ANONACE^. 



Alphonsea philippinensis sp. nov. 



A small or niodiuni sized tree witli lanceolate, glabrous leaves, axillary 

 short peduncled, fasciculate inflorescence, globose flower buds, the small 

 flowers with nimierous stamens and a solitary pubescent 10 to 12 ovuled 

 ovary. Branches nearly black, striate, glabrous, when young slightly fer- 

 ruginous pubescent. Leaves 8 to 14 cm. long, 2 to 3 cm. wide, gradually 

 narrowed upward to the obscurely acuminate apex, the base rather abruptly 

 acute, subcoriaceous, shining, the midrib beneath with few hairs, becoming 

 entirely glabrous; nerves very obscure, scarcely more prominent than the 

 reticulations, 12 to 15 on each side of the midrib; petioles deeply channeled 

 above, slightly pubescent, about 8 mm. long. Inflorescence densely fulvous 

 pubescent throughout, of axillary, short peduncled, 3 to 5 flowered fascicles, 

 the pedicels about 1 cm. long. Calyx pubescent, the lobes acute. Petals 6, 

 in two series, pubescent, all valvate, the outer ones ovate, acute, 5 mm. 

 long, the inner ones obovate. somewhat smaller than the outer. Stamens 

 about 30, 2 mm. long, the filaments glabrous, 1 mm. long; anther cells 

 large, contiguous, the connective apiculate, scarcely exceeding the anthei' 

 cells and not at all concealing them. Ovary solitary, oblong-ovoid, pubes- 

 cent, the ovules 10 or 12, in two row's, parietal ; stigma subglobose, sessile. 



Type specimen: Island of Masbate (3075 Merrill), August, 1903. A 

 species apparently related to Alphonsea lutea Hook. f. et. Th., from Malacca. 

 No species of this genus has previously been reported from the Philippines. 



Goniothalamus obtusifolius sp. nov. 



A medium-sized tree with subcoriaceous, glabrous, oblong-obovate, obtuse 

 leaves and large, axillary, solitary flowers. Branches grayish brown, 

 glabrous, striate. Leaves 15 to 18 cm. long. G to 8 cm. wide, shining, the 

 apex broad, rounded-truncate, sometimes retuse, narrowed below to the 

 cuneate base; primary nerves not prominent, about 13 pairs, scarcely more 

 pronounced than the secondary nerves; petioles stout, rugose, glabrous. 

 Flowers yellow, fragrant, about 5 cm. long, the pedicel 1 cm. long or less. 

 Sepals snborbicular-ovate, acute or rounded, glabrous or nearly so, about 

 1 cm. long. Outer petals broadly ovate, acute, 5 cm. long, 3.5 cm. wide, 

 membranous, glabrous, the base broad, rounded-truncate; inner petals 

 oblong ovate, acute, 9 nun. long, arched, but not vaulted, eonnivent, more 

 or less pubescent outside, densely hirsute-pubescent on the margins inside, 

 the claw broad, short. Stamens many, 1.8 mm. long, the anther cells con- 

 cealed by the overlapping truncate connectives. Ovaries glabrous, 2 mm. 

 long, 1-ovuled; styles simple, elongated, 2.5 mm. long. 



Type specimen: Bongabon, Mindoro ( 2183 Merrill). May. 1 !)():!. A 

 medium-seized tree in the lower hill forests, reaching a diameter of about 

 4') cm. with rather smooth bark and white wood, known locally as Amuyon, 

 but quite difl'erent from the species described by Blanco (Uvaria ainuyon = 

 TJnona cauliflora Blanco =^ Coniothalam us sp. ?) to which -he applies this 

 name. 



