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PAVETTA Linnaeus 
PAVETTA BAKERI sp. nov. 
Frutex, fructibus exceptis hirsutus; foliis subcoriaceis, an- 
guste oblongo-ellipticis ad anguste oblongo-obovatis, usque ad 
23 cm longis, in siccitate subnigris, acuminatis, basi angustatis, 
acutis, supra papillatis, nervis utrinque 8 vel 9, prominentibus; 
inflorescentiis trifidis, dense hirsutis, corollae tubo circiter 1 cm 
longo. 
A shrub, all parts, except the fruit, prominently hirsute. 
Branches terete, spreading-hirsute, the hairs brownish. Leaves 
somewhat blackish when dry, subcoriaceous, narrowly oblong- 
elliptic to narrowly oblong-obovate, 12 to 23 cm long, 4 to 8 cm 
wide, apex acuminate, base narrowed, acute, both surfaces prom- 
inently hirsute.with spreading hairs especially on the midrib 
and lateral nerves, the hairs on the upper surface from rather 
prominent papillae; lateral nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the 
midrib, prominent, curved-ascending, anastomosing, the reticula- 
tions lax, prominent, both the nerves and the reticulations im- 
pressed on the upper surface; petioles hirsute, 1 to 2.5 cm long; 
stipules lanceolate, acuminate, about 1.5 cm long. Inflorescence 
terminal, peduncled, trifid, about 9 cm long, densely hirsute 
with spreading hairs, the flowers crowded on the ultimate 
branchlets. Flowers white, the bracts and bracteoles lanceolate, 
acuminate, hirsute, the former 3 to 4 mm long, the latter similar 
but shorter. Calyx densely hirsute, ovoid, 4 mm long, the teeth 
lanceolate, 1 mm long, the pedicels about 5 mm in length. 
Corolla-tube 1 cm long, pubescent, the lobes spreading, oblong, 
about 7 mm long, 2 mm wide, obtuse, pubescent on the exposed 
parts externally. Anthers linear-lanceolate, 6 mm long. Style 
exserted about 1.4 cm. Fruit globose or ovoid, wrinkled and 
nearly black when dry, about 8 mm long, glabrous except the 
hirsute tip. 
Luzon, Province of Laguna, hills back of Paete, C. F. Baker $214 (type), 
April 10, 1914, in flower; San Antonio, Bur. Sci. 21990 Ramos, October, 
1918, in damp forests, in fruit. 
A very characteristic species in the alliance with Pavetta indica Linn., 
strongly marked by its hirsute indumentum and its prominently nerved 
and reticulated leaves which are distinctly papillate on the upper surface. 
PAVETTA PALAWANENSIS Elm. Leafl. Philip. Bot. 4 (1912) 1344. 
Frutex circiter 2 m altus; foliis lanceolatis ad oblongo- 
oblanceolatis, in siccitate subnigris, chartaceis vel submembrana- 
ceis, usque ad 28 cm longis, acuminatis, basi angustatis, acutis, 
supra minute scaberulis, subtus molliter villosis, nervis utrinque 
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