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KICKXIA Bhime. 



Kickxia merrittii sp. iiov. 



Arhor glabra, IS ad 20 in alta ; foliis oppositis, subcoriaceis, oblongo- 

 ygI elliptico-lanccolatis, \itriiiqiie acuminatis, 7 ad 12 cm longis, usque 

 ad 3.5 em latis; fioribus albis, axilhiribus, solitariis vel binis, pedicellatis, 

 7 cm longis. eorollae tul)o 2..") cm longo. 



A tree IS to 2U m liigb, glabrous tlirougliout. Branches terete, lenti- 

 cellate, dark-reddish-brown, the branchlets slightly compressed. Leaves 

 opposite, subcoriaceous, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7 to 12 cm 

 long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, entire, shining, the apex acuminate, acumen 

 l)lunt, the base acuminate; nerves about 7 on each side of the midrib, 

 l)eneath rather distinct and often reddish-brown; petioles 1 cm long or 

 less. Flowers axillary, solitary or in pairs, white, about 7 cm long, the 

 pedicels 2 cm long or less. Calyx-lobes oblong-ovate, acuminate, keeled, 

 5 mm long, 3 mm wide. Corolla-tube 2.5 cm long, narrow below, some- 

 what inflated above, the lobes 5, about -1 cm long, 1.3 cm wide. Anthers 

 about 7 mm long. Disk 2 mm long, truncate. Ovaries elongated, united 

 by the style, the latter S mm long. Follicles (immature) cylindrie, 8 

 cm long, about 2 cm thick, seeds spindle-shaped, long acuminate, about 

 4 cm long, the hairs brownish, 4 cm long. 



MiNDORO, Ibalo River, For. Bur. IV/SS Merritt, May 9, 1908, in iiioiintaiii 

 forests at 600 m altitude. Mang., Ayete. 



The second species of the genus to be found in the Philippines, distinguished 

 from Kickxia Mancoi Rolfe by its elongated corolla tube, and more acuminate 

 leaves. 



OCHROSIA Juss. 



Ochrosia littoral is sp. nov. 



Arbor circiter 10 m alta, glabra; foliis ternis vel quaternis, membrana- 

 ceis, late oblanceolatis, breviter obtuseque acuminatis, basi cuneatis, usque 

 ad 8 cm longis; cymis axillaribus terminal ibusque, 2 ad 3 cm longis; 

 floribus circiter 1 cm longis; drupis 2.5 ad 4 cm longis, divergentibus, 

 acuminatis, subcylindraceis, basi connatis. 



A tree about 10 m high, glabrous throughout, l^ranches slender, 

 terete, reddisli-brown. Leaves usually ternate, rarely quaternate, mem- 

 branaceous, broadly oblanceolate, 6 to 8 cm long, 2 to 2.5 cm wide, 

 shining, the apex shortly and obtusely acuminate, the base cuneate; 

 nerves veiy numerous, parallel, not prominent; petioles 4 to 5 mm long,, 

 sometimes shorter. Cymes axillary and terminal, 2 to 3 cm long, the 

 bracts and bracteoles ovate, 1 to 1.5 mm long. Flowers mostly at the 

 apices of the branchlets, usually crowded. Calyx-lobes ovate to olilong- 

 ovate, olituse or acute, imbricate, about 2 nun long. Corolla-tube cylin- 

 drie, slender, about 6 mm long, 1.5 mm in diameter, glabrous throughout, 

 the lobes 5, narrow, about 4 mm long, overlapping to the right. Stamens 

 inserted just above the middle of the tube; anthers lanceolate, acuminate, 

 1.3 mm long. Ovaries two, united at the base, and at the apex by the 2 



