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and exceeding the stamens, coriaceous, its style column 

 densely hairy; young fruits light or yellowish green, 2 to 

 3 cm. long, subcylindric, 1 cm. thick, upon a thick green 

 receptacle. 



Type specimen number 11290 and 10843, A. D. E. Elmer, 

 Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Mindanao, August 

 and Jane respectively, 1909. 



This palm-like tree was discovered on steep wooded 

 slopes of the Baracatun creek and Baruring river at about 

 2750 feet elevation. "'Manayacut" is the native or Bagobo 

 name. In northern Agusan province it is quite plentiful. 

 Its sweet and strongly fragrant flowers are occasionally 

 brought down to the Christian towns by the hill people, 

 and in these valley towns its oil essence is crudely extracted 

 and used in local soaps. 



GONIOTHALAMUS Blm. 



Qoniothalamus g^iting^ensis Elm. n. sp. 



A tree-like shrub; stem 5 cm. thick, 3 to 4 m. high, 

 crooked and branched from below the middle; wood very 

 soft, with a strong agreeable peppery green odor, dirty 

 white, tatesless; bark smooth, dull brown; branches divari- 

 cately spreading, sparingly rebranched, the twigs very flexible 

 and glabrous at all time. Leaves horizontal, flat except the 

 abruptly recurved acute to acuminate tips, base broadly 

 obtuse or obtusely rounded, margins entire but recurved at 

 least when dry, dark and dull green above, much lighter 

 or yellowish green beneath, coriaceous, curing avellaneus on 

 both sides, oblong, varying from 1 to 2 dm. long, from 

 3.5 to 5.5 cm. wide, alternatingly scattered along the branch- 

 lets; midrib ridged beneath, caniculate along the upper 

 side; primary lateral nerves 7 to 11 pairs, usually alternating 

 with secondary ones toward the midrib, oblique, rather ob- 

 scure beneath and more evident from above, tips ascendingly 

 curved but not united, reticulations coarse and more evi- 

 dent on the upper surface; petiole very dark purple brown, 

 glabrous, deeply channelled along the upper side, thick, 5 

 to 8 mm. long, rough and nearly black when dry. Flowers 

 solitary, pendulous from the branches, upon dull red 1.5 



