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Tabernaemontana megacarpa sp. iiov. 



Arbor circiter ]'» in alta. glabra; foliis ellipticis. oblongo-ellipticis, 

 vol ol)Ovato-ellipticis, apice rotnndatis, basi aciitis vel obtusis, 15 ad 35 

 fill longis, nervis utrinque 20 ad 24, prominentibus ; paniculis termina- 

 libiis, circiter 20 cm longis; fioribus circiter 3.5 cm diametro; fructibiis 

 carnosis, laevibiis, riibris, in sicco riigosis, griseis, circiter 8 cm longis, 

 4 cm latis, vix costatis. 



A tree about 10 m liigh, glal)rous throughout. Branches and branch- 

 lets light-gray, glabrous, stout. Leaves opposite, firmly chartaceous to 

 subcoriaceous, somewhat shining above, dull beneath, elliptic, oblong- 

 elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 15 to 30 cm long, 9 to 15 cm wide, the apex 

 broad, rounded, the base acute or obtuse; nerves 20 to 24 on each side 

 of tiie midrib, very prominent, the reticulations obsolete or nearly so; 

 petioles about 2 cm long, the base inflated and somewhat clasping the 

 l)ranches. Panicles terminal, al)Out 20 cm long. Calyx-lobes broadly 

 ovate, about 5 mm long. Corolla-tube 2 cm long, the limb spreading, 3 

 to 3.5 cm in diameter. Follicles smooth and red when fresh, fleshy, 

 when dry strongly -n-rinkled, gray or lu'ownish, somewhat curved, not 

 costate, about 8 cm long, 4 to 5 cm wide and 3 cm thick. Seeds nu- 

 merous, 10 to 12 mm long. 



Mindanao, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithlev, Mrs. Clemens s. ti., June. April, and 

 September, 190G: Province of Misamis, ]Mount Malindang, For. Bur. .'/ISl ^[earns 

 it- Uidcliinson, May, 190G: District of Zamhoanga, Copeland s. n.. April. 1905; 

 Sax River, Williams 2179, February, 1905. Basilan, For. Bur. SDG'f Hufchinso)i, 

 January, 190(i; HaUier s. n., .January, 1904. 



This species is allied to Vocanga plumeriaefolia Palmer Leafl. Philip. Bot. 1 

 (1908) 333, but has relatively broader leaves, and more numerous nerves. The 

 type of Voacanga plumeriaefolia Elm., is a fruiting specimen, and so far as I 

 can determine from the material before me, is a Tabernaemontana , but flowers are 

 necessary to determine exactly to which genus it really belongs. 



Tabernaemontana mucronata sp. nov. 



Arl)Or parva, circiter (i m alta, glabra; ramis griseis. teretii)us. raimilis 

 l)lus minus angulatis; foliis membranaceis, oblongo-elli])ticis, apice 

 a-cuminatis, acuminibus apiculatis, 6 ad K) ciii longis, 2 ad 4 iin latis. 

 nervis utrinque 9 vel 10; cymes axillaribus, brevibus, solitariis vel fas- 

 ciculatis, circiter 2 cm longis; fioribus gracilibus, circiter 12 mm longis. 



A small tree about 6 m liigli, glabrous thioughout. Jiraiulies terete, 

 gray, tlie branchlets soiiicwbat angled. Leaves meinbiaiuu-eous. oblong- 

 ellijjtic, 6 to 10 cm long. 2 to 1 cm wide, the apex ratlier ])i-ominently 

 acuminate, tbe acumen a|iicuhite. the base ."^omewhat decui-reiit-acuminate, 

 the np|)er surface brownish when dry. dull, tlie lower slightly pah-r; 

 nerves '.) or 10 on each side of the midrib, nul piumineiil, tbe reticula- 

 tions lax, obscure; petioles about 3 mm long. Cymes axillary. sf)litary 

 or several in each axil, sboi't. rather congested, including tbe flowers 

 2 cm long or less, the ]tediiiicles very sbort. the pedicles about 5 mm 

 lonjr. Calvx-teeth acute, short. Coiolla-tulie cvlindrii-. verv slendei'. 



