2774 



Leaflets of Philippine Botany 



[Vol. VIII, Art. 115 



bleeding, freely rebranched, terete, even the young portion of 

 the twig3 glabrous. Leaves alternate, coriaceous, paler green 

 beneath, curing deep brown on both sides, somewhat fold- 

 ed upon the upper deep green surface, apex short acute 

 and recurved, glabrous, base obtusely rounded, oblong or 

 the larger ones a trifle wider above the middle, the entire 

 margins curved upon the under side, the larger blades 2 

 dm long by 7 cm wide across the widest portion; petiole 

 very stout, 2 cm long, entirely glabrous, dark reddish brown 

 in the dry state, the young ones pale green, fluted along 

 the upper flattened surface; midrib yellowish green in the 

 natural state, like the petiole when dry very pronounced 

 beneath, appearing doubly grooved along the upper side; 

 lateral nerves of 15 to 18 pinnate pairs, tips more strong- 

 ly curved and very faintly united, otherwise rather con- 

 spicuous beneath, cross bar3 and reticulations obscure. In- 

 florescence mostly axillary, in umbellate clusters from short 

 common stalks or tubercles, 1 to 2 cm across when in an- 

 thesis; pedicels spreading, 5 mm long, strict, stout, puberu- 

 lent, at the base surrounded by a minute rim -like bract, 

 at the distal end bearing a spoon shaped coriaceous dorsally 

 puberulent ovate to elliptic and 3 mm long bract; bud 

 ovoidly ellipsoid, 5 mm long, at least 3 mm thick, sessile, 

 toward the apex more or less 3-sided, glabrate or puberu- 

 lent; perianth segments 3, coriaceous, opening from the 

 acute apex toward the united base; the apex of the stamens 

 columnar, erect, 3 mm long, about 1 mm wide, the basal 

 one third or filamentous portion glabrous; anther cells not 

 quite extending to the obtusely rounded apex, varying in 

 length, the walls light yellow and membranous. Fruits sub- 

 globose, 4.5 cm in diameter, apparently quite young, covered 

 with a deep fulvus tomentum, upon 1 to 2 cm long lig- 

 neous stalks, the terminal or pedicel portion of which is 

 much enlarge. 



Type specimen numbers 13295 and 13294, A. D. E. Elmer, 

 Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta), Province of Agusan, Mindanao, 

 July, 1912. 



Both of these numbers were collected the same day in 

 the same place along the wooded knoll of Giwantanan at 1750 

 feet altitude. The first number cited was called "Imos" by my 





