252 MEKRILL. 



IjIzox, Province of (aniarines, Mount Isarog, For. Bur. lOJ/OS Curran. May 25, 

 1908, in forests on the lower slopes at an altitude of about 100 m. 



A species well cliaracterized by being glabrous throughout, and its smooth 

 shining leaves which are entire or with but few irregular teeth at the apex only. 



MORACE^. 



FICUS Linn. 



Ficus merrittii sp. nov. § Govellia. 



Arbor usque ad V2 m alta, ramulis petiolis, foliis subtus et inflores- 

 centiis plus minus ferrugineo-hirsutis ; foliis obovato-oblongis vel oboVatis, 

 chartaceis, 18 ad 25 cm longis, integris vel obscure dentatis, apice breviter 

 acuminatis, basi inacquilateraliter cordatis; nervis utrinquc 8 ad 10, 

 prominentibus; stipulis caducis, lanceolatis, acuminatis, brunneis, 3.5 ad 

 3 cm longis; inflorescentiis caulinis, 10 ad 25 cm longis, ramosis, plus 

 minus ferrugineo-hirsutis; rcceptaculis obovoideis, 1.5 ad 2 cm longis, 

 plus minus ferrugineo-hirsutis, basi 3-braeteolatis ; pedunculis hirsutis, 

 usque ad 2 cm longis; ovario oblongo-ovoideo ; perigonibus nullis. 



A tree 12 m high or less. Branches reddish-brown, terete, more or 

 less ferruginous-birsute. Leaves opposite, obovate to oblong-obovate, 

 18 to 25 cm long, 9 to 13 cm wide, cliartaceous, somewdiat shining, the 

 midrib and nerves on both surfaces with few or man}^, long, pale or 

 ferruginous hairs, the upj^er surface idtimately glabrous, margins entire 

 or obscurely dentate, the apex shortly and abruptly acuminate, somewhat 

 narrowed below to the slightly inequilateral and cordate base; the lower 

 surface minutely punctate; nerves 8 to 10 on each side of the midrib, 

 prominent, anastomosing, the reticulations lax, distinct; petioles ferru- 

 ginous-hirsute, 6 cm long or less; stipules caducous, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 brown, ferruginous-hirsute at the base only, otherwise glabrous. 2.5 to 

 3 cm long. Inflorescence from the trunk, few or many branched, 10 

 to 25 cm long, reddish-brown, more or less ferrugincous-hirsute at the 

 nodes and on the bracts and bracteoles, tlie bracts ovate, acuminate, 8 

 mm long oi' less, deciduous. Receptacles usually at the ends of the 

 branchlcts, few or many, obovoid, 1.5 to 2 cm long, brown, purplish or 

 greenish, with few or many pale or ferruginous hairs, the base with three 

 small nnii-owly-ovate bracteoles 2 to 3 mm long; peduncles more or less 

 ferruginous-hirsute, 2 cm long or less. Staminate flowers not seen. 

 Fertile female flowers ])edieellate, glabrous, tlic ovaries ovoid to oblong- 

 ovoid, iiliiiiii 1..") nun lono-; styles slender, about 2 mm long. Perianth 

 none, or j)i'cscnt in very young flowers as minute scales. 



MiNDOKO, For. Bur. IIJ/GG Merritt, May, 1908 (type). Also represented by the 

 two following specimens from the same Island For. Bur. 6S52, lUil'i Merritt, 

 April, 1907 and May, 1008. N. v., Tibig. 



A species closely allicil to Ficus nota (IJhuico) .Mi'ir.. dilVcriiig especially in 

 the li>ii^' fell iijiiiKMis hairs on tlic leaves, petioles, inlloiescencc and receptacles. 



