x,¢,1 Merrill: New or Noteworthy Philippine Plants, XI 61 
PALAQUIUM GLABRUM sp. nov. 
Arbor alta, sepalis interioribus exceptis glabra; foliis sub- 
coriaceis, usque ad 16 cm longis, obovatis ad oblongo-obovatis, 
in siccitate brunneis, nitidis, apice obtusis ad rotundatis, basi 
cuneatis, nervis utrinque 8 ad 10, subtus prominentibus; flori- 
bus numerosis, axillaribus, fasciculatis, longe pedicellatis, sepalis 
exterioribus glabris, interioribus leviter pubescentibus; stami- 
nibus 18; ovario glabro, 6-loculare. 
A tree about 20 m high, quite glabrous except the inner sepals. 
Branches terete, grayish-brown, rugose when dry. Leaves 
rather crowded on the ultimate branchlets, obovate to oblong- 
obovate, 11 to 16 cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide, subcoriaceous, brown 
and shining when dry, of about the same color on both surfaces, 
the apex obtuse to somewhat rounded, base gradually narrowed, 
cuneate; lateral nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, prom- 
inent on the lower surface, the reticulations very slender, not 
prominent; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm long. Flowers very numerous, 
in the axils of leaves and of fallen leaves, several in each axil, 
their pedicels slender, glabrous, about 3 cm long. Sepals 6, 
2-seriate, broadly ovate, coriaceous, 3.5 to 4 mm long, the outer 
three quite glabrous, the inner three sparingly pubescent. Co- 
rolla lobes (in bud) 6, oblong, obtuse, glabrous, 3.5 mm long. 
Stamens 18; anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 2.5 mm long. Ovary 
glabrous, 6-celled; style stout, about 2.5 mm long. 
Luzon, Province of Rizal, back of Bosoboso, Bur. Sci. 13582 Ramos, 
August 15, 1911, in forests along streams, locally known as alacaac na 
puti. 
A very characteristic species, readily recognized by its long slender 
pedicels, and in being quite glabrous in all parts except the inner sepals. 
PALAQUIUM HETEROSEPALUM sp. nov. 
Arbor circiter 15 m alta, ramulis junioribus floribusque ex- 
ceptis glabra; foliis crasse coriaceis, obovatis, apice rotundatis, 
basi cuneatis, usque ad 4 cm longis, nervis utrinque circiter 10, 
obscuris vel subobsoletis; floribus breviter pedicellatis, circiter 
6 mm longis, sepalis 4 vel 6, staminibus 12. 
A tree about 15 m high, quite glabrous except the growing tips 
of the branchlets and the flowers. Branches and branchlets 
rather stout, dark-colored when dry, glabrous. Leaves crowded 
toward the apices of the branchlets, thickly coriaceous, obovate, 
2 to 4 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, brownish when dry, shining, 
apex broadly rounded, base cuneate; lateral nerves about 10 on 
each side of the midrib, very slender, obscure or nearly obsolete; 
petioles 5 mm long or less. Flowers in the axils of fallen leaves 
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