January 11, 1911] New AND Noteworthy RUBIACEAE 989 
brown, the ultimate ones suberect, forming an elongated 
loosely spreading crown. Leaves thinly coriaceous, the old 
ones very deep green on the upper side, yellowish so be- 
neath, strongly recurved, the young ones light green. Inflor- 
escence mostly solitary, erect, the stalks yellowish green, 
the flowering heads globose, nearly 2 cm. across, creamy 
white, rather soft, with a faint unpleasant odor. The Ba- 
gobo vernacular name is ‘‘Mabalod.’’ 
Heretofore only known from the island of Mindoro and 
from Albay province, Luzon. 
Nauclea jagori Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. III; 826,1909. 
The type is based on F. Jagor’s number 987 from the 
island of Samar. 
Nauclea philippinensis (Vid.) Hav. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
XXIII; 52, 1897. Adina philippinensis Vid. Fl. Vacs. Pl. 
Philip. 148, 1886. 
Number 11220 Elmer from Todaya has the following 
field-note:—Tree 12 m, high, with a 3 dm. thick trunk, 
on a wooded summit ridge at 4000 feet; branches mostly 
at the top, forming a rather flat crown; branchlets very 
numerous, ascending, flexible even though short. Leaves 
rigidly coriaceous, dark dull green above, much paler or 
even yellowish green beneath, ascending, slightly recurved, 
shallowly conduplicate. Infrutescence erect, the terete pedun- 
cles green and turning red with age or with exposure. The 
Bagobo name is ''Mabalod-tapang-pang."' 
This and N. gracilis Vid. distributed under my number 
10847 were collected within a mile of each other, but 
under different local conditions. The two are very closely 
allied, yet distinguishable in the field as well as in the 
herbarium. Previously known from Luzon only. 
Nauclea formicaria Elm. n. sp. 
A burly tree; stem 3 dm. thick, 8 m. high; branches 
arising from below the middle, crookedly rebranched, rigid, 
spreading; wood dirty yellowish white, heavy, burly, odorless, 
