luNE 7, 1913] Philiim'ine Trichospermum 1643 



12 mm. wide below the middle, much flattened and impressed 

 longitudinally on the sides, ovately ov\al from the side view, 

 densely fnligineously hairy but becoming nearly glabrate 

 when old, apex usually emarginate and apiculate, short 

 stipitate at base, 2-celled; seed dark brown, very flat, 2 mm. 

 across, with a dense corona of yellowish white hairs around 

 the edge, numerous. 



Type specimen number 11903, A. D. E. Elmer, Todaya 

 (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Mindanao, October, 1909. 



Gathered on moist wooded slopes at 3000 feet altitude 

 on the Talon side of the mountain range or about due south 

 of mount Apo. 



Leaves somewhat smaller, less pubescent and quite 

 characteristically grayish white beneath; capsules also smaller 

 and less pubescent than in T. mindanaensis Merr. under 

 which name it was distributed. 



Trichospermum cuneata Elm. n. sp. 



Dwarfed tree; stem 2 dm. thick, 7 m. high, crooked 

 and subterete; main branches arising from below the middle, 

 spreading, quite rigid, the ultimate ones subterete; wood 

 moderately soft, white at least on the outside, without 

 odor or taste; bark smoothish, mottled; twigs fulvous 

 tomentose; bud bracts numerous, oblong, widest at the base, 

 less than 1 cm. long, slightly hairy. Leaves alternate, 

 rigidly chartaceous, slightly ascending, nearly flat, shining 

 deep green and finely stel lately pubescent on the upper surface 

 which with age becomes glabrous, grayish or yellowish green 

 on the stellately pubescent nether side, the average lamina 

 1 cm. long by 5 to 7 cm. wide above the middle or at 

 it, cuneately elliptic or occasionally short elliptic, base rounded, 

 apex broad and truncately rounded, emarginate or with a 

 minute point, margins entire especially around the base; 

 veins 3 from near the base, the two Lateral ones ascending 

 pairs usually with only 3 additional less ascending pairs, 

 all prominent beneath, cross bars not conspicuous, stellate 

 yellowish hairy; petiole velvety pubescent, stout, 2 to 3 cm. 

 long; stipule lanceolately linear, 8 mm. long and 3.5 mm. 

 wide, less pubescent on the inner side. Inflorescence erect or 



