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apices usually obtuse, their bases strongly cordate. Branches much thick- 

 ened, 2 to 2.5 cm. thick immediately below the leaves, which are crowded at 

 the apices of the branches, densely dark brown pubescent, the leaf scars very 

 prominent, about 2 cm. wide. Leaves alternate, the rhachis densely dark 

 bro^^Tl lepidote pubescent; leaflets 9 to 16 cm. long, 4 to 6 cm. wide, the 

 upper surface densely punctate, the apex obtuse, subacute, or obscurely 

 broadly acuminate, the sinus at the base acute, 1 cm. deep or less, the basal 

 lobes overlapping, rounded; nerves parallel, spreading, prominent beneath, 

 18 to 30 on each side of the midrib; petiolules stout, densely ferruginous 

 pubescent about 1 cm. long. Panicles axillarj^ densely dark brown lepidote 

 pubescent, 25 cm. long or less, subpyramidal, the peduncle 7 to 11 cm. 

 long, the branches spreading or ascending, the lower ones 8 cm. long, the 

 branchlets 2 cm. long or less, the flowers numerous, crowded in fascicles 

 of four or five. Flowers about 2 mm. long, sessile. Calyx ferruginous 

 pubescent, the lobes rounded or subreniform, 1 mm. long. Petals 5, 

 glabrous, oblong, about 2 mm. long, 0.8 to 1 mm. wide, the apex ol)tu>e. 

 Staminal tube 1.2 mm. long, glabrous, minutely toothed, the five stamens 

 inserted near the base of the tube, included, the anthers broadly ovate, 

 0.7 mm. long. Ovary glabrous. Fruit reddish brown, densely lepidote 

 pubescent, pear shaped, about 5 cm. long. 



Type specimen No. 1717 (Forestry Bureau), collected by W. W. Clark, 

 Island of Burias, August, 1904 (flower) ; also No. 988 (Forestry Bureau), 

 collected by Clark, Island of Masbate, June, 1904; No. 2028 (Merrill), 

 Guinayangan, Province of Tayabas, Luzon, May 5, 1903 (fruit) ; No. 18 

 (Ahern), Pasacao, Province of Camarines, Luzon, February, 1902. 



A tree reaching a diameter of 40 cm., locally common in hill forests, 

 the leaves and fruits containing more or less milk sap. The bark is nearly 

 smooth, about 2 cm. thick, and somewhat fragrant. The dark reddish 

 brown timber is used in house and naval construction and also in the 

 manufacture of furniture. T., Tucancalao, B., Consuyod. 

 Aglaia micrantha sp. nov. %Eearnia. 



A small tree, 9 m. high or less, with unequally 2 to 3 pinnate leaves, 

 nearly glabrous above, more or less ferruginous stellate pubescent beneath, 

 the rhachis very densely rusty tomentose, the flowers minute, yellow. 

 Branches nearly glabrous, striate, the ultimate branchlets very densely 

 ferruginous tomentose. Leaves 20 to 35 cm. long, the rhachis 17 cm. long or 

 less, the petiole proper 3 to 7 cm. long, and with the petiolules very densely 

 ferruginous tomentose, the hairs being stellate, but so dense is the pubes- 

 cence that the stellate arrangement is obscure; leaflets opposite, the 

 upper ones larger than the lower, elliptical-lanceolate or broadly oblan- 

 ceolate, the base acute, more or less vmequal, the apex acuminate, 10 to IG 

 cm. long, 3 to 5 cm. wide, the upper surface glabrous except for the densely 

 ferruginous stellate midrib, the under surface more or less ferruginous 

 stellate pubescent throughout, the midrib and nerves very densely so; 

 nerves about 12 pairs, ascending, rather prominent beneath; petiolules 

 about 5 mm. long, that of the terminal leaflet about 1 cm. long. Panicles 

 15 cm. long or less, elongated in fruit, the peduncle 2 cm. long, the rhachis 

 and branches very densely ferruginous stellate pubescent, the lower branches 



