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Borden), April, August, 1904, the former in flower, the latter in fruit, from 

 the same tree; (2506 Meyer) January, 1905 (flower) ; Dinalupihan (2512 

 Merrill), January, 1903 (flower): Antipolo (50 Merrill), Decades Philippine 

 Forest Flora, a specimen with immature flowers, 5 cm. long, considerably 

 smaller than those of the other specimens cited above. ' 



This species is exceedingly variable in its vegetative characters, leaves 

 from the same tree being from 3 to 9 cm. in width, without i>roportional 

 variation in length. It was based in the plate cited above, and Nos. 942 

 and 1099 Vidal. The specimens Under discussion agree well with the plate, 

 except that the flowers are somewhat larger than they are represented 

 to be in the figure, and are doubtless identical with the ones cited by Rolfe. 



(4) Talauma oblongata, sp. nov. 



A tree with subcoriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves, 25 to 45 cm. 

 long and oblong, many carpelled fruit 15 to 18 cm. long. Branches thick- 

 ened, annular, nearly glabrous. Leaves glabrous and shining above, when 

 young, dull and sparingly pubescent beneath, becoming glabrous and shin- 

 ing with age, 25 to 45 cm. long, 6 to 11 cm. wide, the apex acute, the base 

 acute or slightly decurrent-aciiminate ; nerves about 20 on each side of the 

 midrib, the reticulations prominent on both surfaces ; petioles stout, 4 to 5 

 cm. long, glabrous, thickened at the base, somewhat flattened above. 

 Flowers unknown. Peduncle terminal, stout, appi'essed pubescent, annular, 

 4 to 5 cm. long. Fruit about 7 cm. thick, glabrous, the axis about 2 cm. 

 thick, deeply pitted. Carpels numerous, the exposed portions glabrous, 

 shining, somewhat roughened-maculate, grayish bro^^^l, 3 cm. long, some- 

 what acuminate at the apex. Seed dark brown, irregularly compressed, 

 about 1 cm. in diameter. 



Type specimen : Baler, Province of Principe, Luzon ( 1003 Merrill ) , 

 August, 1902. 



(5) Talauma luzonensis Warb. in Perk. Frag. Fl. Philip. 171. 1905. 



The type of this species is No. 11767 Warburg, Malaueg, Province of 

 Cagayan, Luzon. T. grandiflora INIerrill may not be distinct. 



F.-Villar ^ credits to the Philippines five species of Talauma, T. miitabilis 

 Blume, T. angatensis (Blanco) Vidal, T. pumila Blume, T. rumphii Blume, 

 and T. gigantifolia Miq. Of these five species two were certainly correctly 

 identified, T. angatensis Vidal, considered above, and T. pumila Blume^ 

 Magnolia pumila Andr., the latter a species introduced from southern 

 China, and occasionally cultivated for ornamental purposes. Talauma mii- 

 tahilis F.-VilL, non Miquel, is Talauma villariana Rolfe. The remaining 

 two species must for the present, at least, be excluded, and we can only 

 surmise what species F.-Villar had in mind, as his botanical material no 

 longer exists. It is probable that the species credited to the Philippines 

 as Talauma rumphii is Magnolia pumila Andr., and the one enumerated as 

 Talauma gigantifolia Miq., is either Talauma angatensis Vidal or T. ohlon- 

 qata Merrill. 



'Nov. App. 3. 1880. 



