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mill, long, 6 111111. wide, slightly united at the base. Stamens 20, the fila- 

 ments 2 mm. long, the anthers 1.5 mm. long. Ovary ovoid, glabrous, 

 3-celled, 3 mm. long; styles 3, free, 4 mm. long. 



Type specimen: Todaya, District of Da vac, Mindanao (1273 Copeland), 

 April, 1904. 



A species growing in forests at an altitude of about 900 m. above the 

 sea, resembling Saiirauia bracteosa DC, in general appearance, but quite 

 distinct from that species. 



(3) S. elegans (Choisy) F.-Vill. Nov. App. 19. 1880; Scapha elegans 



Choisy Mem. Ternst. 119. t. 1. 1855; Saurauia rugosa Turcz. Bull. 



Soc. Nat. Mosc. 31^:245. 1858; F.-Vill. 1. c, Vidal Phan. Cuming. 



Philip. 96. 1885, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. 57. 1886; Ceron, Cat. PL 



Herb. 23. 1892. Saurauia exasperata De Vriese PL Ind. Bat. Or. 



56. 1856; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 = :483. 1859; Vidal 11. cc, 96, 56; 



Ceron, 1. c, 23; F.-Vill. 1. c. 

 Specimens examined: Philippines (922 Cuming), 1836-1840 (cotype of 

 Saurauia rugosa Turcz., and Scapha elegans Choisy) ; Province of Benguet, 

 Baguio (5796 Elmer), March, 1904; (925 Barnes), May, 1904; (65 Top- 

 ping), February, 1903; also a single specimen collected by Lardizabal, 1901. 

 Saurauia rugosa Turcz., and 8. elegans Choisy, were both based on the 

 same number of Cuming's Philippine collection, cited above, the latter 

 name being the earlier is retained. Some doubt exists as to the exact 

 identity of Saurauia exasperata DeVriese, the description given by Miquel 

 apparently applying to the present species, but No. 455 Cuming, cited by 

 Miquel in the description of the species, as represented in our herbarium, 

 being identical with specimens of Saurauia latibracteata Choisy. 



(4) S. cinnamomea Merrill, sp. nov. 



A shrub about 5 m. high, with oblong-ovate, sharply acuminate leaves, 

 dark colored and nearly glabrous above, beneath densely pale brown pubes- 

 cent, the inflorescence axillary, solitary or two or three peduncles from the 

 same axil, each peduncle bearing about three flowers. Branches densely 

 dark brown pubescent, more or less scaly, the older ones glabrous. Leaves 

 12 to 20 cm. long, 5 to 8 cm. wide, the margins finely spinulose-serrate, 

 the base obtuse, often somewhat rounded, slightly inequilateral, the upper 

 surface with few, scattered, scale like hairs, becoming glabrous or nearly 

 so; nerves about 15 pairs; petioles densely brown pubescent, 1.5 to 2 cm. 

 long. Whole inflorescence, including the sepals, densely dark brown scaly- 

 pubescent, the peduncle 1 cm. long or less, bearing at the apex about three 

 flowers, the pedicels 8 mm. long or less, the bracts very small. Flowers 

 white. Sepals about 4 mm. long, ovate, obtuse. Petals ovate or obovate, 

 about 5 mm. long, irregularly refuse. Stamens many. Ovary glabrous, 

 4-celled; styles 4, about 3 mm. long. 



Type specimen: Tinauan River, Province of Tayabas (Infanta), Luzon 

 (779 Whitford), September, 1904. A shrub growing in the forests at an 

 elevation of about 80 m. above the sea. T., Calap. 



(5) S. whitford i Merrill, sp. nov. 



A shrub 3 to 4 m. high, with oblong-obovate to oblanceolate, nearly 



