317 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BOTANY [Vor. Ll. ' Anr. 16 
Leea parva n. sp.—A low sparingly branched erect or 
suberect shrub, 1 to 2 m. high; stems terete, 1 cm. thick, 
brown, obscurely zigzag towards the top. Leaves several, 
scattering, but only toward the apex, membranous, glabrous, 
shining green above, much lighter beneath, when dry the 
upper surface dull brown, beneath lighter shining brown, 
imparipinnate, subentire towards the base, coarsely serrate 
towards the apex, abruptly terminating into an acuminate 
point, base obtusely rounded or subeuneate; petiole less than 
1 em. long, those of the smaller leaflets only 5 mm. long, 
obscurely angular, much enlarged at the base, after falling 
leaving large scars; the basal pair of branches always with 
3 leaflets only the terminal branch usually with 5 leaflets; 
the lower pair of leaflets subelliptic to rotund, about 7 cm. 
long and 4 cm. wide across the middle; the terminal leaflet 
18 em. long and 7 em. wide above the middle, oblong to 
obovate; nerves very prominent beneath, 5 to 9 pairs, brown, 
covered with a similarly colored short pubescence, oblique, 
the tips forming a zigzag line 2 mm. below the margin, 
cross bars similar in color but subglabrous; the spatulate 
bract of the leaf axils persistent. Inflorescence corymbosely 
 panieulate, 5 em. long, at least that in width at the top, 
from the terminal leaf axil or occasionally from the second 
. or third upper leaf axil also; peduncle reddish, 1 or 3 from 
the base, 2 em. long, strict, brown pulverulent, angular, 
striate; secondary peduncle and pedicel much shortened, sub- 
tended by very minute bracts, otherwise similar to the main 
peduncles; flowers usually 3-clustered, sessile or short ped- 
icelled; involucre thick, fleshy, glabrous, 3 mm. long, much 
contracted at the base, subturbinate, the 5 obtuse segments 
about 1 mm. long; calyx greenish yellow, smooth, very thick 
towards the apex, acute, united near the base, valvate, about 
3 mm. in length; corolla comparatively thin, shorter than 
the calyx, 2 mm. long, with milky white spots on the outer 
side of the free portion, terminated by 3 very short round 
lobes; stamens also 5, opposite the calyx segments; the fila- 
ments 1 mm. long, subterete, rather thick, dark brown, 
its bases connected with the callous rim which  coalesces 
to the inner side of the corolla segments; anthers fully as 
