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obloiiy. 1 iiini. long. (Jsaiy iianou ly ohloii;:. pubL'^oeiit ; style piibesceiit 

 below. Pod 3 to 4 cm. long. 5 nini. wide, tlio joints 6 to 7, about 5 mm. 

 long. 



Specimens examined all from the Province of Rizal, Luzon: San Mateo 

 (1841 Ahern's collector), September, 1904 (flower); Bosoboso (2154 

 Ahern's collector), December, 1904 (fruit); also a specimen collected by 

 Rufino Marave, presumablj- from near ]\Ianila, December, 1895 (fruit). 

 Sterile specimens were observed by the author along streams near Maragon- 

 dong, Cavite Province, Luzon, July, 1905. 



These specimens agree perfectly with Blanco's description of Cytisus 

 quinquepetalus , and accordingly his specific name is retained for the species. 

 His material was from Mandaloyon. Province of Rizal, Luzon, flowering in 

 May, from which it seems probable that the species flowers twice each year. 

 Desmodiutn ccphalotes Wall., to which F.-Villar referred Blanco's species, 

 and which identification was previously accepted by the author, is a 

 British Indian species, which does not extend to the Philippines. Speci- 

 mens of this interesting species were sent to Dr. D. Prain. Director of the 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, who states that it is a very distinct 

 undescribed species of Desmodiuvi, represented at Kew by Nos. 245. 246. 

 247, and 1063 Vidal, and Nos. 2368, 2389, and 2370 Loher. but although 

 admitted at Kew as a distinct species, it had never received a name. T.. 

 Pais pis. 



Ormosia paniculata, sp. nov. 



A small tree with odd-pinnate leaves about 30 cm. long, the inflorescence 

 an ample, terminal, densely ferruginous-pubescent panicle nearly as long 

 as the leaves. Branches thickened, densely ferruginous pubescent. Leaves 

 alternate, the leaflets 7, the rhachis, petiolules, and under surface of the 

 leaflets ferruginous pubescent. Leaflets elliptical oblong, 9 to 13 cm. long. 

 3.5 to 5 cm. wide, the base acute, the aj)cx prominently acuminate, the 

 acumen apiculate. the upper surface with few scattered hairs, the midrib 

 densely ferruginous pubescent; nerves about 11 pairs, ascending; petiolules 

 densely ferruginous-pubescent, the leaf rhachis about 20 cm. long, extending 

 beyond the terminal pair of leaflets. Panicles many flowered, the branches 

 ascending, the longer primary ones 15 cm. in length. Flowers fragrant, 

 creamy Avhite, about 2 cm. long, the pedicels about 7 mm. long. Calyx 

 campanulate, 1.5 cm. long, densely ferruginous-pubescent outside, the lobes 

 also pubescent inside, ovate, acute, slightly longer than the tube, the two 

 upper teeth somewliat larger than the three lower ones. Corolla exceeding 

 the calyx, about 1.6 cm. long, the standard suborl)icular. about 15 mm. 

 across. Stamens 10, apparently all fertile, glabrous, unctjual in length, 

 the longer ones 1.5 cm. long; anthers 1.4 mm. long. Ovary ])uboscent. 

 2-ovuled, its pedicel 2 to 3 mm. long. 



Type specimen: Lamao River. Province of Bataan. Luzon (2028 Borden). 

 October. 1904. 



A tree reaching a licighl <>i alxnit 20 m. and a diameter of 30 cm. growing 

 on forested slopes at an altitude of about 00 m. about the sea. The .second 

 species of the genus to be discovered in the Philipi)incs. the other. Ormosia 

 calaieiisis Blanco, being also endemic. 



