46 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



from P. philippinensis Merr. by its more acuminately pointed leaves, 

 less conspicuous nerves, shorter flowers and by its much smaller 

 and perfectly globose pubescent fruits; P. pulgarensis n. sp., Puerto 

 Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Palawan; P. cyanea n. sp.,Cabadba- 

 ran (M t. Urdaneta), Province of Agusan, Mindanao, verj' 

 near to P. piperi Merr., but it is distinctly alpine (found at 4250 

 feet altitude), leaves curing bright green, with more prominent 

 nerves and with a denser pubescence; the fruits are much more 

 tapering in the dry State than in P. piperi Merr.; P. urdanetensis n. 

 sp,, Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta), Province of Agusan, Min- 

 danao. Jongmans. 



Eimer, A. D. E., Philipp ine Trichosperrnum. Leafiets Philipp. 

 Bot. V. Art. 84. p. 1641 — 1644. 1913.) 



Trichospennum trivalvis Merr., here and there throughout the 

 Phillippines; T. mindanaensis Merr., Lake Lanao region of central 

 Mindanao; T. involucratum (Merr.) Elm. n. comb. {Halconia invo- 

 liicrata Merr.), mounth Halcon; T. negrosensis Elm. n. comb. {Halconia 

 negrosensis Elm.), Cuernos mountains of southern Negros; T. discolor 

 n. sp., Today a (Mt. Apo). District of Davao, Mindanao, for- 

 merly distributed as T. mindanaensis, but the leaves are smaller, 

 less pubescent and quite characteristically grayish white beneath. 

 capsules smaller and less pubescent; T. cnneata n. sp., Magalanes 

 'Mt. Giting-giting), Province of Capiz, Sibuyan, this was distri- 

 buted unde.r Halconia, and is nearest related to T. involucrata (Merr.) 

 Elm. and to T. negrosensis Elm. Jongmans. 



Eimer, A. D. E., Seven oaks fromMountUrdaneta. (Leafiets 

 Philippine Bot. VI. Art. 100. p. 1981—1986. 1913.) 



Quercns reflexa King; Q. vidalii Vil.; Q. fnonticola King; Q. sole- 

 riana Vid.; Q. lipacon n. sp., comes nearest to Q. llanosi A. DC, 

 related to Q. ovalis Blco., Q. blancoi Vid. and Q. clementis Merr.; 

 Q. copelandi n. sp., foliage similar to Q. nierrittii Merr., as well as 

 to a few other allied Philippine species, but fruits dissimilar. Most 

 closely related to Q. apoensis Elm., but acorns longer and cup 

 twice as deep. Q. bicolorata n. sp. Jongmans. 



Foxworthy, F. W., Dipterocarpaceae from the Agusan Re- 

 gion. (Leafiets Philippine Bot. VI. Art. 97. p. 1949—1958. 1913. 



The only Dipterocarpaceae that had been collected in this region 

 were Pentacme contorta (Vid.) M. et R., Hopea philippinensis Dyer, 

 Shorea negrosensis Foxw., and 5. squamata (Turcz.) Dyer, all re- 

 presented by sterile material. Eimer 's new collection includes 

 material collected at relatively high elevation, several numbers 

 were obtained at elevations of more than 1000 meters. Eight spe- 

 cies are represented, seven of them being new or species which 

 were only imperfectly known. 



Dipterocarpus siihalpiniis n. sp., very closely related to D.Has- 

 seltii Bl. and D. verniciflnus Blanco; D. obconicus n. sp., very clo- 

 sely related to D. gracilis Blume, the fruits differ in having an 

 obconical base, larger broad and very scantily developed Short 

 wings; D. warhurghii Brandis, differs from D. pilosus Roxb., with 

 which it has been confused. Hopea malibato n. sp., exceedingly close 



