21. S 



SCHEFFLERA Foist. 



Schefflera luzoniensis Merrill n|i. iin\. ^ IJii.sclicfftcrd, Hcplaplvunnii. 



A seaiuk'ilt slii'uli. (|iiitc ^iiliihroiis cxcc])! the (Iccidiioiisly puhcsc-cnl 

 iiilloi'c'scenco, with o-foliolatc leaves, the leallets caudaie-aciimiiiate. and 

 terminal ])aniele hranehed from the l)ase, the l)i'aiiches aseendinji', elon- 

 ^"a ted, the tlowers disposed in '■\ to •") tiowei-ed pediineled iiiiihels. Branches 

 lig'ht ^'ay, g'lahroiis. Petioles (I to S em. long, glahi-oiis. slendei'; leallets 

 lii'iii, shining, elliptieal-laiiceolate ti> nai'fowly ol)o\ate-laiiceolate, ahiaiptlv 

 long eau(late-aeuminat(>. the base acute. 4 to (i em. long. X.h to 't cm. wide: 

 pi'imarv nei'ves (i to T on each side of the midrib, not prominent, tlu' 

 secondary nei'ves and ri'ticnlations nearly as evident, anastomosing and 

 forming a mai'ginal ner\('. the leaf margin entire,, recurved : ix'tiolules 

 1..") to 'i cm. long. Panicles 10 cm. long or less, branched from the base, 

 the hranches about S cm. long, more or less tlocculose pubescent, becoming 

 subglabi'ous. the bracts and bracteoles very caducous, the brancblets 

 racemosely disposed. .5 to 10 mm. long, each bearing .'> to ."> undx'llately 

 disposed flowers, the pedicels 3 to 4 mm. long. Calyx about 1..") mni. 

 long, truncate. Petals ."), oblong-ovate, 'i mm. long, acute, apex inliexed. 

 free, falling separately. Stamens 5; filaments 'I mm. long; anthers 

 broadl\' ellipt ital-o\ate. about O.S mm. long. ()\ary .Vcelled ; style 0. 

 Fruit uid<no\\ii. , 



l.i/o.v. I'ldviin'c of Tayahas. :\rouiU I'.aiKiliao (!»2S Whiffonl) Ot-lobcr 1!», 1!)()4. 

 Scaiiilciit <Mi trees ill forests at al)oiit l.lUO iii. 



Schefflera microphylla .Merrill s|). iio\. ^ h'tisclic/flod. Ilrithiplciiiitin. 



Subscaiulent, "J to ;! m. high ; glabi'ous throughout, with alternate, long 

 petiolate. digitatel\- ^) to <S-foliolate leaves, the leaflets lanceolate, acum- 

 inate. •") cm. long or less, the llowt'rs nmbellately disposed in lax 

 terminal panicles. Branches slender, terete, light gray or bi-ownish. 

 Petioles slender. 1 to o cm. long; leaflets entire, (inn. shining. ;!..") 

 to 5 cm. long, -1 to (i mm. wide, gradually nai'i'owed aboxc to the 

 long caudate-acuminate apex, tin; base acute; lU'rves \'r\\. not pi'ominent : 

 petiohdes .") to S mm. long. Tanicdes few bi'anched from ihe base. (> 

 to <S cm. long, the bi'acts and bracteoles wanting (U' very caihu'ous. 

 glabrous; liranchlets spreading. I'rw, slender. 1 to I.T) ciii. long, tlu' 

 llowei's in -I to (I flowered umbels at the ends of the bi'ancldets. the pedicels 

 4 to <) mm. long, ('alvx truncate or obscureh' toothed. l.."i mm. long or 

 less. I'etals o. t I'iangular-ovate. acute. l.'> mm. long, adherent liy their 

 apices and falling as a whole. Stamens ') : lilanH'iils about 1 mm. long; 

 anthers liroadiv ovate, nearly 1 mm. long. Ovai'y .">-celled : style not 

 de\('lope(l. i'^ruit ellipt ical-o\i)id, glabi'ous, about ."> mm. long, ."i-i-idged. 



LlV.ON. District of Lepaiito. .Mount Data ( KiO.". Miriilh Nov ciiiImi. IHO."). A 

 siihscaiHlcnt sliriih jiiowiiif^ on rotten liiinks and mossy trees in tlie wd forest 

 at about 2.200 in., eliaraeteri/.eil l)\- its small lanceolate li'allets. 



