234 MERRILL. 



ME LI COPE Foist 



Melicope curranii sp. uov. § Entoganum. 



Arbuscnla glabra; i'oliis oblongo-obovatis vel oblongo-lanceolalis, at-u- 

 minatis, simplicibus; paniculis axillaribus, usque ad 4 cm lougis, pauci- 

 fioris; floribus 4-meris, 3 ad 2.5 mm longis. 



A shrub, glabrous throughout. Branches slender, brown, terete, the 

 branchlets greenish. Leaves smiple, membranaceous, oblong-obovate to 

 oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, 11 to 17 cm long, 4 

 to G cm wide, shining ; nerves 8 or 9 on each side of the midrib, irregular, 

 somewhat prominent beneath, distant, anastomosing; petiolule about 1 

 cm long, the petiole 2 to 5 cm long, geniculate at the joint with the 

 petiolule. Panicles small, axillary, peduncled, 4 cm long or less, the 

 branches short, spreading. Flowers 4-merous, greenish-white, their ped- 

 icels 2 mm long. Calyx short, 4-toothed, the teeth acute. Petals 

 oblong, acute, 2 to 2.5 mm long, 1 mm wide, valvate and with an ap- 

 pendage at the apex inside. Stamens 8, about 1 nun long. Ovary 

 4-lobed; style short; stigma 4-lobed. 



Luzon, Province of Tayabas, For. Bur. 9603 Curran, March, 1908. 



In general appearance resembling Melicope luzoniensis Engl., but characterized 

 at once by its simple leaves. The same form has also been collected by Vidal 

 ( Herb. Kew ) . 



CHISOCHETON Blume. 



Chisocheton curranii sp. nov. ^ Eiichisocheion, Paniculati. 



Foliis modicc pctiolatis, 2- vel o-jugatis, petiolis rhachide petiolulis(pu> 

 fulvo-olivaceo-pubescentibus; i'oliolis oppositis, elliptico-oblongis vel ellip- 

 tico-ovatis, basi acutis, apice breviter acuminatis, costa nervisque utrinque 

 hirsutis: paniculis axillaribus, angustis, 9 ad 15 cm longis, pauce bi'eviter 

 ramosis, dense pubescentibus ; fioribus breviter pedicellatis ; petalis 5, 

 pubescentibus, ca. 16 mm longis; tuho cylindrico, 5-laciniato; ovario 

 2-loculare. 



A small tree about 5 m high, the branches appressed-bi'ownish-pubes- 

 cent. Leaves about 20 cm long, the rachis, petiolules, midribs, and 

 nerves on both sides of the leaflets densely olivaceous-brownish-pubes- 

 cent or hirsute; leaflets subcoriaceous, opposite, 2 or 3 pairs, 8 to 

 11 cm long, 3 to 4.5 cm wide, apex short acuminate, base acute, the 

 nerves und midrib on both surfaces })ul)eseent or hirsute; nerves about 7 

 on eacli side of the midrib, i)i'ominent, the reticulations distinct; petio- 

 lules 5 to 1 nun h)ng. Panicles pubescent, axillary, narrow, 9 to 15 cm 

 long, the branches very short, s])r('ailing oi- ascending, few, 1 to 2 cm 

 long. Calyx pubescent, cui)-shapcd, I to ."> mm long, the teeth short, 

 rounded. l*etals yellowish-white, al)()ut I'i mm h)ng. '' mm wide, pubes- 

 cent outside, glabrous within. Staminal tube 13 lo 11 nun h)ng. cylin- 

 drical, free, ap])ressed-hirsulc on iioth sides, the ai)ex ."idohcd. the h)hes 



