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acute or obtuse, subeciiial, densely femioinoiis puberulent outside, about 

 2 mm. louji". about equali^,^■ tbe tul)c. Fertile stamens 9, the filaments 

 short, somewhat pubescent, the anthers 2-locellate, those of the first and 

 second scries introrse, those of the third series extrorse, the fourth series 

 of large stipitate, cordate, acuminate, staminodes. Ovary narrowly 

 ovoid, glabrous, narrowed above into the style. Fruit black when dry, 

 glabrous, or slightly puberulent, shining, subglobose, about 7 mm. in 

 diameter. 



MiNDORO, Bongabong River (3G73 Merritt ; 1425 M hi I ford) March, Fcl)riiaiy, 

 inOG. In forests near the viver slightly above sea level. 



DE HAAS I A Blnme. 



Dehaasia triandra Merrill sp. nov. 



A tree 10 to 15 m. high, glabrous, only the three inner stamens fertile, 

 the outer series reduced to staminodes. Branches light gray, glabrous. 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, glabrous, subcoriaceous, some- 

 what shining on both surfaces, 10 to 20 cm. long, 4 to 7 cm. wide, 

 narrowed below to the acute base and above to the sharply acuminate 

 apex ; nerves 7 to 9 on each side of the midrib, curved ascending, rather 

 distinct beneath, the reticulations rather obscure, lax; petioles 1..") to 

 2 cm. long, nearly black when dry. Panicles several from the young 

 portions of each branchlet, glabrous, black when dry, 4 to 10 cm. long, 

 few flowered, the peduncles 5 cm. long or less, the branches usually 

 spreading, the flowers usually in threes at the tips of the branchlets. 

 Flowers small, hermaphrodite. Calyx segments 6, deciduous, broadly 

 ovate, acute, the inner three about 1.5 mm. long, the outer three some- 

 what smaller, slightly ciliate on the margins. Fertile stamens 3 only, 

 in the inner row, the filaments pubescent, glandular at the base, the 

 anthers 2-celled, extrorse, the stamens of the router series reduced to 

 flattened pubescent staminodes. Ovary narrowly ovoid, glabrous, about 

 1 mm. long, narrowed above into the 1 mm. long style. Fruit elliptical 

 to elliptical oblong, glabrous, 3 to 3.5 cm. long, 1.5 to 2 cm. thick, the 

 pedicel when fresh 5 cm. long or less, at least as thick as the mature 

 fruit, fleshy, bright red, when dry 2 to 5 cm. long, less than 1 cm. thick, 

 black. 



MiNDOEO, Bongabong River (3751 Merritt; 1459 Whitford) March, February, 

 1906. Masbate (3068 Merrill) August, 1903. Luzon, Province of Rizal (2000 

 Ahern's collector) November, 1904. 



An anomalous species, differing from Dehaasia as described in its 3, not 9, 

 fertile stamens, but so evident are the fruit characters that I have not hesitated 

 to refer it to the above genus. In connection with this species I have carefully 

 studied the description of Halgada laurifolia Blanco, referred by F.-Villar to 

 Eusideroxylon horncense. The above specimens do not at all agree with Blanco's 

 description, and to me it ai)i)ears very doubtful if Salgada can be referred to 

 Eusideroxylon with safety. 



