1806 Leaflets of Philippine Botany [Vol. V, Art. 95 



Merr. was only observed at Brooks Point (see number 12701), 

 while at middle Palawan this new species predominates. It 

 is a smaller tree whose leaves and flowers are exactly the 

 same as those of the only other Philippine species, yet its 

 fruits amply distinguish it from all other known Parkia. 



Dedicated to Capt. James P. Harbeson, who was in com- 

 mand of the military post ai Puerto Princesa during the 

 time of my botanical exploration . 



LILIACEAE 



Dianelta robusta Elm. n. sp. 



Perennial tussocks; stems several, erect, 1 to 1.75 m. 

 high, the larger ones 1.25 cm. thick, subterete at the base, 

 otherwise ensiform and clothed with the leaf sheaths; roots 

 profuse, wiry. Leaves linear, also profuse, coriaceous, ascending 

 from the base, striate and much paler beneath, sides curved 

 upon the under side, their edges finely serrate, glabrous, 2 

 to 3 cm. wide above the middle, 5 to 8 dm. long, glabrous 

 and smooth, gradually tapering to the slenderly pointed and 

 involuted apex, the midvein finely serrate along the middle 

 side, at the base articulated to the persistent rather close 

 fitting sheath, somewhat constricted along the lower one half, 

 much reduced and widely scattering toward the top of the 

 stem, curing equally grayish brown on both sides, strongly 

 recurved, the basal portion ascending and rather dense; peduncle 

 strict, green, much exceeding the foliage, terete, wavy or 

 crooked, branched toward the top; branches ascending, dirty 

 brown scurfy or glabrous, the basal one longest and slender, 

 alternate, subtended by greenish bracts; larger or lowermost 

 bracts 4 cm, long, linear, acuminately pointed, folded upon 

 the ventral side, green though brown in the dry state, those 

 subtending the upper or shorter branchlets very much smaller; 

 the ultimate branchlets bearing paniculate clustered flowers 

 toward their distal ends; pedicels very slender, ascending or 

 recurved, 3 to 8 ram. in length, subtended by lanceolate 

 caducous bracts, only sparsely yellowish brown hairy; flowers 

 odorless, pendant; outer 3 perianth segments 8 mm. long, 

 3 mm. wide at the base, broadly lance shaped, distinctly 



