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.Aiiomuuv. 



^ilabrous, sliglitlv clawed. Siaiiiciis many. '?.-! iiiin Ioh.l;'. soiiicwliat 

 curved, their eoimectives sliort. trian;L;ulai'. Cai-pels iiidelinite, oMcMig, 

 ^slightly pul)escent, 1-ovuled; styles slender, l..j iniii long. 



jNIixdanao, District of Zamboaiiga, Port Banga, For. Bur. 026S, 92t;i Whilford 

 if Hutrhin.sun, Jainiary, 190S. 



An uiulcrslnub in diptorocarj) forests 'SO to 00 in above sea level, a species well 

 (•iiaiactei'i/.e(l by its vei-y long (lowers. 



POLYALTHIA I'.jiinie. 



Polyalthia venosa sp. nov. 



Foliis ohiongo-ellipticis, aciiininatis, valde I'eticulato veuosis, ncrvis 

 utrin([iie ca. 9; florib;is axillarihus et eaulinis solitariis, pedicellatis; 

 petal is elliptico-ovatis vel lanceolato-ovatis ca. 3 cm longis^, pilosis. 



A shrub or small tree 4 ni high or less, the branches slender, terete, 

 glal)rous, l)rown. the branchlets densely ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves 

 oblong-el li])tical, 10 to Ki ciii long, a to (i cm wide, papyraceous, glabrous 

 and shining on both surfaces except the inidi'il) which is slightly })ubes- 

 cent, paler beneath, the base acute or rounded, apex sharply acuminate; 

 nerves about 9 on each side of the midrib, distant, very prominent beneath, 

 anastomosing, the reticulations very ])rominent; petioles about '■) mm 

 long, densely pubescent. Flowei's solitaiT, from the leaf-axils on the 

 ultimate bi-anchlets and fr'oni tubercles on the trunk, their pedicels slen- 

 der, 1.5 to 3.0 cm long, densely ferruginous-pilose. Sepals 3, free, ovate, 

 about 8 mm long, 6 mm wide, slightly narrowed below, apex acute, 7- 

 iierved, pilose outside, glabrous within. Petals 6, elliptical-ovate to 

 lanceolate-ovate, about 2 cm long, (5 to 11 mm wide, the inner thi-ee 

 slightly narrower than the outer (mes, somewhat narrowed below, apex 

 acute, glabrous inside, rather densely pilose or i)ilose-hirsute outside. 

 Stamens indefinite, 2 nun long, the anthers concealed by the truncate 

 overlapping connectives. Carpels many, oblong, appressed-hii-sute, 2 

 mm long; stigmas ellipsoid, ])ul)escent; styles very short or none: ovules 

 2, subbasal. Fi'uit elli])soid or ovoid, about 1 cm long, a|)iculale. slightly 

 ])ubescent, each with two seeds. 



Mindanao, District of Zamboanga. I'ort 15anga, For. liur. HKIS. <.l.M.> Whilfonl 

 d- Hutchinson, December, 1!)(»7. in diptcrocarp forests 15 to liO ni above sea level. 



A species well charaetei'izeil by its ])ilose flowers wliicli are IidIIi axillary and 

 eaiiline, and by its strongly iieivcd leaves. 



Polyalthia elongata >\>. nov. 



Ai'bor glabi-a ; foliis dlibingis \cl dblongo-binceolal is. coriaceis, .'in nil 

 ;).") cm longis, basi cordatis, ner\ is utriiKpie ca. I'i; pelalis I ad l.o cm 

 longis, oblongo-lanceolat is. glabi'is \cl spai-se pubescentibus. 



.\ tree HI ni bigli. glabioiis <ii- nearly so Ibrduglioul. tlie branches 

 gravisli-brown. ralbei' slender, terete. Lea\es ;!(> tit .'lo cm long, about 

 11 cm wide, coi'iaceous, sbining, tiie base broad, cordate, tbe apex 

 acuminate: ner\cs about ili on eaeb side of tbe midrib, \ei-y promineni 



