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THYMELAEACEAE 
PHALERIA Jack 
PHALERIA PLATYPHYLLA sp. nov. 
Frutex glaber Phaleria cumingiae affinis differt foliis multo 
majoribus, circiter 25 cm longis et 9 ad 11 cm latis, floribus 
caulinis, fasciculatis. 
An entirely glabrous shrub, the branches reddish-brown when 
dry. Leaves oblong to oblong-ovate, firmly chartaceous, about 
25 cm long, 9 to 11 em wide, brownish-olivaceous when dry, 
shining, apex slenderly acuminate, base broadly rounded; lateral 
nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, distinct; petioles 1 
cm long or less. Flowers white, 4-merous, in fascicles on the 
trunk, about 3 cm long. Perianth-lobes 4, elliptic, rounded, 8 
to 9 mm long, 6.5 mm wide. Filaments 8, somewhat exserted. 
Immature fruit ovoid-ellipsoid, somewhat rostrate, 1.5 cm long. 
PANAY, Capiz Province, Mount Macosolon, Bur. Sci. 30759 
Ramos & Edaio, April 22, 1918, in forests. 
This species has the vegetative characters of Phaleria perrot- 
tetiana F.-Vill., but the flowers are entirely glabrous and are 
moreover borne in fascicles on the trunk. It is distinguished 
from Phaleria cumingii F.-Vill. by its much larger leaves and 
cauline inflorescences. 
MYRTACEAE 
CLOEZIA Brongniart and Gris 
CLOEZIA URDANETENSIS (Elm.) comb. nov. 
Photinia urdanetensis Elm. Leafi. Philip. Bot. 8 (1915) 2802. 
MINDANAO, Agusan Province, Mount Urdaneta, Elmer 13694, 
September, 1912, on exposed forested ridges in the mossy forest, 
altitude about 1,700 meters. 
The genus Cloézia has hitherto been known only from New 
Caledonia, where it is represented by six species. The discovery 
of a representative of it in the Philippines adds another genus 
to the now remarkable list of genera that are known only from 
the Philippines and the islands to the south and southeast of 
the Archipelago, including Celebes and the Moluccas generally, 
New Guinea, New Caledonia, and northeastern Australia. The 
present species was described by Mr. Elmer as a representative 
of the rosaceous genus Photinia, but a critical examination of 
the type collection shows that it agrees even to the most minute 
details with the myrtaceous Cloézia.* In the original description 
*Brongniart & Gris in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. V 2 (1864) 134. 
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