58 The Philippine Journal of Science 1915 
BASSIA MINDANAENSIS sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 15 m alta, floribus exceptis glabra; foliis 
oblongis, usque ad 23 cm longis, subcoriaceis, in siccitate brun- 
neis, nitidis, apice breviter acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis 
utrinque 15 ad 17, subtus prominentibus; floribus axillaribus, 
fasciculatis, sepalis 2-seriatis, extus pubescentibus, circiter 7.5 
mm longis; staminibus circiter 30; ovario glabro, 8-loculare. 
A tree about 15 m high, glabrous except the flowers. Ultimate 
branches subterete, brown, smooth. Leaves oblong, subcoria- 
ceous, brown and shining when dry, 12 to 23 cm long, 5 to 8 
cm wide, base shortly but rather prominently acuminate, the 
acumen blunt, base acute, sometimes a little inequilateral; lateral 
nerves 15 to 17 on each side of the midrib, very prominent on 
the lower surface, the reticulations rather fine, distinct; petioles 
1.5 to 2 cm long. Flowers white, fragrant, axillary, about 3 
in each fascicle, their pedicels somewhat appressed-pubescent, 
10 to 12 mm long. Sepals four, 2-seriate, the outer two broadly 
ovate, obtuse, coriaceous, appressed-pubescent, about 7.5 mm 
long, 6.5 mm wide, the inner two thinner, somewhat narrower, 
their margins ciliate. Corolla tube about 3.5 mm long, enlarged 
upward, villous inside, the lobes 8, erect, oblong-lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, 6 to 7 mm long, 1.5 to 2 mm wide. Stamens about 30, the 
filaments very short; anthers lanceolate, slenderly acuminate, 
about 4 mm long, slightly pubescent. Ovary glabrous, 8-celled; 
style about 1 cm long. 
MINDANAO, Province of Misamis, east of Mount Catmon, For. Bur. 17977 
Miranda, February 21, 1913, in forests along streams, altitude about 120 
meters. 
A species recognizable by its leaves turning brown in drying, its 
prominent nerves, and its glabrous ovaries. 
BASSIA PLATYPHYLLA sp. nov. 
Arbor alta, floribus exceptis glabra; foliis oblongo-ellipticis, 
usque ad 30 cm longis, coriaceis, pallidis, nitidis, apice rotundatis 
vel brevissime obtuse abrupteque acuminatis, basi acutis, nervis 
utrinque circiter 23, subtus valde prominentibus; floribus axil- 
laribus, longe pedicellatis, sepalis coriaceis, extus leviter pubes- 
centibus, late ovatis, obtusis, circiter 8 mm longis. 
A tree reaching a height of about 20 meters, glabrous except 
the flowers. Ultimate branchlets terete, brown, 4 to 5 mm in 
diameter. Leaves oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, 23 to 30 cm \ long, 
10 to 13 cm wide, pale and shining when dry, the apex rounded 
or very shortly, broadly, obtusely, and abruptly acuminate, base 
acute; lateral nerves about 23 on each side of the midrib, very 
prominent on the lower surface, curved-spreading, scarcely anas- 
