May 29, 1909] Ruviston or THE PHILIPPINE Species or ELAEOCARPUS 637 
9. E. cumingii Turez. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. XIX 
(1846) II, 491, 
Luzon: province of Albay (Cuming 807). 
10. E.pendulus Merrill, Govt. Lab. Publ. XXIX, 27. 
Luzon: province of Benguet (Elmer 5801). 
11. E. multiflorus Turez. F. Vill. in Blanco Flor. 
Filip. ed. III Nov. App. 31. 
Luzon: province of Albay (Cuming 873); Rizal (Merrill), 
and Tayabas (Elmer 10450, 9323). 
Mindoro: (Merrill). 
Negros: (Elmer 9552, 10452). 
12. E. monocera Cav. Icones, VI. 1. t. 501. 
Luzon: (Née ‘‘in oppido Baños et in fundo Hala-Hala’’). 
I have seen no specimen of this from the Philippines, and 
doubt whether it is the same as E. obtusus Bl. 
13. E. elmeri Aug. DC, BD. nov. 
Frutex ramosus vel arbor, ramis adscendentibus glabris. 
Folia initio sericea dein glabrata, petiolo 8 em. longo apice 
tumescente, lamina chartacea’ lanceolata longe acuminata mar- at 
gine repando-serrata 10-12 cm. longa 3-4.5 cm. lata, nervis 
secundariis 6-8 subtus prominentibus, venis reticulatis. Race- "d 
mi folia subaequantes argenteo-sericei 15-18-flori. Alabast 
ovata. Pedicelli 8 mm. longi, bracteis parvis mox deciduis. 
Sepala lanceolata ad 6 mm. longa extus argenteo-pubescentia, 
Petala oblonga 6 mm. longa fere usque ad medium fimbriata, 
3 mm. lata tam intus quam extus argenteo- adpresseque vil- - 
losula. Stamina 35-40 sub lente undique brevissime barbulata, —— 
arista brevi apiculata. Ovarium subglobosum argenteo-pilosum, - 
disco continuo brevi hirsuto cinctum, loeulis 2, 6-8-ovulatis. m 
Luzon: Baguio, gerne of Senin Flowers in Merci S 
Elmer- 8870, 8967). ins ae 
Aa E. argum Merrill, Gov. Lab. Publ xxm, 26. : = uM 
T tayabas Ù (Elmer 10451, 7422, 7745, p 
