March 27. 1915] Two Hcndrbd Twenty Six Nkw SntCllg— II 2883 



turbinate and united below the middle, glabrous but finely 

 punctate on the dorsal side; segments valvate in the bud 

 state, coriaceous, broadly oblong, obtuse at the apex, one 

 half the length of the entire corolla, alternating with the 

 calyx series, the apex thickened upon the ventral side, ro- 

 tately spreading; stamens 4, erect, in the young state united 

 with the basal portion of the corolla; statnineal tube erect, 

 fleshy, glabrous, at least 3 mm long, relatively very thick, 

 the quarters notched at the apex; filaments compressed, in- 

 serted at the basal outer side of the statnineal tube, rather 

 slender, glabrous, closely appressed and extending over the 

 apical sinus of the statnineal tube, spreading in anthesis; 

 anther reflexed into the stamineal tube before and reversed 

 after anthesis, basi fixed, connective pointed at the apex, oblong, 

 subterete, 2 mm long, dehiscing laterally; cells thin, introrse 

 in the bud state, extrorse subsequently; imbedded ovary 

 globose, 1 mm in diameter, glabrous; style with capitate 

 stigma 3 mm long, both glabrous and fleshy. Fruits upon 

 much elongated and somewhat thickened lenticelled stalks, 

 1.5 cm thick, globosely compressed and roundly 4-lobulate, 

 glabrous, normally 4-seeded, otherwise rather succulent and 

 soft when mature; seeds stone-like, 6 mm in diameter, sub- 

 globose. 



Type specimen number 13500, A. D. E. Elmer, Cabad- 

 baran (Mt. Urdaneta), Province of Agusan, Mindanao, Aug- 

 ust, 1912. 



Discovered in wet poor or stony ground along a stream" 

 let coursing through the densely humid Dipterocarpaceae forest- 

 ed flat at 750 feet above sea level. "Mamali" in Manobo. 



Manifestly nearest related to my Leea congesta of Luzon 

 yet there are a number of good specific differences. 



Printed by the ESCOtTA press 



