x,c,1 Merrill: New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XI 39 
ince, Mount Polis, Bur. Sci. 19680 McGregor, February, 1913. Here 
probably should be referred Loher 268 (herb. Kew.) from Atoc, Benguet 
Subprovince, a mere fragment of which is in the Herbarium of the Bureau 
of Science. 
Closely allied to Meliosma monophylla Merr. of central Luzon, but at 
once distinguishable by its fewer nerved leaves, about 15 pairs in the 
present species, about 20 pairs in M. monophylla. 
MELIOSMA PAUCINERVIA sp. nov. 
Arbor, partibus junioribus inflorescentiisque plus minusve fer- 
rugineo-hirsutis; foliis pinnatis, usque ad 35 cm longis, foliolis 
7 vel 8, subcoriaceis, oblongis, acute acuminatis, basi acutis ad 
subrotundatis, usque ad 12 cm longis, nitidis, margine distanter 
apiculato-serratis, nervis utrinque 4 vel 5, prominente anasto- 
mosantibus; paniculis terminalibus, laxis, circiter 25 cm longis; 
floribus circiter 3 mm longis; ovario hirsuto. 
A tree, size not indicated, the younger parts and inflorescence 
more or less ferruginous-hirsute. Branches reddish-brown when 
dry, nearly glabrous, the younger ones sparingly hirsute. Leaves 
pinnate, up to 35 cm in length, the rachis reddish-brown, sparing- 
ly hirsute, leaflets 7 or 8, 8 to 12 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, sub- 
coriaceous, oblong, sharply acuminate, base acute to somewhat 
rounded, margins of the larger leaflets with from 4 to 6, distant, 
small, apiculate, serrate teeth, the upper surface olivaceous when 
dry, shining, glabrous or the midrib sparingly hirsute, the lower 
surface paler, sparingly hirsute on the midrib and lateral nerves 
which are brown in contrast to the paler surface; lateral nerves 
4 or 5 on each side of the midrib, very prominent, curved, 
prominently anastomosing, the reticulations lax; petiolules spar- 
ingly hirsute, 5 mm long or less. Panicles terminal, ample, lax, 
up to 25 em in length, rather prominently ferruginous-hirsute, 
the branches distant, the lower ones up to 16 cm long, spreading 
or curved-ascending. Flowers white, racemosely and laxly dis- 
posed on the ultimate branchlets, their pedicels hirsute, 1 to 2 
mm long, the bracts oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, about 2 mm 
long. Sepals pubescent, oblong to ovate, about 2 mm long. 
Outer three petals orbicular-ovate, rounded, about 3 mm in 
diameter, with a short ligulelike appendage near the apex inside; 
two inner petals reduced to mere rudiments, each consisting 
of two, narrowly linear lobes about 1.2 mm long, adnate to the 
stamens. Fertile stamens 1.5 mm long, the imperfect ones broad, 
incurved, oblong-ovate, about 1.5 mm long (spread) and 1 mm 
wide. Ovary ovoid, hirsute. 
Minpanao, District of Zamboanga, Santa Maria, Bur. Sci. 16436 Reillo, 
October, 1912. 
