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FLACOURTIA Commerson 
FLACOURTIA RUKAM Zoll. & Mor. Syst. Verz. (1854) 33; King, in Journ, 
As. Soc. Beng. 59” (1890) 117; Vid. Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 
94; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 112. 
Hisingera grandifolia Turez. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. 27* (1854) 332. 
Flacourtia inermis Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 99, 
non Roxb. 
This species is widely distributed in the Philippines, and is somewhat 
variable in its vegetative characters. In general the leaves of the Philip- 
pine form average considerably larger than in our rather comprehensive 
set of Malayan forms, but there appears to be no specific difference. The 
species is very similar in vegetative characters to Flacourtia inermis Roxb., 
with which the Philippine specimens have been confused. As indicated 
in the ¢riginal description, as later noted by King, and as shown in our 
Malayan specimens, Flacourtia inermis has perfect flowers, while F'. rukam 
has dicecious flowers. I refer to Flacourtia rukam the following Philippine 
material: . 
Luzon, Province of Tayabas, Cuming 771 (cotype of Hisingera grandi- 
folia Turcz.): Benguet Subprovince, Elmer 8890: Province of Pangasinan, 
For. Bur. 19455 Agama: Province of Zambales, For. Bur. 5901, 5999 Curran: 
Province of Laguna, Bur. Sci. 6041 Robinson: Province of Rizal, Loher 
6772: Province of Bataan, For. Bur. 1744 Borden, Whitford 1252. POLILLO, 
Bur. Sci. 9125 Robinson, Bur. Sci. 10410 McGregor. MInporo, For. Bur. 
5413 Merritt. CEBU, For. Bur. 15253 Cenabre. DiNnaGat, Ahern 482. MIN- 
DANAO, District of Davao, Copelend 534. 
CASEARIA Jacquin 
CASEARIA PHILIPPINENSIS sp. nov. 
Frutex circiter 3 m altus, subtus foliis ramulis floribusque mol- 
liter pubescentibus; foliis integris, oblongis ad oblongo-lanceo- 
latis, usque ad 29 cm longis, in siccitate brunneis, acuminatis, 
basi acutis, breviter petiolatis, nervis utrinque circiter 12; flo- 
ribus paucis, fasciculatis, sepalis circiter 4.5 mm longis; stamino- 
deis planis, sursum dense villosis. 
A shrub about 3 m high, the branchlets, flowers, and lower 
surface of the leaves rather densely and softly pubescent; 
branches rather slender, terete, brown. Leaves alternate, entire, 
oblong to oblong-lanceolate, firmly chartaceous or subcoriaceous, 
20 to 29 cm long, 7 to 10 cm wide, brown when dry, the upper 
surface glabrous, shining, the lower softly brown-pubescent, the 
apex acuminate, base acute; lateral nerves about 12 on each 
side of the midrib, somewhat curved-ascending, prominent; pe- 
tioles stout, 5 mm long or less. Flowers yellowish, axillary, few, 
subsolitary or somewhat fascicled, shortly pedicelled. Sepals 
broadly ovate to elliptic-ovate, rounded, pubescent, 4 to 5 mm 
long. Stamens 10, the free parts of the filaments glabrous, about 
1 mm long, slender, the lower 1.5 mm, entirely united with the 
