292 MERRILL. 



vel l)inis. ,uial)i-is. folia iniiltd hivviorihus, lloi'ihiis i»aucis. uiiibellato- 

 racemo?is. longi- pi'diccllatis : friu-til)iis ellipsoidcis vel ovoideis. ciroiter 

 2 cm loniri^. in sic-co rugosis. 



A ti'i'f al)i)ut 20 111 high, ghihrous ihroiighoiil cxccpl the tcrniiiial hurls 

 whicli ari' dciisi'ly tV'i-i-iiginoiis-pulx'ruh'iit. Hi-aiulu's terete, light-gray, 

 the hi-anehlets stout, gray or yellowish, strongly angled and suk-ate. 

 Leaves suhsessile or very shortly petioled. eoriaceous; shining, ohlong- 

 elliptie to ohlong-obovate, 14 to IH em long, 4 to 7 em wide, the apex 

 ohtuse, rounded, or rarely subacute, the hase distinctly auricled, tlie lower 

 surface |)aler than the upper, the midrib impressed on the upper surface, 

 very |u-()minent beneath, the lateral nerves very numerous, more distinct 

 on the upper surface than on tlie lower; petioles none, or very stout and 

 less than 3 mm long. Inflorescence axillary, solitary or in pairs, rarely 

 more than o-tlowei-ed. the Howers umbellately disposed at the apex of the 

 peduncle which is 1 to 1.") cm long or less, the pedicels slender. 1 to 

 2 cm long, elongated in fruit. P)uds globose. Sepals 4. Petals none. 

 Stamens indefinite. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, about 2 cm long, rugo.se 

 wlu'ii di'y. the i)edicels in fi'uit •frecpiently -I cm in length. 



Mi.NDA.NAO, District (if ZiUiilHiaiijia. Sax Itivei-. Williatus .i.UV.t (type). February 

 20, l!)()o. Copeknitl Kill. Febniary. lUO.i: Lake I^auao, ('ami> Keitliley. Mrs. 

 Clemens llHi), :May, ]9<»7. Basila.n. /'o/-. liur. (SLili Hiifrhinsoii. July. 190G. 



A species mucli resenibling Calofthylluni r-emiloHiini Zoll. of .lava, differing 

 especially in its shorter i)etioles, the aiuiculate bjises of the leaves, and the 

 terminal buds only puberulent. not sericeous. 



CRATOXYLON I'.lunie. 



1. PetaLs inapiH-ndiculate S Axcistkoloijus. 



2. Flower.s in axillary, short, few-flowered cymes ]. ('. cltiHrnsr 



2. Flowers in terminal, often leafy panicles. 



."5. Leaves distinctly petioled. lanceolate or lard.x obldii^-lamcoiate. "ladiially 



.narrowed at l)oth ends; ])anicles ample 2. ('. cclcbieini} 



3. Leaves shortly petioled or sid)sessile; oval to elliptic, or oblong-ovate, 

 base usually bioa<l. rounded, often subcordate: panicles usually small. 



.3. ('. blaneoi 



1. Petals with a basal s<|uatiiulf ; llowers in few liowcicd, axillary cymes. § Tiu- 



DKSMis 4. <'. ((iritKisinii 



]. Cratoxyion chinense (Hetz.) comb. nov. 



Ili/lirrifinii chinense Ret/.. ()l)s. 5 (1780) 27. 



Ilti/trrieinn eorhinehinensc I^our. Fl. Cochiiich. (17!*(») 472. 



Hi/iierieuin hifJornm Lam. Encycl. 4 (I7!t7) 170. 



.\ ncistrohtJnis lifiislrinns S])ach Suit. HiUV. 5 (IS.Sli) ^jIS. 



i'nilo.ri/loii iioliitnilhinn Kortii. NCrhandi. Nat. Ccschicd. Bol. (1S:{!I-42| 17"), 

 /. .tii : Dy.'r in llonU. f. Kl. jiril. hid. 1 i ls7n 2.17 ; .Miq. Fl. In. I. I'.:il. 1' i IS.-)!t| 

 .')lti: Forbes iV IIcmi-I. in .biurn. Linn. S<.c. jict. 23 (ISS(i) 74. 



Cnilii.riilon I'ninsl linn in lihime .Mus. |{ot. Lugd.Hal. 2 (lHr)2) Hi. 



Cinlo.ijiliin hi/l<,riini Turcz. in Hull. Soc. Xal. Mosc. 36' (ISC.;}) .'JSd. 



(11. ION. \hiiill 'i-'i'i. 



Southern ( iiiiia lo I'.iiriiia. the .\lala\ I'ciiinsula and .Xicliipclagn. 



