71 

 ANONACE^E. 



Polyalthia cumingiana sp. nov. ^ Monoon. 



A shrub or tree with lanceolate, acuminate, nearly glabrous leaves 20 

 cm. long or less, and solitary, axillary flowers, the petals of the mature 

 flowers 5 cm. long. Branches slender, brownish black, striate, lenticellate, 

 very slightly ferruginous pubescent when young, becoming glabrous. Leaves 

 10 to 20 cm. long, 3 to 6 cm. wide, submembranous, shining and glabrous 

 above, duller beneath, but not pale, and very slightly pubescent on the 

 midnerve and lateral nerves, tapering above to the acuminate apex, the base 

 rather abruptly acute; nerves 5 to 8 on each side of the midrib, curving- 

 ascending, distant, rather proniihent beneath, the reticulations lax, rather 

 obscure; petioles 2 to 3 mm. long, slightly pubescent. Pedicels 1 to 1.5 cm. 

 long, axillary, solitary, densely ferruginous pubescent. Calyx densely fer- 

 ruginous pubescent outside, the sepals ovate, obtuse, about 3 mm. long. 

 Petals all similar, subequal, when mature oblong lanceolate, obtuse, 4.5 to 

 5 cm. long, 1 to 1.5 cm. wide, more or less densely ferruginous-pubcrulous 

 throughout, especially near the base outside. Stamens many, 1 to 1.5 mm. 

 long, the connectives oblique, overlapping. Ovaries many, 1.5 mm. long, or 

 less, densely pubescent, 1-ovuled; style ovoid. Fruit unkno\\Ti. 



Type specimen: Province of Tayabas, Luzon (827 Cuming), 1S36-1840. 



Goniothalamus elmeri Merr. Govt. Lab. Publ., 29:13. 1905. 



(793, 1684, Cuming.) These two numbers have previously been referred 

 to Goniothalamus giganteus Hook. f. et Th., but do not at all agree with the 

 description of that species or with the figure given by King.^ Tlicy do, 

 however, agree with the above species, recently described by the author. 



Orophea glabra Merr. 1. c, 14. 



(1277 Cuming.) This specimen is apparently referable to this species, 

 although the material of this number in our herbarium is without flowers, 

 rendering absolute indentification impossible. 



Mitrephora lanotan (Blanco) Uvaria lanotan Blanco, Fl. Filip. ed. 1, 

 404. 1837. Unona lutifolia Blanco, 1. c, ed. 2, 324. 1845; ed. 3, 2: 

 235, non DC. Goniothalamus giganteus F.-Vill. Nov. App. 6. 1880, 

 at least with reference to synonomy of Blanco, non Hook. f. et Th. 

 Mitrephora ferruginea Merrill, Govt. Lab. Publ. 17: 16. 1904, in 

 part (610 Borden). 

 A tree 6 to 10 m. high with obloijg-ovate to ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 

 nearly glabrous leaves, and subglobose or ovoid densely ferruginous pubes- 

 cent fruits 1.5 to 2 cm. long. Branches dark brown, striate, more or less 

 pubescent,' the younger branchlets densely ferruginous pubescent. Leaves 

 9 to 10 cm. long, 3 to 5 cm. wide, entire, short acuminate, the base acute, 

 upper surface glabrous and sliining except for the ferruginous pubescent 

 midrib, the under surface shining, more or less ferruginous pubescent on 

 the midrib and nerves and often with few scattered hairs on the lamina, or 

 nearly glabrous; nerves 9 to 10 on each side of the midrib, prominent be- 

 neath, curved-ascending; petioles thickened, densely ferruginous pubescent, 



'Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta, 4: pi. ISO. 1894. 



