295 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Vor. I. Arr. 16 
much ascending, submarginally interarched, 7 to 9 on each 
side, prominent beneath, rusty brown pubescent as are also 
the faint but numerous cross bars; peduncles lateral, 3 to 
4 cm. long, stout, glabrous, usually with a single small 
bract at the middle, thickened toward the distal end; 
receptacle slightly hairy, subglobose, 7 mm. in diameter; 
carpels numerous, the immature ones subglaucous green, the 
exocarp granular, the endocarp smooth and straw colored, 
turning yellow and finally becoming red, oblong to ellipsoid, 
1 em. long, 7 mm, thick but frequently a trifle thicker 
above the middle, nearly equally tapering at both ends, 
the apex mucronulate and brown pubescent; pedicels slender, 
puberulous, averaging 1 cm. in length; seeds numerous, 
much flattened, chiefly attached to a central placentae. 
Type specimen 9428 A. JD. E. Elmer, Palo, Prov- 
ince of Leyte, Leyte, January, 1906. Scrambling amongst 
and sprawling over shrubbery on hot dry hills. Its numer- 
‘ously seeded larger fruits at once distinguish it from O. 
cuneifolia Mig. Judging from fruits and leaves alone it is 
closely related to O. lagunensis Elm. which however has larger 
more numerously nerved and differently shaped leaves; 
pedicels much stouter and pubescent, and with much larger 
apical points of the carpels. 
LAURACEAE. 
Persea sterculioides n. sp.—Tree, 7 m. high, with widely 
spreading branches and with suberect foliage bearing twigs; 
wood soft, yellowish white; bark yellowish gray, smooth, or 
when old finely checked. Leaves subcoriaceous, shining above, 
crowded in subwhorls at the ends of the twigs, gracefully 
curved, shining green above, much paler or subglaucous green 
beneath and soft ferruginous pubescent, obovate to oblanceo- 
late, the average blades 18 em. long and 8 cm. wide 
above the middle, edges entire, apex acute. to acuminate, 
the. basal one half attenuate or slenderly cuneate, persistent, 
petiole 1 to.2 em. long, thickened toward the' base, reddish 
brown tomentose; nerves conspicuous beneath, very oblique, 9 
‘to 11 on each side of the very thick midvein, the upper ones 
strongly curved, tbe cross bars quite evident. Inflorescence subter- 
minal, shorter than the foliage; peduncle. usually from. 3 
