860 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BorANY [Vor. III, Arr. 47 
the middle, rounded at the apex, attenuate toward the base, 
the entire margins curved upon the under side in the dry 
state; petiole glabrous, reddish brown when dry, 2 cm. long, 
at the base with small adnate or plated stipules less than 
5 mm. long; midnerve similar in color beneath, with 7 to 
9 very obscure lateral pairs. Inflorescence terminal, erect, 
usually 3-flowerd, deep green except the inner organs of the 
flowers; peduncle about 1 cm. long; pedicels scarcely more 
than one half as long, smooth; calyx 2 cm. long, the low- 
er one third stipitate, subtended by 2 pairs of short 
rather blunt bracts, the middle one third rounded and 
cylindric; the segments 7.5 mm. long, imbricate, oblong, 
obtusely rounded at the apex, with thin margins, usually 5, 
spreading in the fruiting state; corolla 7 to 11 cm. long, 
early wilting, caducous, greenish toward the base, other- 
wise creamy white, sweetly fragrant, glabrous, tubular, ter- 
minated by 5 oblong 15 mm. long segments; stamens also 
5, included,-whitish as is also the interior of the tube; filaments 
slender, smooth, inserted below the midde of the tube; anther 1 
em. long, linear, basifixed and bilobed at the base; pistil gla- 
brous, equalling the corolla, greenish especially the broadly 2- 
cleft stigmas; fruit ellipsoid, terete, shining orange red, at 
least 2.5 cm. long, erect bearing a nipple-shaped point; seed 
brown, numerous, subglobose, 1 mm. in diameter, pitted. 
Type specimen 12221, A. D. E. Elmer, Magallanes (Mt. 
Giting-giting), Province of Capiz, Island of Sibuyan, April, 
1910. 
Discovered in sand gravelly soil of woods along the 
banks of the Pauala river at 1000 feet. It was quite fre- 
quently observed along the same river at both higher and 
lower altitudes. 
Very distinct from all diber Philippine species of Fagraea, 
and is related to F. tubulosa Blm. and F. carnosa Jack, 
both extra Philippine. 
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