January 25, 1908] A CENTURY OF New PLANTS 330 
clusters very unequal in size, nearly contiguous on the most 
floriferous branchlets; the basal portion of the calyx much 
constricted and subcompressed, the upper portion campanulate 
or subturbinate, in all 1.5 em. long, the interior strongly 
funnel shaped; its 4 segments persistent, more or less twist- 
ed and recurved, broadly rounded, about 4 mm. long; petals 
rotund, free, about 6 mm. long and 5 mm. wide, 4 or 5, 
widely spreading and subpersistent; stamens very numerous, 
also subpersistent, 15 mm. long, nearly equal; filaments slender, 
glabrous, dark brown when dry; anthers versatile, nearly rotund 
in outline; 0.5 mm. long; style glabrous, fleshy, terete, equal- 
ling the stamens, slenderly tapering toward the apex; fruits 
not seen. 
Type specimen 7263, A. D. E. Elmer, Palo, Province of 
Leyte, Leyte, January, 1906. In light woods of bottom lands near 
the Bangon River. It belongs to the section Jambosa and 
apparently is closely related to E. malaccensis Linn. 
ARALIACEAE. 
Schefflera piperoidea n. sp.—An epiphyte; stems light 
gray, with soft wood. Leaves few, alternate, trifoliate, mostly 
toward the ends of the comparatively few branches; petiole 
3 to 5 cm. long, the basal end at least much thickened and 
with a corky crest, terete, glabrous, axillary bract 6 mm. 
long, acute, persistent, corky; petiolules 1 to 2 cm. long, 
the terminal one usually longer; blade subinequilateral, flat 
and rigid, the apex abruptly contracted into a very slender 
acuminate point, the base acute, tips recurved, glabrous, 
darker green above, lanceolate to oblong, variable in size, 
the lateral ones a trifle smaller; primary nerves 5 to 9 on 
each side, the basal ones much ascending, alternating with 
quite prominent secondary ones, reticulations equally pro- 
minent on both sides. Infrutescence always terminating the 
branches, of 1 to 3 or even 5 spicate racemes which in the 
fresh state are quite rigid and divaricately spreading, 5 to 
15 cm. long but fruit bearing only along the distal one 
half; the peduncles subglabrous, subtended by stiff acuminate 
bracts; drupes upon 1 to 3mm. long pedicels, usually aggregat- 
ed in small clusters, obovoid, 5 mm. long, a trifle narrower 
toward the apex which is broadly truncate, lemon yellow. 
