NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILITPINE PLANTS, VII. 253 



SANTALACE^. 



EXOCARPUS Lab. 



Exocarpus rolfeanus (0. Kuntze) comb. iiov. 



XylophyUos rolfcana 0. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL 1 (1891) 589, {rolfsiana) . 



Palawan, Vidal SSJ/l, type in Herb. Kew. ; Victoria Peak, For. Bur. 3852 

 Curran, March, 1906, altitude 300 m. 



A curious endemic species, known only from the above two collections. C'urrau's 

 specimen is sterile, and is described by him as a 3 m high shrulx 



OLACACEyE. 



ANACOLOSA Blume. 



Anacolosa luzoniensis sp. nov. 



Arbor glabra, inflorescentiis exceptis, usque ad 15 m alta; foliis 

 chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, ovato-oblongis, elliptico-oblongis, vel oblongis, 

 8 ad 12 cm longis, basi acutis, apice obtusis vel obscure acuminatis, 

 iiervis utrinque circiter 5 ; floribus axillaribus, congestis, griseo-puberulis, 

 stipitatis, G-]ueris ; petalis intus in partil)us inferioribus glabris, carinatis, 

 supra crassis, subtrigonis, dense pubescentibus ; filamentis latis, glabris, 

 connectivo indumento denso coronato; ovario 2-loculare; fructibus ellip- 

 soideis, 2 cm longis, disco accrescenti. 



A tree reaching a height of 15 m, glabrous except the inflorescence. 

 Branches slender, terete, reddish-brown. Leaves alternate, oblong, ovate- 

 oblong, or elliptic-oblong, 8 to 12 cm long, 3 to 5 cm wide, chartaceous 

 to subcoriaceous, dark or pale when dr}^, sligtly shining, the base acute, 

 the apex obtuse, rarely obscurely and lu'oadly acuminate; nerves about 5 

 on each side of the midrib, anastomosing, the reticulations lax; petioles 

 5 to 8 mm long. Flowers pale-green, gray-puberulent, densely congested, 

 axillary, the stipes 2 to 3 mm long. Calyx 3 mm in diameter, sub- 

 truncate and with 6 minute teeth. Petals 6, valvate, pubescent, lanceo- 

 late or oblong-lanceolate, 4 mm long, 1.8 mm wide, acute or somewhat 

 acuminate, the lower half, inside, glabrous and keeled, the upper portion 

 thickened, 3-sided, and densely pubescent in the central portion. Stamens 

 6, opposite the petals; filaments broad, about 1 mm long and broad, 

 flattened, glabrous, the antheriferous portion as broad as the filament and 

 crowned witli copious hairs. Ovary superior, 2-celled, each cell with 

 a single pendulous ovule; style narrowly conical, 1 to 1.5 mm long. 

 Fruit fleshy, ellipsoid, about 2 cm long, l-celled, entirely inclosed in the 

 accrescent disk. 



Luzox, Province of Bataan, JNIount Mariveles, For. Bur. 2830 Meyer, March, 

 1905 (type), For. Bur. 1199 Borden, June, 1904, For. Bur. 1222 Curran, June, 

 1907, Bur. ^ei. 5165 Ramos, February, 1908. Mindoro, For. Bur. 8650, 11363 

 Merritt, January-, April, 1908. IMas'BAte, For. Bur. 12601 Rosenbluth, .January, 

 1909. 



