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near tlie summit of the mountain at an elevation of about 2,500 m. above 



the sea. 



Meliosma multiflora sp. nov. 



A tree with odd pinnate 3 to 5 jugate leaves, 33 cm. long or less, the 

 leaflets glabrous or nearly so, their margins spin\ilous serrate, and erect, 

 many flowered, terminal and axillary panicles 20 cm. long. Branches 

 thickened, dark brown, glabrous, the lenticels prominent, the tips ferrugi- 

 nous pubescent. Leaves alternate, the rhachis 23 cm. long or less, sparingly 

 ferruginous pilose, the upper surface flattened in the petiolar portion, 

 deeply channeled above; leaflets opposite, lanceolate, ovate lanceolate or 

 oblong lanceolate, 5 to 1 1 cm. long, 3 to 4 cm. wide, the base slightly 

 inequilateral, rounded, rarely subacute, the apex slender acuminate, the 

 margins below entire, above spinulous serrate, the teeth distant 5 to 8 

 or 10 mm., upper surface glabrous, shining, the lower surface pale, glabrous 

 or with few scattered hairs and the midrib sparingly pilose, the axils 

 of the veins not bearded; nerves 10 to 11 on each side of the midrib, 

 prominent beneath, anastomosing, the reticulations lax, prominent; petio- 

 lules sparingly pubescent, becoming glabrous, 1 cm. long. Panicles erect 

 the axis and ascending branches densely ferruginous pubescent, the lower 

 branches 10 cm. long, the upper gradually shorter. Flowers yellowish, 

 sessile, fasciculate, the buds globose. Sepals four, ovate, obtuse, glabrous 

 except the sparingly ciliate margins, 2 mm. long, the bracteole similar but 

 one-half smaller than the sepals. Three outer petals (immature) orbic- 

 ular, glabrous, 2 mm. in diameter, the two inner ones opposite the fertile 

 stamens. (».:^ nun. long. 0.4 mm. wide, regularly 3-toothed. Fertile stamens 

 2, less than 1 mm. long, the sterile ones nearly as long. Ovary glabrous. 



Type specimen No. 930 (Forestry Bureau), collected by P. T. Barnes, 

 Mount Santo Tomas, Province of Benguet, Luzon, May 11, 1904. A tree 

 about 10 m. high and 20 cm. in diameter, growing in damp forests at 

 an altitude of about 1,800 m. above the sea. Apparently related to 

 Meliosma luzonensis Merrill, but differing in its longer leaves and petiolules, 

 very different panicles, .sessile flowers, and much smaller, differently shaped 

 inner petals. 

 Meliosma pendula sp. nov. 



A tree with pinnate leaves about 50 cm. long, the rhacliis densely ferru- 

 ginous tomentose, the leaflets more or less pubescent, the margins entire or 

 s])inulous toothed, and drooping elongated panicles 60 to 70 cm. in length. 

 I'.ranches densely ferruginous tomentose. Leaves unevenly pinnate, about 

 5-jugate, the lower leaflets much smaller than the upper, spinulous tootlied, 

 the teeth distant 1 to 2 cm., 2 mm. long or less, the upper leaflets entire; 

 common rhachis about 30 cm. long, the leaflets opposite or subopposite, 

 abruptly, .sharp, short acuminate, the base rounded, or that of the terminal 

 leaflet acute, elliptical, ovate, or obovate, 8 to 15 cm. long, 5 to 8 cm. 

 wide, both surfaces with few scattered hairs on the reticulations, densely 

 ferruginous pubescent on the midrib and veins; nerves 8 to 13 on each side 

 of the midrib, anastomosing, very prominent beneath, the reticulations 

 prominent; petiolules densely ferruginous tomentose, 1 to 1.5 em. long. 



