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